Does 8th-Grade Pomp Fit the Circumstance- June 21, 2008 While some educators are grateful that notice is still being paid to academic achievement, others deride the festivities as overpraising what should be routine accomplishment.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/fashion/22grad.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss House Approves Veterans Education Aid in a Deal on War Spending- June 20, 2008 The House voted to offer military veterans what amounts to a free college education in a package that finances the war in Iraq through the end of President Bushs term.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/washington/20spend.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Judge Gives a Victory to Tree Sitters in Berkeley Oaks- June 20, 2008 Protesters who have occupied a stand of coastal oaks at the University of California, Berkeley, for 19 months claimed victory when a judge ruled that a project on the site must be temporarily delayed.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/us/19tree.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Big City: A School Steeped in Tolerance Adds a Course That Tests It- June 20, 2008 Friends Seminary is most likely the first school in New York to offer Arabic that doesnt have a significant Arabic-speaking student body.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/nyregion/20bigcity.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Gifted Programs in the City Are Less Diverse- June 19, 2008 An analysis shows that children from the citys poorest districts were offered a smaller percentage of gifted slots.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/nyregion/19gifted.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss 2 School Entrepreneurs Lead the Way on Change- June 19, 2008 Wendy Kopp and Richard Barth are a power couple in the world of education, emblematic of a new class of young social entrepreneurs seeking to reshape the United States educational landscape.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/education/19teach.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Bill Promotes Universal College Loans- June 18, 2008 After reports that some lenders have stopped offering federal loans at community colleges, two senators introduced legislation to forbid lenders from picking and choosing among institutions.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/business/18loan.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Report Sees Cost in Some Academic Gains- June 18, 2008 A study argues that the nations focus on helping students who are furthest behind may have yielded steady academic gains for low-achieving students in recent years at the expense of top students.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/education/18child.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Study Finds Little Benefit in New SAT- June 18, 2008 The revamped SAT, expanded three years ago to include a writing test, predicts college success no better than the old test, according to studies by the College Board, which owns the test.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/education/18sat.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Young American Indians Find Their Voice in Poetry- June 17, 2008 Students at the Santa Fe Indian School are drawing national attention for their decidedly American Indian take on an art form that has grown increasingly popular with young people.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/us/17slam.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss |