NY Times - Education
Ping: In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks
Two founders of Sun Microsystems have created two nonprofits to bring open-source textbooks to kindergarten through high school classes.
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David Alexander, Selector of Rhodes Scholars, Dies at 77
Mr. Alexander, a former president of Pomona College who changed the face of that campus and its student body, also pressed the Rhodes Trust to grant scholarships to women.
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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences
A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.
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Two Quick Student Challenge Reminders
Two alliterative reminders for the NYT Summer Reading Student Challenge: one post per person, and please post in the proper place.
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Test Yourself | July 30, 2010
This week we're providing math problems based on Times articles. Today: e-book sales and percentages.
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Student Challenge Favorite | Housewives
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How Did Kindergarten Affect You?
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A 'View' of Obama
6 Q's About the News | Why do you think the president decided to appear on "The View"? A guest post by our college intern, Carrie Montgomery.
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Obama Defends Education Program
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New York Students’ Passing Rate Plummets
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Test Yourself | July 29, 2010
This week we're providing math problems based on Times articles. Today: calculating Mariano Rivera's post-season earned run average.
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A College Freshman's Proud Independence Melts in Summer
Having completed her first year at Northwestern, a student asks: "Is it possible to come home and live the same way you did at college?"
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Poetry Pairing | July 29, 2010
Our weekly series pairs a poem with a Times article and photo that somehow echo, extend or challenge that poem's themes. Today's themes: aging and attractiveness.
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How Far Would You Go for a Cause?
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A Judge Lays Down the Law
6 Q's About the News | How have people reacted to a federal judge's ruling on the Arizona immigration law?
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Word of the Day | riveting
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