Officials Reject Report of Pregnancy Pact- June 24, 2008 The mayor of Gloucester, Mass., said there was no independent evidence that a group of high school girls had made a pact to become pregnant and raise their babies together, as a magazine reported.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/us/24pregnant.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Reading and Math Scores Rise Sharply Across N.Y.- June 24, 2008 Test scores in grades three through eight improved across the state, with particularly sizeable gains in urban areas.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/education/24scores.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss To Avoid Student Turnover, Parents Get Rent Help- June 24, 2008 In response to the turmoil in Flint schools, Michigan is giving some families $100 a month to help them stay put.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/us/24move.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss George Carlin Didnt Shun School That Ejected Him- June 24, 2008 George Carlin is not the most famous graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx. But he is without doubt the most famous Hayesman who never graduated.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/nyregion/24hayes.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Hacking Case Jolts Affluent California High School- June 24, 2008 A senior has been arrested on charges that he broke into the high school several times, hacked into administrative computers, changed grades and sent copies of test answers to dozens of students.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/education/24tesoro.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Spike in Schools Pregnancies Leads to Report That Some Resulted From Girls Pact- June 24, 2008 At least 17 girls at the public high school in Gloucester, Mass., are expecting babies, and a report says nearly half became pregnant after making a pact to do so and raise the children together.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/us/20pregnant.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Big Paycheck or Service Students Are Put to Test- June 23, 2008 Many college officials are asking whether more should be done to encourage students to consider public service.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/education/23careers.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Philanthropist Giving Millions to Two Schools of Journalism- June 23, 2008 Leonard Tow is pledging $5 million to Columbia University and $3 million to the City University of New York to examine how the troubled newspaper business can succeed online.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23cuny.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=r... Immigrants: Breaking Down Barriers to Get Parents Involved- June 22, 2008 A principal is trying to reach out to immigrant parents, who often are 0n the sidelines in an era of hovering parents.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/22immigct.html?partner=rssuser... Land a Job, Then What Graduates Adjust to Life With No Going Back- June 21, 2008 New college graduates lucky enough to be gainfully employed sometimes find their joy tempered by the realization that they no longer will have summers off.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/education/21work.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss |