Thursday, June 17, 2010

New York Charter Schools Attract Few Hispanics - NYTimes.com

New York Charter Schools Attract Few Hispanics - NYTimes.com

PLAYGROUP Margaret Guest, center, in striped shirt, often has groups of friends at her home in  Dunwoody, Ga.
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.
Abner Alcontin, Keith Mailahn  and Robert Pennington were honored at graduation for enlisting. Mr. Mailahn said, “When we’re signing those papers, we’re putting our lives on the line.”

Salutes for Graduates Who’ll Be Saluting Soon

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

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

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

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.
Second graders at the Carl C. Icahn Charter School 1 in the Bronx.

New York Charter Schools Lag in Enrolling Hispanics

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.