Fired Education Chief Says New Jersey Governor Defamed Him

Bret D. Schundler, the former education commissioner, emphatically denied misleading anyone in an episode that cost New Jersey a $400 million grant.


02
Sep
2010

Advertising: Scholastic Books Revamps Its Marketing

The company said it wanted to keep better track of teachers who were new or who had departed and use more methods of communication.


02
Sep
2010

Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains Acceptance, and Critics

The value-added formula to evaluate teachers is gaining acceptance, and critics, across America.


02
Sep
2010

About New York: Suing a School They Loved

Even though Herbert E. Nass and his wife, Jodi, loved their old school, Horace Mann, legal action seemed right when they found themselves in a fight over their son’s suspension.


01
Sep
2010

Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains in Use, and Critics

Many school districts have adopted a system called value-added modeling to evaluate teachers, provoking battles from Washington to Los Angeles.


01
Sep
2010

Harvard Researcher May Have Fabricated Data

Marc Houser is on leave after being found “solely responsible” for eight counts of scientific misconduct.


28
Aug
2010

Dean From Northwestern Picked to Lead New School

David E. Van Zandt will replace Bob Kerrey, a former Nebraska senator, as the university’s president.


27
Aug
2010

The Bay Citizen: University to Manage Home Costs of President

The University of California has appointed an official to manage spending at the private residence of its president, Mark G. Yudof, after he ran up nearly $700,000 in expenses.


27
Aug
2010

Making Career Development Pay

Treating your career development education as if it were part of a stock portfolio can help you increase the return on your investment.


26
Aug
2010

National Briefing | South: Louisiana: $1.8. Billion for Schools Lost to Katrina

The Obama administration will give New Orleans $1.8 billion in a lump-sum reimbursement for schools that were damaged or destroyed in the flooding after Hurricane Katrina.


26
Aug
2010