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Education News - The New York Times

Education News - The New York Times

Private School Screening Test Loses Some Clout

By JENNY ANDERSON
A school coalition says that pretest preparation casts doubt on the value of the exam known as the E.R.B.

    Marquette Rescinds Offer to Sociologist

    By SAM DILLON
    Critics say officials at the Roman Catholic university changed their mind about a deanship after reading the works of a lesbian professor who writes about sexuality.
    CAIRO JOURNAL

    A Campus Where Unlearning Is First

    By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
    At American University in Cairo, students are taught to analyze and hypothesize, a method at odds with the country’s traditional method of rote learning.

    Teenage Insults, Scrawled on Web, Not on Walls

    By TAMAR LEWIN
    A relatively new social networking site has become a magnet for comments, many of them nasty and sexual.
    OUR TOWNS
    Students head to class at New York Military Academy. It will close its doors at the end of this school year, barring some unexpected financial rescue.

    Changing Times and Money Woes Doom a Military School

    By PETER APPLEBOME
    Decades ago, there were dozens of military academies in New York State, but one by one they have shut their doors.

    Bold Brass and Glass, and the World Inside on Display

    By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
    The New School’s new University Center on Fifth Avenue is intended to encourage student interaction, but may be a bit much for some in the Village.

    Michigan High School Snags Obama as Speaker

    By JACKIE CALMES
    President Obama will speak at the Kalamazoo Central High School graduation. The school won a Race to the Top competition.
    Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan in 1989 demonstrated his teaching methods with a mother and her son.

    Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68

    By DAVID CORCORAN
    Dr. Greenspan was a psychiatrist who encouraged parents, teachers and therapists to participate in playtime as a gateway to learning for some children.
    Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever, breaking sharply from the less-visible role of his predecessors. Mr. Duncan visited recently with Nakiyah Rowe, left, and Lois Appiah-Agyeman at their charter school in Brooklyn.

    Education Chief Vies to Expand U.S. Role as Partner on Local Schools

    By SAM DILLON and TAMAR LEWIN
    Arne Duncan has been called the most assertive secretary of education ever. He is a highly visible proponent of increasing the federal government’s role in how the nation’s schools are run.
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    “More Simple Ways To Introduce Reluctant Colleagues To Technology” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

    “More Simple Ways To Introduce Reluctant Colleagues To Technology”

    by Larry Ferlazzo
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    Secretary Duncan Visits Houston, Texas A&M – ED.gov Blog

    Secretary Duncan Visits Houston, Texas A&M – ED.gov Blog

    Secretary Duncan Visits Houston, Texas A&M

    Last week Secretary Arne Duncan visited Houston and Texas A&M.
    At a community education forum in Houston, he discussed what’s working in education and what needs to be fixed with U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Harris County School Superintendent John Sawyer, North Forest ISD Superintendent Adrain Johnson, Aldine ISD Assistant Superintendent Priscilla Ridgway, and others.
    At Rice University, he attended at YES College Prep event where more than 100 high school students announced the colleges they plan to attend.
    At Sam Houston High School, he took part in a discussion about turning around low-performing schools with business leaders and Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier.
    He stopped by Jack Yates High School to shoot hoops with the 2010 national champions in high school basketball, the Yates Lions.
    At Texas A&M, he participated in a roundtable discussion with representatives from nearby Blinn Community College on the needs and potential of community colleges. He also talked with Texas A&M leaders about effective programs for preparing science, technology, engineering, and math teachers.
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    Questions remain over state's second attempt in Race to the Top | California Watch

    New CSU transparency websites list contracts, audits, financials | California Watch

    Questions remain over state's second attempt in Race to the Top

    by Corey G. Johnson
    Still smoldering over a disappointing showing in round one, California has decided to take one more stab at the hundreds of millions of dollars offered in the federal Race to the Top contest.
    The state's new strategy involves showcasing school districts in LA, San Francisco, Long Beach, Sanger, Clovis and Fresno. But is that the right approach to overcome the doubts of the judges?
    To be sure, there is political pressure for the state to continue to vie for the money. After appearing ambivalentover reapplying, federal officials lobbied state officials to continue. That included, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who, according to the LA Times, assured Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that the state's new strategy would get "due consideration". But to rise from its 27th out of 40 showing, massive improvements must be made.
    Reviewers expressed serious doubts about the state's ability to implement the reforms. Tied to those


    New CSU transparency websites list contracts, audits, financials

    by Erica Perez
    Several of the 23 California State University campuses have started posting information about their contracts with vendors, external audits and financial statements as part of an effort to comply with the governor's executive order on transparency.
    But critics charge that the disclosures don't go far enough to open the universities' books to public scrutiny. Sen. Leland Yee, who together with other groups is suing CSU Stanislaus for details on Sarah Palin's speaking fee, told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat the reports were a far cry from transparency.
    "Posting a few tax returns and other information that was already public is hardly complying with the Governor's

