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New York Times on Education
District Puts All the World in Classrooms
A district in Nassau County is taking globalization to the graduate level, integrating international studies into every aspect of its curriculum.

House Approves Tax on Rich to Aid G.I.?s
The bill will provide veterans who enlisted after the Sept. 11 attacks with new education benefits.

Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children
After years of conflict, Microsoft and the computing and education project One Laptop Per Child have reached an agreement that will put Windows on the organization?s computers.

Resign, Faculty Tells University President
The West Virginia University faculty demanded that the president of the university quit over awarding a degree to the governor?s daughter, which she had not earned.

National Briefing | West: California: Student Fees Going Up
The cost of attending a California State University is going up again after a decision by the system?s governing board to authorize a 10 percent increase in student fees.

Teach for America Sees Surge in Popularity
The program that recruits top college graduates to teach for two years in public schools that are difficult to staff will place 3,700 new teachers this fall, up from 2,900 last year.

Earthquake in China Highlights the Vulnerability of Schools in Many Countries
The loss of life in schools collapsed by the earthquake around China could have been reduced using known methods for designing or retrofitting structures in earthquake zones, experts said.

Blunt Federal Letters Tell Students They?re Security Threats
Rejected applicants for an ID card meant to guard against acts of terrorism received a letter from a security administration official that warned: ?I have determined that you pose a security threat.?

To Curb Truancy, Dallas Tries Electronic Monitoring
Instead of sending truant students to juvenile detention, school officials in East Dallas have begun an electronic monitoring program to improve attendance rates.

PBS Revives a Show That Shines a Light on Reading
The 2009 version of ?The Electric Company? is a weekly, more danceable version of its former daily self.

Planning a Web Site, Publisher Buys a Harvard Alumni Magazine
Plans for 02138, a magazine for Harvard alumni, include expanding it into social networking and event sponsorship, and then duplicating the operation for each Ivy League school.

Global Classrooms: Matching Newcomer to College, While Both Pay
Agents who recruit international students for American colleges are paid by both sides, raising questions about whose interest is being served.

Los Angeles High School Breaks Out in Violence
A fight at a troubled South Los Angeles high school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students before it was quelled by police officers in riot gear.

New York?s Coveted Public Schools Face Pupil Jam
Critics say that the process the city uses to determine when to build new schools is flawed, preventing construction from keeping pace with residential development.

Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students
Several highly selective colleges are offering admission to an unusually large number of students from their wait lists, which will probably lead others to do the same.

Reprieve for a Struggling Catholic School in Jersey City
A frenzied push for cash by alumni and students at Hudson Catholic Regional High School will keep the school open for at least one more year.

Hit by Fire, a Texas University Looks to Rebuild
The blaze raised questions about the future of Our Lady of the Lake University, which has been losing enrollment for nine years and has an endowment of only $27 million.

Violence in Zimbabwe Disrupts Schools and Aid
Zimbabwe?s ruling party has broadened its campaign of intimidation to include teachers and aid workers.

Congress Weighs Veterans? Adjustment Aid
A measure to be considered by the House would essentially underwrite a public university education for anyone who has served on active duty for at least three years.

75 Students Arrested in Drug Raid
An undercover operation in San Diego netted more than $100,000 worth of drugs and several weapons.

On Education: Failings of One Brooklyn High School May Threaten a Neighbor?s Success
Two Brooklyn high schools spent the past decade careering toward opposite destinies. The question now is whether the failure of one will destroy the success of the other.

Changes at New Orleans Schools Bring Gains in Test Scores
The limited progress seen in test results released Tuesday is an improvement over stagnant conditions before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, officials said.

A Culinary School?s Changes Are Met With Unrest
In early April, more than two-thirds of the members of the teachers? union at the Culinary Institute of America approved a vote of no confidence against the president.

Big City: A School Succeeds With Extra Study and Little Homework
A principal at a Bedford-Stuyvesant school employs novel methods to help his students succeed.

The Uneven Playing Field
Everyone wants girls to have as many opportunities in sports as boys. But can we live with the greater rate of injuries they suffer?

Times Topics: Turmoil in Student Lending
Answers to four basic questions that borrowers and potential borrowers might have about uncertainty in the student lending business.

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