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Parents of preschoolers who are applying to New York’s top private schools are now coming face to face with the test universally known as the E.R.B., a nerve-racking intelligence exam made more so because there is no do-over if the child has a bad day. Enlarge This Image Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Claudia Singleton, center, the mother of a 4-year-old, at a workshop on how New York Cityâ??s top private schools decide which students to admit.
Nonprofits have long used the honor roll, a list of benefactors prominently displayed, to inspire others to make gifts. In the last school year, seniors at Dartmouth College and Cornell University turned that tactic on its head, creating a sort of dishonor roll of peers who failed to donate to the class gift.
JERICHO, N.Y. — Fifteen eighth graders at Jericho Middle School were considering a fictional case of stereotyping by hair color the other day, or how a boy came to be prejudiced against people with green hair, or “greenies.” From there, they extrapolated to the stereotypes in their own lives: dumb football players, Asian math whizzes, boring bankers.
THE rich are sitting firmly in the public cross hairs, especially as the economy continues to stumble. Reports that Wall Street bonuses will again be high, and the debate in Congress over tax increases for the wealthy, just add to the outrage
Boosting Job Prospects for People with Disabilities : 94 grants will support professional development for state vocational rehabilitation staff who provide services that lead to employment of people with disabilities.
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PHILADELPHIA — Duong Nghe Ly can’t wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and he wants to learn if his school has been transformed as well.
BISHOP, Calif. – A fiery crash on an eastern Sierra Nevada highway killed three people, including a university cheerleading coach, and injured a dozen student-athletes, authorities said Tuesday. Wendy Rice of California Baptist University died Monday night when an SUV swerved into the center median of U.S.
MIAMI – Kelly Trella has found a way to get rid of her 2-year-old son’s old clothes: She swaps them. Trella was looking for a way to clear out her basement when she stumbled upon a magazine article about thredUP, a children’s clothes swapping website.
Google Earth Used To Fine People With Pools, Again: Under the table pools may be the catalyst of the next technolo… http://bit.ly/8YR8sd