Güldag - Nachrichten

Nachrichten

D Bundeskanzler

D Bundespräsident

D Krankenkassen

Flaggen / Bayrak

Herberge - Waldhaus

Link - HP eintragen

Länderkennzeichen

Nobel Ödülleri

T.C. Basbakanlar

T.C. Genelkurmay B.

T.C. Milletvekilleri

T.C. TBMM BAŞKAN

T.C. Üniversiteleri

Unternehmen/Sirkt.

Wappen / Forslar

D Zivilprozessordnung

Länder / Ülkeler

Heute:	234
Gestern:	296
Monat:	5856
Total	546027
Seiten Monat	26971
Seiten Total	2403582
Seit:	2007-07-04

Kein Benutzer Online

Nachrichten
NYT > Education


Romney Calls Failing Schools ?Civil Rights Issue of Our Era? Mitt Romney called for poor and disabled students to be able to use federal funds to attend any public, private or online school they choose. Cheating Inquiry at 2 Top-Ranked Brooklyn Schools New York City is investigating allegations that teachers had given improper help to elementary school students on standardized tests. At CUNY?s Top Colleges, Black and Hispanic Freshmen Enrollments Drop The change at CUNY?s top colleges among incoming freshmen comes a decade after the university ended open enrollment and confirms predictions made by opponents during the battle over admissions. Gaza Journal: Hamas-Run Schools in Gaza Set Out to Teach Hebrew Students in Gaza will soon have the option of taking Hebrew classes for the first time in nearly two decades. Education Cuts Met With Strike in Spain Cuts to education and health care, which had been considered sacrosanct until now, have prompted nationwide strikes and protests. U.S. Sees Other Countries Luring Expatriates to Return A report released by an immigration group was broadly critical of the American immigration system, which it said is slow, inflexible and not synchronized with the nation?s labor needs. Scholarship Funds, Meant for Needy, Benefit Private Schools A growing number of states are passing laws that allow taxpayer-supported scholarship funds, but they have been twisted to benefit private schools at the expense of the neediest children. U.S. School Districts Can Enter ?Race to Top? Competition School districts will be able to compete for federal grants this year in the national ?Race to the Top? competition, the Department of Education announced Tuesday. On Education: Student to Attend South Carolina Boarding School A boy who, for pocket money, sells eggs hatched in the yard of his rural South Carolina home gained admission to a free, selective boarding school in the state. Median Compensation for Public College Heads Grew 3% in 2010-11 As many public universities are facing budget cuts, executive pay has become a volatile issue in some states. Cramming for Degrees in Hybrids As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, college engineering programs are likewise adapting their curriculums, preparing students to build vehicles increasingly powered by batteries. Some Schools to Close for 2 Days and Reopen for Last Day of Class Unused snow days will give many students days off at the end of the school year, but they will have to return midweek for the originally scheduled last day of class. Educational Testing Service Cites ?Lapses? in Invalidating SAT An auditor reportedly found several serious violations with the administration of an SAT exam at a Brooklyn school, where the scores of 199 students were invalidated this week. World Briefing \| The Americas: Quebec Government Passes Law to Restrain Protests Quebec?s government passed an emergency law Friday restricting demonstrations and shutting some universities, seeking to end three months of protests against tuition increases. The Texas Tribune: Reform-Minded Chairman at Center of Controversy Since Gene Powell was elected chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents last year, the board has become ground zero for a clash between competing visions for higher education. Special Report: Education: GMAT Adds New Thinking Cap When business school applicants take the GMAT exam, they will face an additional section that is meant to test a student's critical thinking and to help prevent cheating. Special Report: Education: A Way Up for Women in Business The physical and mental challenge of climbing Africa's highest peak was used to encourage female business students to work together. Special Report: Education: Designing Business Education for a Custom Fit More business schools are going into business themselves by designing -- and profiting from -- customized training programs for big corporate clients. SpaceX Is Set to Send Its Rocket to the Space Station A private company?s test flight will carry 15 student experiments onboard, including one involving winemaking. Up to 15 Percent of Students Chronically Skip School, Johns Hopkins Finds A study by researchers at John Hopkins University found that as many as 15 percent of students miss at least one school day in 10, and have gone undetected because of the way attendance is measured. New Fight on a Speaker at a Catholic University Georgetown University, a Jesuit institution, is being rebuked by local bishops after inviting Kathleen Sebelius, the health secretary and a supporter of abortion rights, to speak at commencement. Scores of SAT Taken at Packer Collegiate Institute Are Invalidated Administrators, students and parents at Packer Collegiate Institute said they were punished over a technicality. M.I.T. Chooses Its Provost for President L. Rafael Reif will lead the institute beginning in July, replacing Susan Hockfield. 