A Best Friend? You Must Be Kidding
By HILARY STOUT
Erik S. Lesser for The New York Times
PLAYGROUP Margaret Guest, center, in striped shirt, often has groups of friends at her home in Dunwoody, Ga.
School officials intent on discouraging anything that hints of exclusivity seek to sever traditional best-friend bonds.
Salutes for Graduates Who’ll Be Saluting Soon
By WINNIE HU
At high school graduation ceremonies across the country, soon-to-be soldiers are being recognized alongside the academic stars of their classes.
NATIONAL BRIEFING | EDUCATION
Freshman Enrollment Climbed in 2008
By SAM DILLON
Freshman enrollment at the nation’s colleges and trade schools set records in 2008, the first year of the recession, according to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday.
U.S. Education Dept. Delays Rules on For-Profit Colleges
By TAMAR LEWIN
The Education Department split off a decision on the treatment of for-profit college programs whose graduates do not earn enough to repay their loans.
SQUARE FEET
College and Hospital Combine Forces to Revitalize Site
By JEFF SCHLEGEL
In Lancaster, Pa., Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster General plan to move their expanded operations to a 77-acre tract that will include a reconfigured rail yard.
New York Charter Schools Lag in Enrolling Hispanics
By JENNIFER MEDINA and ROBERT GEBELOFF
Although Hispanics are the largest demographic group in the city’s public schools, there are almost twice as many blacks among the 30,000 charter school students.