New York Times Education
Bloomberg Took Secret Path to a New Schools Chief
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Mayor Takes Idea of Education Outsider to New Level
School administrators have arisen with one foot in business and one in education, but Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg passed them over.
As Donors Retrench, Challenges for Universities
Giving to 1,027 universities and colleges plummeted 11.9 percent in 2009, and indicators are that overall giving for fiscal 2010 may be flat.
London Tuition Hike Protests Turn Violent
Protesters upset about education cuts attempted to storm the building that houses the Conservative Party.
Italian Studies Regains Spot on the List of AP Courses
The program, which was suspended last year, will be reinstated at the start of the next school year, and its AP exam will again be offered in May 2012.
New York Schools Chancellor Ends 8-Year Run
Cathleen P. Black, the Hearst Magazines chairwoman, will be the New York City schools chancellor, as Joel I. Klein leaves to work for the News Corporation.
Schools Chief Has Much in Common With Boss
Like the mayor of New York, Cathleen P. Black is a tough-minded executive from the media industry.
Scrutiny Takes Toll on For-Profit College Company
Kaplan and other for-profit education companies have come under scrutiny amid concerns over student debt.
Teacher’s Death Exposes Tensions in Los Angeles
The suicide of a teacher whose poor evaluation was published has stirred all sides in the school reform debate.
32 New York Catholic Schools to Close
Catholic officials said the list was based not on what the Archdiocese spent on the schools, but on their enrollment record.
New Haven, Seeking to Get More Students Into College, Will Pay Tuition
A new program financed primarily by Yale University will be open to students who live in New Haven and have attended its public schools since at least ninth grade.
Application Inflation: When Is Enough Enough?
Do colleges really need 30,000 applications to find 1,500 great students?
Proficiency of Black Students Is Found to Be Far Lower Than Expected
A new report focusing on black males suggests that the picture of the achievement gap separating black from white students is even bleaker than generally known.
Justices Hear Case on Taxing of Students
Medical residency programs are seeking refunds of Social Security taxes.
Like a Monitor More Than a Tutor
Homework helpers are part of a growing a niche industry. But educators wonder if this is another facet of “helicopter parenting.”
The China Boom
A wave of Chinese undergraduates is choosing American colleges. Culture shock? Beer pong, anyone?
The Choice: Fill in the Blanks
College applications can include as many as a dozen spaces for work and extracurriculars. Get busy?
There’s More Than One Way to Apply to College
The Common Application isn’t the only game in town. Here’s a guide to the new apps. Hit ‘submit’ once.
Guidance Counselor | Classes: What Do You Mean I Can’t Take This Course?
Students find hurdles, even rejection, when trying to sign up for coveted electives.
Looking for Students Like Me!
As the search for the right college continued, the more muddled my mind became.
Strategy | Testing: Accommodations Angst
Advocates for the learning disabled say it has become harder to get extra testing time. What’s a student to do?
Continuing Ed | Health: 45, Male and Now a Nurse
Amid sea change, the profession moves to raise the educational bar.
Going Clubbing
Student groups for the 21st century.
In Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda
Lessons to teach acceptance of homosexuality, which have gained urgency after suicides, are causing culture wars.
Briefly: Tour of India by Canadians Aims to Strengthen Ties
A delegation of 16 university presidents from across Canada is visiting India to promote academic collaboration.
Yonkers Journal: With New Resources, Urban Students Are Encouraged to Apply to College
A foundation formed by the Yonkers mayor and local businesses is giving the city’s high school students more opportunity to get a higher education.
Learning in Dorm, Because Class Is on the Web
Online education is finding its way into more colleges, many of them public institutions facing tight budgets.
The Texas Tribune: More High School Students Acquire Online Credits
More and more students are flocking to online programs to make up failed classes.
At English-Mandarin Public School, High Test Scores, but Also Strife
The Lower East Side public academy is being investigated after accusations of financial mismanagement and admissions irregularities.
National Briefing | Education: Smallest College Endowments Perform Best, Study Finds
Smaller endowments tend to be invested more than larger ones in traditional assets such as domestic equities and fixed income.
For Exposure, Universities Put Courses on the Web
Many universities now offer substantial portions of their courses online, a sign of the direction in which the “open education” movement is headed.
Fair Game: For-Profit Schools, Tested Again
The Securities and Exchange Commission has requested information about stock sales made by some top officials of the Apollo Group, which owns the University of Phoenix.
Briefly: L.S.E. Denies It Is Privatizing After U.K. Budget Cuts
A London university says reports that it is considering “going private” in response to the government’s announced plans to cut its contribution to university budgets is not true.
As College Fees Climb, Aid Does Too
College Board reports said that rising tuition had been accompanied by an increase in federal financial aid, which helped keep down the actual amount students pay.
New Federal Rules Set on Career Colleges
After receiving 90,000 public comments, the Department of Education will require program-integrity changes at for-profit colleges.
In Sharp Rise, 47 City Schools May Close Over Performance
Decisions on closings will be made by mid-December, and closings will be done by phasing out a grade each year.
Students Feel Peer Pressure to Donate
In the last school year, seniors at Dartmouth College and Cornell University have created a sort of dishonor roll of peers who failed to donate to the class gift.
For Some Youngsters, a Second Chance at an Exclusive School
In rare cases children who do poorly on a preschool test for admission to top private schools can get retested.
Sports Briefing | Colleges: Athletes Graduating at Record Rate
N.C.A.A. athletes are earning degrees at record rates, graduate at higher rates than other students and football players and black men’s basketball players are making gains in the classroom.
Needing Students, Maine School Hunts in China
A Maine high school hopes to solve its financial woes by persuading Chinese students to pay $27,000 a year there.
Difficulties in Defining Errors in Case Against Harvard Researcher
The scientific misconduct case against a Harvard researcher underscores the difficulty of defining error in a field like animal cognition where inconsistent results are common.
The Choice: Answers to Back-to-School Questions
Part 1 of the responses by an independent college counselor to reader questions about the fall admission season, for high school seniors and juniors.
The Choice: How Do You Advise Your Child to Slow Down, and Wait?
A mother, and daughter, navigate a period of limbo in the college admissions process: an early application is in, its fate uncertain, while another deadline, Jan. 1, looms.
The Choice: What's Gained, and Lost, In an Era of Virtual College Searches and Applications
A veteran counselor finds the application process smoothed by the latest advances in technology, but misses "the smell of musty college catalogs on my bookshelf.''
The Choice: Application Inflation, and Extra Time on the SAT and ACT for Students with Disabilities
The latest news for applicants and their families on how to seek extra time on the SAT and ACT, and on why colleges seek to recruit record-breaking numbers of applicants every year.
The Choice: Restraint on Listing Activities
When tackling the section of the Common Application on activities outside class, students should avoid the temptation to fatten their resumes with filler.
The Learning Network: Word of the Day | satiate
This word has appeared in five New York Times articles in the past year.
The Learning Network: What's Next: Updating Science Textbooks With New Discoveries
Lesson Plan | Examining the nature of scientific advancement and recent developments in science, and considering what types of discoveries merit inclusion in textbooks.
The Learning Network: Test Yourself | Math, Nov. 10, 2010
Use the numbers in this article to calculate how many total vehicles in the U.S. were recalled by Toyota.
The Learning Network: To What Piece of Technology Would You Write a 'Love Letter'?
Student Opinion | Try your hand at writing a similar "love letter" to the piece of technology that means the most to you, whether it's an iPod you own or a computer, television, camera, or cellphone you covet.
