Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice
Several recent studies have found that having a roommate of a different race can reduce prejudice, but such relationships are more stressful. feeds.nytimes.com |
Schools Look Abroad to Hire Teachers
Seeking teachers for hard-to-fill positions, like those in inner-city schools, school districts have increasingly been turning to hiring them from abroad, a report by a teachers union says. feeds.nytimes.com |
Police Investigate Suicide of Chicago Schools Chief
Michael W. Scott, 60, had served in a variety of prominent posts in Chicago over three decades. feeds.nytimes.com |
University Gets an Earful Over a Cheeky Essay
The University of Chicago used the suggestive work of one successful applicant as an example for others. feeds.nytimes.com |
Wrangling in Albany Pushes State’s Request for School Aid to the Wire
New rules for opening charter schools were a major sticking point, but New York’s application for federal grants went in. Then the blame began. feeds.nytimes.com |