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Mixed Results on Paying City Students to Pass Tests

A program offering up to $1,000 for scoring well on Advanced Placement exams yielded relatively flat results, adding fuel to the debate over how to motivate students.

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20.08.2008 08:18:56 - NYT > Education

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City Room: Ask About New York's Charter Schools

This week, James D. Merriman IV, the chief executive of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, is answering readers' questions.

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19.08.2008 10:29:29 - NYT > Education

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18 New Charter Schools to Open in September, Bloomberg Announces

The new schools — the largest number to open in the city in a single year — will bring the number of charter schools in the city to 78, serving 24,000 students.

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19.08.2008 09:44:35 - NYT > Education

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A Teachable Moment

Hurricane Katrina wiped out the New Orleans public schools. It also created a rare chance to build a system that might solve the biggest problem in urban education -- how to teach disadvantaged children.

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17.08.2008 12:00:44 - NYT > Education

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Environment: Challenging a College to Redesign a Building

Students and faculty at Norwalk Community College plan to step up efforts to force a redesign of a health and science center that would abide by more stringent standards for energy efficiency.

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17.08.2008 08:04:58 - NYT > Education

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A Taste of Failure Fuels an Appetite for Success at South Korea’s Cram Schools

South Koreans say their obsession to get their children into top-notch universities is nothing short of “a war” and are turning to intense, regimented campuses.

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14.08.2008 08:32:23 - NYT > Education

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Most in City Now Graduate in Four Years

For the first time, more than half of New York City’s high school students are graduating on time, according to 2007 figures.

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12.08.2008 12:29:38 - NYT > Education

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Donors in Mount Vernon Allow Its Games to Go On

A last-ditch campaign to save a tradition of school sports in Mount Vernon, N.Y., has raised $225,451, including $100,000 from the actor Denzel Washington, a former resident.

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12.08.2008 12:27:30 - NYT > Education

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Seniors See Summer School as an Opportunity to Get Serious and Graduate

Nearly 7,500 seniors enrolled in summer classes at dozens of the city’s high schools hope to graduate in August.

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11.08.2008 06:27:53 - NYT > Education

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Private School’s New Neighbor Is Too Close for Some Parents’ Comfort

A federal probation office located in the same building as a school has some parents concerned.

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10.08.2008 12:21:25 - NYT > Education

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Mixed Results on Paying City Students to Pass Tests

City Room: Ask About New York's Charter Schools

18 New Charter Schools to Open in September, Bloomberg Announces

A Teachable Moment

Environment: Challenging a College to Redesign a Building

A Taste of Failure Fuels an Appetite for Success at South Korea’s Cram Schools

Most in City Now Graduate in Four Years

Donors in Mount Vernon Allow Its Games to Go On

Seniors See Summer School as an Opportunity to Get Serious and Graduate

Private School’s New Neighbor Is Too Close for Some Parents’ Comfort

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