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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3 - NYTimes.com

New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3 - NYTimes.com

The current test is valid only for children 4 and older, but a new test could work for even younger children, allowing the city to speed up the admissions calendar.
Pete Malinowski, an aquaculture teacher at the New York Harbor School, unlocks Lima Pier on Governors Island.

At the New York Harbor School, Growing Oysters for Credit

On Governors Island, high school students form a relationship with the city’s marine environment.

Last Day of ‘Rubber Rooms’ for Teachers

The waiting places known as rubber rooms were a requirement for teachers accused of incompetence or wrongdoing, who would idle there on full salary.

Justices Rule Against Group That Excludes Gay Students

The majority said public institutions of higher learning were not required to recognize student groups that did not accept all comers.

University Chief Is Selling Tobacco Holdings

Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann of the University of California, San Francisco, is re-evaluating her portfolio after questions about her stock in Altria.