    Prospect of comic on water board worries environmentalists

    by Lance Williams
    Born in Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, comic Paul Rodriguez emerged in the 1980s as an appealing crossover star, IMBd.com says.
    “Sticking close to his Latino roots as the basis for his comedy,” as the entertainment website puts it, Rodriguezhas been featured in big-screen stand-up (“Original Latin Kings of Comedy”) and big-screen comedy (“Born in East L.A.,” “A Million to Juan”).
    “Latinos are black, white, brown, beige – what does that say about our ancestors?” Rodriguez jokes. “We’ll sleep with anybody.”
    But to some environmentalists, Rodriguez’s more recent role as front man for the “California Latino Water
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    Local News | Marquette withdraws offer of job to Seattle U. professor | Seattle Times Newspaper

    Local News | Marquette withdraws offer of job to Seattle U. professor | Seattle Times Newspaper

    Marquette withdraws offer of job to Seattle U. professor

    Officials at Marquette University in Milwaukee said Thursday that a lesbian scholar from Seattle University who has published works on gender and sexual orientation will no longer be offered a job as dean for the college of arts and sciences.
    By The Associated Press
    MILWAUKEE — Marquette University officials said Thursday that a lesbian scholar who has published works on gender and sexual orientation will no longer be offered a job as dean for the college of arts and sciences.
    The decision to withdraw the offer from Seattle University professor Jodi O'Brien wasn't about O'Brien's sexual orientation or the quality of her work, said Marquette spokeswoman Mary Pat Pfeil. But, Pfeil said, some of O'Brien's published writings "relating to Catholic mission and identity" were a factor.
    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that the decision drew criticism from some Marquette faculty members. About 100 students protested Thursday, carrying signs in front of Marquette's Alumni Memorial Union.
    O'Brien told The Associated Press in an e-mail Thursday night that the situation is disappointing.
    "At this time the only comment I can offer is to confirm that I was offered the position of Dean and I accepted it, but there was an intercession by the President before my appointment was announced officially," O'Brien said in the e-mail. "I'm very disappointed. The College of A&S at Marquette is strong and vibrant and I was looking forward to working with the students and faculty there."
    She has been with Seattle University since 1995 and has been chairwoman of its anthropology department since 2002.
    "This was a decision based on a totality of factors, specifically related to the fit for the candidate to the

    Seattle area again well represented in Essentially Ellington jazz contest

    Roosevelt High School's band will compete in the prestigious Essentially Ellington jazz competition in New York City for the sixth year running. Two other local schools, Garfield and Edmonds-Woodway, also made the field of 15 finalists.

    Wash. community college tuition to go up 7 percent

    The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges has voted to increase tuition by 7 percent, adding about $200 to the cost of going to school full-time next school year.
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    Rise & Shine: City wants to start layoffs with U-rated and ATRs | GothamSchools

    Rise & Shine: City wants to start layoffs with U-rated and ATRs | GothamSchools

    Rise & Shine: City wants to start layoffs with U-rated and ATRs

    by Philissa Cramer
    • City schools fared worst in Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan. (GothamSchools, Times, Daily News, NY1)
    • Areas where more teachers are new will feel the brunt of the cuts hardest. (Wall Street Journal)
    • Chancellor Klein writes that he wants to start layoffs with teachers rated unsatisfactory and ATRs. (Post)
    • Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute says higher class sizes won’t hurt students. (Daily News)
    • The Times blames Albany for the cuts but wonders whether so many teachers need to be laid off.
    • The Daily News says the teacher cuts show that state legislators aren’t putting children first.
    • Juan Gonzalez: A tax rule has banks making profiting from charter school construction. (Daily News)
    • A parent group is pushing for an alternative to school closures that helps struggling schools. (City Limits)
    • A Bronx teacher is putting his students to work on an urban farm in a food desert. (Daily News)
    • A team of Stuyvesant HS students, all women, won a prize for envisioning a bionic eye. (Post)
    • State Sen. Bill Perkins opposes some school choice, but voters have choice about him, the Post writes.
    • A handful of city private schools have dropped an admissions test whose scores keep rising. (Times)
    • Students at some schools are using virtual worlds to develop their business skills. (Times)

    Remainders: A student-run bank branch opens in Harlem school

    by Maura Walz
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    NorthJersey.com: NJEA concerned school aid cuts will hurt state's application for federal funds

    NorthJersey.com: NJEA concerned school aid cuts will hurt state's application for federal funds

