Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools
nytimes - 09/03/2010 06:40
New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.
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Chicago News Cooperative: Despite Scrutiny of For-Profits, Crucial Questions Are Unanswered
nytimes - 09/03/2010 06:40
A recent Chicago forum on for-profit colleges made pertinent points about the state of American eduction but ignored some important issues.
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Do Your Test Scores Reflect How Good Your Teachers Are?
nytimes - 09/02/2010 20:00
Student Opinion | Do your test scores and grades accurately measure how much you learn?
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Poetry Pairing | September 2, 2010
nytimes - 09/02/2010 20:00
Our weekly series pairs a poem with a Times article and photo that echo, extend or challenge the poem's themes. Today: "The Clearning" paired with "On Anniversary of Katr...
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The End of the Summer Reading Challenge and Our Final Favorite
nytimes - 09/02/2010 20:00
Reflections on our 14-week Summer Reading Student Challenge, and our final favorite.
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States Awarded Grants to Improve Achievement Tests
nytimes - 09/02/2010 20:00
Two groups of 44 states will use the $330 million in federal money to design better annual reading and math tests.
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News Quiz | September 2, 2010
nytimes - 09/02/2010 11:40
See what you know about the news of the day.
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Its Name is Earl
nytimes - 09/02/2010 11:40
6 Q's About the News | Where along the East Coast is Hurricane Earl expected to make an impact?
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Word of the Day | transgression
nytimes - 09/02/2010 09:40
This word has appeared in 57 Times articles over the past year.
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New Trophy for Colleges: Capital One Cup
nytimes - 09/02/2010 09:40
A team of former N.C.A.A. athletes unveiled the Capital One Cup, which will be awarded to the top men’s and women’s Division I programs based on cumulative ...
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Advertising: Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing
nytimes - 09/02/2010 09:40
The company said it wanted to keep better track of teachers who were new or who had departed and use more methods of communication.
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L.A. civic leaders urge LAUSD, union to revamp teacher evaluations
LaTimes - 09/02/2010 09:40
The group, including the presidents of the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Greater L.A., urges the use of student test score data and more access to infor...
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Combat Now Complete
nytimes - 09/01/2010 23:40
6 Q's About the News | Why are some American troops remaining in Iraq?
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Is the End of the Iraq War Cause for Celebration?
nytimes - 09/01/2010 23:40
Student Opinion | What is your reaction to the removal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq?
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Teaching and Learning About Hurricanes
nytimes - 09/01/2010 23:40
Times and Learning Network resources and lesson plans on hurricanes.
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Word of the Day | eon
nytimes - 09/01/2010 11:40
This word has appeared in seven Times articles over the past year.
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News Quiz | September 1, 2010
nytimes - 09/01/2010 11:40
See what you know about the news of the day.
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Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains in Use, and Critics
nytimes - 09/01/2010 06:40
Many school districts have adopted a system called value-added modeling to evaluate teachers, provoking battles from Washington to Los Angeles.
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Most members say the current way of evaluating teachers needs to be reworked; some add parents deserve more information about instructors. Some criticize The Times' publi...
Even though Herbert E. Nass and his wife, Jodi, loved their old school, Horace Mann, legal action seemed right when they found themselves in a fight over their son’...
A panel recommends increasing contributions by employees, raising the retirement age for new hires and reducing some benefits.The University of California retirement syst...
Many schools are holding orientations for anxious mothers and fathers of freshmen, attempting to teach them a lesson not contained in any traditional curriculum: Let go.T...