New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3
By SHARON OTTERMAN
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.
At the New York Harbor School, Growing Oysters for Credit
By DAVID KAMP
On Governors Island, high school students form a relationship with the city’s marine environment.
Slide ShowLast Day of ‘Rubber Rooms’ for Teachers
By JENNIFER MEDINA
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
By ADAM LIPTAK
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
By DUFF WILSON
Dr. Susan Desmond-Hellmann of the University of California, San Francisco, is re-evaluating her portfolio after questions about her stock in Altria.