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When it opened in 1998, the Shuang Wen Academy was heralded as a new kind of boutique public school, rooted in a mission of cross-cultural understanding. Small and open to children of any background, it was billed as the nation’s first dual-language English-Mandarin public school, teaching fluency in both languages.

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 05:48 0 comments

Three beers, a can of Red Bull and a large espresso: no big deal, many college students might say. Three beers, a can of Red Bull and a large espresso times three or four, and they still might tell you they’re not intoxicated

Thursday, October 21st, 2010 at 23:34 0 comments

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – County officials in central Missouri argued Tuesday that they should not be required to pay to educate a 16-year-old girl awaiting trial for the alleged murder of a young neighbor. Attorneys for Alyssa Bustamante have asked the Missouri Supreme Court to order officials in Cole County to pay for her education.

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 01:56 0 comments

In “Waiting for Superman,” the new education documentary, the union leader Randi Weingarten is portrayed, in the words of Variety, as “a foaming satanic beast.” Related Times Topic: Randi Weingarten Movie Review | ‘Waiting for â??Superman’: Students Caught in the School Squeeze (September 24, 2010) Washington Chancellorâ??s Departure Isnâ??t Expected to Slow Public School Change (October 14, 2010) At a two-day education summit hosted by NBC News recently, the lopsided panels often featured Ms. Weingarten on one side, facing a murderer’s row of charter school founders and urban superintendents. Even Tom Brokaw piled on.

Friday, October 15th, 2010 at 21:18 0 comments

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says almost every chance he gets that Republicans would cut education spending by 20 percent if their party wins control of Congress in the Nov. 2 elections. He also says they would repeal a new college tuition tax credit.

Friday, October 15th, 2010 at 15:55 0 comments

NEW YORK — Do public school teachers get tenure just by breathing?

Friday, October 8th, 2010 at 22:41 0 comments

NEW HAVEN — It was well after midnight, and the invitation-only party for Yale University undergraduates was reaching a peak.

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at 06:51 0 comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday accused Republicans of wanting to slash education spending and said this would “unilaterally” disarm the country as it competes with emerging powerhouses China and India. Ramping up his pre-election rhetoric, Obama said Republicans would jeopardize long-term U.S. prosperity to finance tax cuts for the rich, and pay for this with steep cuts in spending on schools and colleges

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 at 00:33 0 comments

Worried your Android apps are spying on you?

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 21:57 0 comments

LIKE any concerned parent, Ronald Laconi, president of the Chartis Private Client Group, sat with his son through a security presentation for college freshmen a few weeks ago. “We spent a good hour and a half hour going through the safety procedures,” he said. Enlarge This Image Aaron Houston for The New York Times Christie Alderman, vice president at the insurance firm Chubb & Son, said parents needed to consider whether their position would make them an attractive target for a lawsuit.

Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at 04:58 0 comments