Teachers at Some Low-Performing Schools Get Bonuses

Two different measures of progress explain the discrepancy, said officials from the New York City Department of Education.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 2:07 AM at NYT > Education by By SHARON OTTERMAN

Regents Raise College Tuition in California by 32 Percent

Facing steep cuts in state financing, the university system voted on Thursday to raise undergraduate fees.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 2:06 AM at NYT > Education by By TAMAR LEWIN and REBECCA CATHCART

University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

The University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 1:15 AM at NYT > Education by By MONICA DAVEY

A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts

Students and faculty worry that deep budget cuts are pushing the University of California into decline.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 1:14 AM at NYT > Education by By TAMAR LEWIN

Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap

An underperforming school in San Jose sets high expectations, and students and parents respond with positive results.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 1:03 AM at NYT > Education by By PHIL YOST

Gateses Give $290 Million for Education

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a donation of $290 million to support groups working to transform how teachers are evaluated and how they get tenure.

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:42 PM at NYT > Education by By SAM DILLON

On College Football Game Days, Efforts to Deter Binge Drinking

Students ejected from Minnesota home games for alcohol-related disturbances must meet with a counselor and submit to game-day breath analysis.

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:10 PM at NYT > Education by By PAT BORZI

National Briefing | West: California: University System Moves to Raise Fees

The University of California system moved to raise student fees by $2,500 over two years as students demonstrated against the higher costs.

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:20 AM at NYT > Education by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

National Briefing | Science and Health: New Cases of Flu Drop on College Campuses

For the first time since fall began, new cases of flu among college students have started to drop, the American College Health Association reported.

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:59 AM at NYT > Education by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go Unreported

A report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies.

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:58 AM at NYT > Education by By GARDINER HARRIS