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New Jersey Plan Calls for Bonuses for Effective Teachers and Schools Education News - The New York Times

Education News - The New York Times

The proposal is part of an effort to win money through the federal Race to the Top program rewarding educational innovation.
Chris Bates replaced Bill Tierney, who won six national titles in 22 years, as Princeton’s coach.

New Coach Keeps Princeton Winning as Usual, but With More Laughs

Chris Bates, Princeton’s first-year lacrosse coach, has allowed for a lighter, looser feeling on the field.

Private School Screening Test Loses Some Clout

A school coalition says that pretest preparation casts doubt on the value of the exam known as the E.R.B.

    Marquette Rescinds Offer to Sociologist

    Critics say officials at the Roman Catholic university changed their mind about a deanship after reading the works of a lesbian professor who writes about sexuality.
    CAIRO JOURNAL

    A Campus Where Unlearning Is First

    At American University in Cairo, students are taught to analyze and hypothesize, a method at odds with the country’s traditional method of rote learning.

    Teenage Insults, Scrawled on Web, Not on Walls

    A relatively new social networking site has become a magnet for comments, many of them nasty and sexual.
    OUR TOWNS
    Students head to class at New York Military Academy. It will close its doors at the end of this school year, barring some unexpected financial rescue.

    Changing Times and Money Woes Doom a Military School

    Decades ago, there were dozens of military academies in New York State, but one by one they have shut their doors.

    Bold Brass and Glass, and the World Inside on Display

    The New School’s new University Center on Fifth Avenue is intended to encourage student interaction, but may be a bit much for some in the Village.

    Michigan High School Snags Obama as Speaker

    President Obama will speak at the Kalamazoo Central High School graduation. The school won a Race to the Top competition.
    Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan in 1989 demonstrated his teaching methods with a mother and her son.

    Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68

    Dr. Greenspan was a psychiatrist who encouraged parents, teachers and therapists to participate in playtime as a gateway to learning for some children.
    Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever, breaking sharply from the less-visible role of his predecessors. Mr. Duncan visited recently with Nakiyah Rowe, left, and Lois Appiah-Agyeman at their charter school in Brooklyn.

    Education Chief Vies to Expand U.S. Role as Partner on Local Schools

    Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever. He is a highly visible proponent of increasing the federal government’s role in how the nation’s schools are run.