99 Percent of N.Y. School Budgets Meeting Tax Cap Pass School officials said the high passage rate reflected tight budgets and staff cuts as most districts fought to stay under the new limit. In Quebec, University Strike at Crucial Stage A tuition dispute has paralyzed many of Quebec?s French-speaking universities and colleges, and sometimes erupted into violence on Montreal?s streets. David Coleman to Lead College Board David Coleman, an architect of the common core curriculum standards, will take over the education organization in October. Degrees of Debt: Colleges Begin to Confront Higher Costs and Students? Debt With the balance of student debt topping $1 trillion, college presidents are recognizing that they must handle the costs of education through methods other than tuition increases. On Education: Strict but Trusted, Sister Dolores Is Irreplaceable at Fontbonne Sister Dolores Crepeau watches over Fontbonne Hall Academy and its students with exacting standards. Degrees of Debt: Student Loans Weighing Down a Generation With Heavy Debt Nearly everyone pursuing a bachelor?s degree is borrowing money, and as prices soar, a college degree often comes with an unprecedented financial burden. A System Divided: At Explore Charter School, a Portrait of Segregated Education A charter school in Brooklyn is indicative of a larger problem in New York City?s public school system, one of the most segregated in the nation. Bloomberg?s Charter School Battle Detailed in E-Mails The city released hundreds of e-mail messages Friday, providing a look at one of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg?s major battles, the 2010 campaign to expand charter schools. 8th Grade Students Make Gains in Testing on Science Eighth graders made modest gains in national science testing, with Hispanics and blacks narrowing the gap between their white and Asian peers, the government reported Thursday. Learning a New Language on Location A number of language immersion programs are offered in places like the Tuscan hills and Costa Rica, in classes specifically for older people or for a mix of age groups. Senate Republicans Block Bill to Avert Rise in Student Loan Rate Republicans oppose the Democrats? approach to paying for the program, which reduces some student loan interest rates. Law School Plans to Offer Web Courses for Master?s The Washington University School of Law will offer a master?s degree in United States law in partnership with 2tor, an education technology company. Queens Students Get Water Lessons by Designing Playground A nonprofit group is shepherding five eco-playgrounds into schools in Queens and Brooklyn to teach children about water and urban infrastructure. Scandal Distracts Klein From His Education Goals at News Corp. Six months after joining News Corporation to lead a push into the education market, Joel I. Klein became Rupert Murdoch?s legal compass in the phone-hacking scandal. Retired Military Officers Teaching at Ivy League Schools Campuses that once turned a cold shoulder to the military are now inviting former top officers, like Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, to come and teach. The Lady Jaguars: The Season Ends, and the Scoreboard Doesn?t Tell the Story Tonya Lutz, a high school basketball champion, faces an uphill battle as the Carroll Academy girls coach, but players see her as a stable, trustworthy role model, unlike anyone they know. The Lady Jaguars: When Children Are Caught in the Cycle, Not All Can Be Saved Patrick Steele, the security director at Carroll Academy, is the judge and jury that doles out discipline, but most students do not know how much he has in common with them. The Lady Jaguars: For Carroll Academy?s Players, Home is Not Always a Haven For a 17-year-old senior now at Carroll Academy, a school for troubled teenagers in Huntingdon, Tenn., dreams of college gave way to fights, drug use and pregnancy. The Lady Jaguars: Court-Ordered Basketball, and No Fans The nine players on the girls basketball team at Carroll Academy, a school for troubled teenagers in Huntingdon, Tenn., often outnumber their fans at games. The Lady Jaguars: At a School in Tennessee, a Basketball Team of Survivors At Carroll Academy, a school for troubled teenagers in Huntingdon, Tenn., basketball is a means to provide the players supervision and structure and to teach them about teamwork and trust. On Education: New Procedure for Teaching License Draws Protest Student teachers at the University of Massachusetts are protesting a new national licensure procedure being developed by the education company Pearson and Stanford University. Jobs Few, College Graduates Flock to Unpaid Internships In a weak job market, many college graduates are taking unpaid internships that fail to deliver on their promises of experience by offering little more than menial work. California State Students Plan to Fast in Protest Over Cuts The fasting protest was the latest display of anger at the 23 California State University campuses, where the system has lost roughly $970 million in state financing since 2008. Career Couch: Volunteering Offers a Way to Explore Career Fields Public service work can be a gateway to careers and gives new graduates time to consider options and learn about themselves. Sports Briefing \| Pro Basketball: Shaquille O?Neal Earns His Doctorate in Education The former N.B.A. star Shaquille O?Neal received his doctoral degree in education from Barry University during commencement ceremonies in Miami Shores, Fla. Shortcuts: Career or Deep Learning? Pondering the Purpose of College In the early 1980s, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in just about any subject ?opened up lots of jobs,? experts say. Oh, how times have changed. U.S. to Revise Foreign Student Job Program The government will now prohibit the students from doing most warehouse, construction, manufacturing and food-processing work. Bloomberg Restores 2,500 Teaching Jobs in Latest Budget Proposal Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Thursday that 2,500 teaching jobs would be restored, while