In California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse State
By RACHEL GROSSWhich college in the United States gets the most applicants? It’s not Harvard or Yale; it’s the University of California, Los Angeles.
The urban campus, the most selective in the 10-campus system, received 57,578 freshman applications for fall 2010, though less than a quarter of those got in. Systemwide, a record 100,000 students applied as freshmen this year, according to a new admissions report presented by the university this week.
But for a public school in a state that faces significant challenges in financing higher education, numbers like
At School in Harlem, Resentment Over Girl’s Drowning on a Field Trip
By JENNIFER MEDINA
After a teacher was fired and administrators were disciplined at Columbia Secondary School, some staff members are unhappy.
Teacher Fired Over Field-Trip Drowning of Girl, 12
By JENNIFER MEDINA
An investigation found the trip was poorly planned and said a chaperon should have noticed there were no lifeguards on the beach.
Document: Special Commissioner's Letter (pdf)
On Facebook, Telling Teachers How Much They Meant
By SUSAN FEINSTEIN
People who have been out of school for decades are expressing sentiments they dared not express in their youth.