L.A. councilman seeks to protect celebrities from paparazzi
LaTimes - 11/20/2008 12:00
A proposed ordinance by Councilman Dennis Zine would restrict commercial photography and video recordings within 20 feet of schools, hospitals and medical facilities.
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UC might limit freshman enrollment
LaTimes - 11/20/2008 12:00
System's president cites the state's budget crisis, which could affect education funding. Cal State has already proposed turning away qualified applicants for next fall.
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James Armsey Dies at 90; Oversaw College Grants
nytimes - 11/19/2008 12:00
As a Ford Foundation executive, Mr. Armsey directed more than $350 million in grants to universities in the 1960s while prompting the foundation to deny grants to segrega...
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California Universities Will Cut Enrollment Unless State Increases Money
nytimes - 11/19/2008 09:00
Hard hit by budget cuts, the California State University system is planning to cut its enrollment by 10,000 students for the 2009-10 academic year.
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L.A. Unified considers stark midyear budget cuts
LaTimes - 11/18/2008 18:00
The district almost certainly will have to reopen this year's budget and find about $200 million to $400 million to meet an anticipated shortfall. Larger class sizes, lay...
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California is cutting education funding at its own peril
LaTimes - 11/18/2008 18:00
The costs to the state in the long run will be much greater than the expense of supporting our schools now.
With California's budget now facing an $11-billion shor...
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CSU may cut future enrollment by 10,000
LaTimes - 11/18/2008 12:00
For the first time, the system might turn away qualified students. Minority and low-income groups would probably be hardest hit by the cuts, which could amount to a 10% d...
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Head of Teachers’ Union Offers to Talk on Tenure and Merit Pay
nytimes - 11/18/2008 09:00
A frail economy prompted a gesture of compromise from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.
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Compton College benefiting from takeover by El Camino
LaTimes - 11/17/2008 15:44
After the campus was stripped of accreditation, many were skeptical of nearby school's plan to step in. But students, staff and the community are excited by the ensuing c...
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L.A. Unified considers stark midyear budget cuts
LaTimes - 11/17/2008 12:00
The district almost certainly will have to reopen this year's budget and find about $200 million to $400 million to meet an anticipated shortfall. Larger class sizes, lay...
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California is cutting education funding at its own peril
LaTimes - 11/17/2008 12:00
The costs to the state in the long run will be much greater than the expense of supporting our schools now.
With California's budget now facing an $11-billion shor...
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Presidents’ Pay Rises Faster at Public Universities Than Private Ones, Survey Finds
nytimes - 11/17/2008 09:00
The president of Suffolk University in Boston received a $2.8 million pay package in 2006-7, while the president of Ohio State University was compensated with $1.3 millio...
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Study Abroad Flourishes, With China a New Hot Spot
nytimes - 11/17/2008 09:00
While the traditional study-abroad sites for Americans — Britain, Italy, Spain and France — still attract more U.S. students, a report found that China is n...
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Compton College benefiting from takeover by El Camino
LaTimes - 11/16/2008 12:00
After the campus was stripped of accreditation, many were skeptical of nearby school's plan to step in. But students, staff and the community are excited by the ensuing c...
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News Analysis: Letter Grades Look Simple, but Realities Are Complex
nytimes - 11/16/2008 06:00
The A-through-F grading system for New York City schools is billed as a public information tool, but the grades can obscure salient information about schools.
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Teachers Win Bonuses at High-Need Schools
nytimes - 11/15/2008 09:00
Teachers at 33 high-need secondary schools across New York City will receive bonuses of several thousand dollars each as a reward for student gains on school report cards...
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Dallas Schools Used False Hiring Data
nytimes - 11/15/2008 09:00
Eager to hire teachers for bilingual programs, the Dallas public school system assigned fake Social Security numbers to newly hired foreigners, an internal investigation ...
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California budget crisis has residents worrying about state college costs
LaTimes - 11/15/2008 00:00
A Public Policy Institute of California survey finds that more than 80% of respondents fear higher education funding cuts -- but most don't want to pay taxes to prevent t...
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A visit from Israeli hip-hop-rock-funk group Hadag Nahash is a broadening experience for Highland Park students
LaTimes - 11/20/2008 15:44
The group, known to many through a recent Adam Sandler movie, gives Franklin High students a taste of Israeli culture and leaves them with some new things to think about....
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Parenting | Basking Ridge: Drawing the Line on Drug Testing
nytimes - 11/20/2008 09:00
Is it in a student’s best interest to be subject to drug testing in school, or is the policy an invasion of privacy?
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CSU may cut future enrollment by 10,000
LaTimes - 11/19/2008 18:00
For the first time, the system might turn away qualified students. Minority and low-income groups would probably be hardest hit by the cuts, which could amount to a 10% d...
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Cal State students, faculty protest proposed cuts in admission, budget
LaTimes - 11/19/2008 18:00
To ease uncertainty among students who would otherwise qualify, advisors tell prospective freshman to apply to several universities or plan to attend community college fo...
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A visit from Israeli hip-hop-rock-funk group Hadag Nahash is a broadening experience for Highland Park students
LaTimes - 11/19/2008 12:00
The group, known to many through a recent Adam Sandler movie, gives Franklin High students a taste of Israeli culture and leaves them with some new things to think about....
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Cal State students, faculty protest proposed cuts in admission, budget
LaTimes - 11/19/2008 06:00
To ease uncertainty among students who would otherwise qualify, advisors tell prospective freshman to apply to several universities or plan to attend community college fo...
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Op-Ed Contributor: The Test Passes, Colleges Fail
nytimes - 11/18/2008 09:00
College administrators who really seek to understand the value of the SAT would do well to learn from the varied experiences of New York’s state university campuse...
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I. Bernard Weinstein, Studied Causes of Cancer, Dies at 78
nytimes - 11/16/2008 06:00
Dr. Weinstein was a researcher at Columbia University who advanced the study of how pollutants and other environmental factors can cause cancer.
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Enrollment Surges in Quick Prep Courses
nytimes - 11/15/2008 09:00
In these shaky economic times, more students are skipping a degree and heading straight for the colleges’ noncredit training and certification programs.
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Supt. Brewer's failings
LaTimes - 11/14/2008 18:44
L.A. Unified needs a leader who can guide the school district through tough times. Brewer isn't the one.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is not without acc...
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Supt. Brewer's failings
LaTimes - 11/13/2008 12:00
L.A. Unified needs a leader who can guide the school district through tough times. Brewer isn't the one.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is not without acc...
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A School District Asks: Where Are the Parents?
nytimes - 11/12/2008 03:44
In Jericho, N.Y., the high school’s new diversity has revealed a cultural chasm over the meaning of parental involvement.
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Finding Similarities Among the Differences
nytimes - 11/11/2008 12:00
A program brings together high school students of different faiths and encourages cooperation on community service projects.
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Training to Lead Nonprofits
nytimes - 11/11/2008 12:00
Members of “Gen Y” have sparked a surge in nonprofit management and leadership courses at colleges and universities around the country.
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Colleges Struggle to Preserve Financial Aid
nytimes - 11/11/2008 12:00
With the financial markets in crisis, the days of swelling educational endowments and plentiful financial aid are over.
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