avoiding tax increases, but he could still cut funding for child care and after-school programs. Harvard and M.I.T. Offer Free Online Courses The universities announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, that will offer vast new learning opportunities for students around the world. Criminal Charges for 13 in Florida A&M Hazing Death A band member, Robert Champion, died after being beaten and suffocated by fellow students during a hazing ritual in November. Hamtramck High Holds All-Girl Prom A dream to take part in an American rite of passage came true for girls whose faith forbids them to date or dance with boys. Opinion: Integration Worked. Why Have We Rejected It? We have just observed the anniversary of the groundbreaking court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, and yet desegregation is effectively dead. Sunday Routine \| Dennis M. Walcott: Dennis Walcott, Schools Chancellor, Runs, Cooks and Cleans on Sundays Dennis M. Walcott, the schools chancellor, devotes his Sundays to exercising, making waffles, singing in his church choir and cleaning the house with the radio or TV on. N.Y./REGION: The Lessons of Sister Dolores Sister Dolores F. Crepeau, the principal at Fontbonne Hall Academy in Bay Ridge, inspects seniors? white graduation dresses, a long tradition at the school. About New York: A Queens College Student Goes From Boilers to Dartmouth Medical School Chris Navas, a high-school dropout who loves the gym, earned a scholarship to medical school at Dartmouth. Pre-Med?s New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Science Can the MCAT identify that ethereal mix of scientist, humanist and spiritualist that makes a good doctor? Opinion: Reunion, and Returning as Your Real Self I wanted to find the frightened, closeted adolescent who tried to hide behind a scruffy beard and a haze of cigarette smoke. Room for Debate: Easing the Pain of Student Loans What can be done to control the level of college debt in the U.S. and protect young people from taking on an onerous financial burden? Op-Ed Contributors: Much Ado About Students Loans The student loan interest rate fight is a distraction from the crisis of college affordability. Room for Debate: Got a Computer? Get a Degree. Harvard and M.I.T. are going to offer free courses online, but not for credit. Why not? SchoolBook: City Panel Approves Special Education Inclusion Plan A plan to restructure the city?s special education program by funneling thousands of learning disabled children into mainstream classrooms -- an increasingly popular practice around the country -- was given the go-ahead Wednesday night when the Panel for Education Policy voted to finance it. Said Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott after the vote: ?We?re pure, at least with regards to the goals we are trying to achieve.? SchoolBook: Romney's Education Plan Calls for More School Choices In all the months of Republican primaries and early campaigning, the topic of education rarely emerged. That changed on Wednesday when the presumed Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, announced his new education agenda. SchoolBook: School Choice, New York-Style? For Some More Than Others A parent and professor of education writes: "Whatever the argument for school choice elsewhere, in New York City public schools it plays out very differently. Instead of providing better education for all children, choice in New York City ensures a two-tiered system powered by demographics and ZIP codes more than anything else." The Choice Blog: Lawmaker Proposes Limiting Out-of-State Enrollment at University of California Schools A proposed law would prohibit the public universities from enrolling more than 10 percent of out-of-state and international students as members of the freshman class. The Choice Blog: Site of SAT Mishap Is Reinstated as Testing Site The site of the SAT invalidation, the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, will be allowed to administer the test once again. The Choice Blog: At CUNY, an Ethnic Shift Because of Stricter Admissions First-time freshmen at the university's top-tier schools are entering with higher SAT scores, more Asian students, and fewer black and Hispanics. The Choice Blog: 'Do You Have My Major?' and Other College Questions to Avoid The president of Lipscomb University runs through questions that prospective college students should avoid (or, at least, reconsider) asking a college representative when trying to find the right college. What Did You Spend on Public School This Year? Supplies, trips, fundraisers and activity costs add up. Help us figure out how much public school parents are spending by completing our online form. The Anti-MBA The International Masters Program in Practical Management takes its students on a worldly itinerary, turning the standard MBA approach on its head. The Learning Network Blog: On June 7, Join the Conversation About Summer Reading Along with a growing list of collaborators, we're encouraging people of all ages to take to Twitter on June 7 to talk about #summerreading. Bring your classes! The Learning Network Blog: Found Poem Favorite \| 'God Help Me' The ninth of our 11 winners of this year's Found Poem Contest is based on an article about pizza price wars in Manhattan. Check back for others through the end of this week. The Learning Network Blog: What's on Your Summer Reading List? Which books are you planning to look at during the summer months? The Learning Network Blog: A Barrel of Hungry Monkeys Is Actually Not Much Fun When does monkeying around become a problem?

Umfrage

Zur Zeit Online
Aktuell sind 3 Gäste online

Statistics
Besucher: 2083587

Wetter

Deine IP
Dein System: Deine IP: 38.107.179.239 Dein ISP: 179.239

Domaincheck