Obama to Link Aid for Colleges to Affordability

President Obama is proposing a financial aid overhaul that would tie colleges’ eligibility for campus-based aid programs to the institutions’ success in improving affordability and value for students.

27
Jan
2012

The Texas Tribune: Premont, Tex., Schools Suspend Sports to Save Costs

Faced with closure, the estimated $150,000 that the Premont, Tex., school district would spend during the next year on spring and fall sports, including football, could no longer be justified.

27
Jan
2012

Rhode Island City Enraged Over School Prayer Lawsuit

A girl’s successful lawsuit to have a prayer removed from her high school has roiled the heavily Roman Catholic city of Cranston, where residents are appealing the decision.

27
Jan
2012

The Bay Citizen: Boy, 6, Suspended in Sexual Assault Case at Elementary School

The incident of the 6-year-old boy suspended from elementary school for a case of “sexual assault” is not isolated, experts say.

27
Jan
2012

Struggling SoHo School Shows Progress With Grant Money, but May Lose It

Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School’s progress may cost it access to additional assistance.

27
Jan
2012

New Rules for School Meals Aim at Reducing Obesity

The Obama administration announced long-awaited changes to government-subsidized school meals, issuing rules that add more fruits and green vegetables and reduce the amount of salt and fat.

26
Jan
2012

Square Feet: Public College, Private Dorm

To free scarce capital for classrooms and labs, some universities, including Montclair State in New Jersey, have decided to farm out the construction of residence halls.

25
Jan
2012

Jacqueline G. Wexler, Ex-Nun Who Took On Church, Dies at 85

Ms. Wexler was a former Roman Catholic nun who fought the Vatican’s authority and won, then found herself on the other side of the barricades when she became president of Hunter College in 1970.

25
Jan
2012

After Homelessness, Honors From a National Science Fair

Samantha Garvey, an 18-year-old senior in Long Island, was named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search for her work with mussels.

24
Jan
2012

The Neediest Cases: Joining His Father, but Carving Out His Own Path

After arriving in the United States from Bangladesh, Francis Stephen has chosen school over work, and has great hope that this country will provide the education that had eluded him.

23
Jan
2012