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With the Obama administration pouring billions into its nationwide campaign to overhaul failing schools, dozens of companies with little or no experience are portraying themselves as school-turnaround experts as they compete for the money. Enlarge This Image Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times Manny Rivera, right, and Rudy Crew formed Global Partnership Schools to overhaul public schools.
ATLANTA (AP) — States are cutting hundreds of millions from their prekindergarten budgets, undermining years of working to help young children — particularly poor kids — get ready for school.
WASHINGTON — English only? With Hispanic enrollment surging in schools, many Spanish-speaking parents are having trouble helping their children with homework or communicating with U.S
Since Michael Crow was named president of Arizona State University eight years ago, the university has increasingly organized itself with an eye toward attacking some of the world’s greatest challenges.
LOS ANGELES — The boy, a dark-haired 6-year-old, is playing with a new companion. Smarter Than You Think Engaging the Pupil Articles in this series are examining the recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics and their potential impact on society. Previous Articles in the Series » Multimedia Interactive Feature Building Smarter Machines Graphic Learning to Read People Related Teaching Machine Sticks to Script in South Korea (July 11, 2010) RSS Feed Get Science News From The New York Times ? Alan Decker An early phase of the RUBI project was tested with toddlers in 2005 at the University of California, San Diego.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York spent $17,173 per student for public education in 2007-08, more than any other state and 67% more than the U.S. average, according to U.S