    NJEA concerned school aid cuts will hurt state's application for federal funds
    Thursday, May 6, 2010
    LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY MAY 6, 2010, 8:23 PM
    BY LESLIE BRODY
    THE RECORD
    STAFF WRITER
    The New Jersey Education Association expressed concern Thursday that the Christie administration’s cuts in aid to schools will hurt the state’s new application for federal Race to the Top funding.
    Barbara Keshishian, president of the NJEA, met with Education Commissioner Bret Schundler Thursday afternoon to discuss the state’s second bid for $400 million in competitive grants. The application is due June 1.
    “Prioritizing education funding is actually an area in which New Jersey scored very well in the first round,” she said in a release. “We are concerned that the state will lose valuable points this time if the governor’s budget proposal remains in place, with its deep cuts to state support for public schools.”
    Governor Christie said $820 million in aid cuts for fiscal 2011 are necessary because of the state’s fiscal crisis.
    Schundler has said the Race to the Top bid contains his blueprint for an overhaul of New Jersey’s education system. He has said he would unveil it today, and that a union buy-in was not as critical as serious reform in winning the money.
    Schundler’s meeting with the union president came a day after he said the Christie administration was going
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    For-profit colleges leave many students in debt | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/06/2010

    For-profit colleges leave many students in debt | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/06/2010

    For-profit colleges leave many students in debt

    By Susan Snyder
    Inquirer Staff Writer
    When Sarah E. Gagliano enrolled in 2006 at the Art Institute of Philadelphia - a for-profit college - she dreamed of a career in fashion design.
    Instead, she is nearly $100,000 in debt with no degree. A poor academic student, she quit about halfway to a bachelor's degree.
    Gagliano has since defaulted on her private loans, which the school helped her get, and could be forever haunted by the debt, which even bankruptcy generally can't erase.
    "I don't even know what to do. . . . It's very depressing," said Gagliano, 21, who earns $8 an hour at Insomnia Cookies, a delivery service to college students.
    With enrollment soaring at for-profit colleges, more students are taking on crushing debt, but students at these colleges default at higher rates and graduate at lower rates than their peers at nonprofit and public schools.
    Advocates say the schools help low-income, less-prepared students fulfill their dreams. Critics contend they prey on low-performing students and load them with untenable debt.
    Education Management Corp., the Art Institute's parent company, which enrolls nearly 140,000 students at 97 campuses, says it encourages cautious borrowing. "We take seriously our responsibility of ensuring that families and students . . . are provided as much support and
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    There are plenty of great places for discovering New Careers in America, there’s Seattle, New York City, Boston and a great deal more. But we are going to shine the spotlight on the state of California for one key reason, …

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    UAlbany Nanotechnology College to study New York's green economy

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    Long Island News – New York State Senate Passes Stavisky Bill …

    by Educational America
    (Long Island, N.Y.) The New York State Senate unanimously passed Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky’s bill that would increase transparency of the Board of Trustees of the state and city universities and the Higher Education Services Corporation …

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    Education advocates to hold rally in Balboa Park - SignOnSanDiego.com

    Education advocates to hold rally in Balboa Park - SignOnSanDiego.com

    Education advocates to hold rally in Balboa Park

    Group opposes cuts to public schools

    BY MAUREEN MAGEE, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
    FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2010 AT 12:04 A.M.
    Parents, teachers, community activists and other members of Educate for the Future plan Saturday’s rally against further cuts to public schools last weekend in Golden Hill at the home of Carlos LeGerrette.
    / COURTESY PHOTO / CARLOS LEGERRETTE
    Parents, teachers, community activists and other members of Educate for the Future plan Saturday’s rally against further cuts to public schools last weekend in Golden Hill at the home of Carlos LeGerrette.

    RALLY FOR OUR SCHOOLS

    Who: Educate for the Future and advocates
    What: A rally to stop state education cuts
    When: Saturday; entertainment at 9:30 a.m., speakers at 10 a.m.
    Where: Balboa Park, Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street
    SAN DIEGO — They have been meeting every Sunday morning for months — same time, same Golden Hill home, same concerns — to plan an education rally aimed at sending Sacramento a message:
    No more cuts to schools.
    Some parents, educators, students and others who make up Educate for the Future have jokingly referred to the weekly sessions as their own church service.
    That makes Saturday’s Rally for Our Schools a full-on religious holiday.
    “The rally is designed to create a space for a lot of people who care about public schools to just come around together about one common message,” said Richard Barrera, the San Diego school board president and one of the organizers. “It’s about encouraging people to get active, to send a message a week before the governor comes out with his May (budget) revise.”
    Education advocates throughoutCalifornia have staged events and activities in recent weeks to stop Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger from going ahead with a proposed $2.5 billion cut to public education funds in next year’s budget.
    But in San Diego, activists hope their rally is the beginning of a larger movement to influence lawmakers and call them out on broken campaign promises to support education. The more people the group represents, the more clout members say they will have in Sacramento and in San Diego.
    “Everybody in Sacramento wants to say they support education; they find it very easy to say,” said Barrera, a
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