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Baylor Faculty Members Condemn SAT Retaking

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:07:11 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/education/16baylor.html?part

Baylor University’s faculty senate passed a motion criticizing the school’s policy of paying freshmen to retake the SAT and improve their scores.

Baylor Rewards Freshmen Who Retake SAT

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:28:24 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/education/15baylor.html?part

In an effort to rise to the top of the national college rankings, Baylor University has offered its freshmen money to retake the SAT and improve their scores.

New School Pension Fraud Bill Is Signed

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:45:26 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/nyregion/15waiver.html?partn

The new law requires school districts and public agencies to wait a year before hiring a retired worker into the same or similar position.

The Youth Vote: In Generation Seen as Colorblind, Black Is Yet a Factor

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:18:47 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/us/politics/15youth.html?par

Young voters at two universities said many members of their generation remained as tangled in racial bias as their parents.

Texas District Wins Prize for Schools

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:56:21 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/education/15prize.html?partn

The Brownsville Independent School District in Texas won what may be the nation’s most important prize for excellence in urban education on Tuesday.

A Themed Hotel Comes to an Ivy League Town

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:50:32 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/realestate/15yale.html?partn

This week’s opening of the Study comes at a particularly gloomy time for the hotel industry, but the privileged status of the Yale campus may offer a degree of stability.

Under ‘No Child’ Law, Even Solid Schools Falter

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:23:04 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/education/13child.html?partn

Required to make a gigantic leap in improving students’ test scores, many previously successful schools in California have been sinking.

Bringing Special-Needs Schools Closer to Home

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:26:18 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/education/13autism.html?part

New York officials hope to gain more control over the students’ education and keep them integrated in their communities by opening more in-state schools.

Finance Students Keep Their Job Hopes Alive

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:37:42 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/education/12student.html?par

Financial companies are shedding tens of thousands of jobs, yet applications to graduate business schools rose this year.

National Briefing | South: Florida: Schools Head Is Approved

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:13:32 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/us/11brfs-SCHOOLSHEADI_BRF.h

The Miami-Dade County School Board approved a contract for its new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, despite protests of unethical selection procedures and accusations of an affair.