The $100 laptop that was marketed as a saving grace for starving children in Africa is on its way to the New York City public schools.
Nicole Johnson's 5-year-old son Zane, who is autistic, has a morning routine he likes to follow: He and his mother get up, get dressed, and then, when the school bus rolls past their Bronx apartment building, his school day begins.
By ELIZABETH GREEN
The presidential candidates are trading blows over education, with each senator declaring the other unequipped for the task of improving America's schools.
More than 5,000 New York University and Columbia freshmen arriving for their first days of school yesterday seemed to be having a good time, and they should be — some parents are paying more than $50,000 a year for their children to enjoy the privilege.
Andy Wolf
It is now just 10 months before the expensive experiment that is mayoral control of Gotham's public schools is set to expire. And as parents ready their children for the start of classes Tuesday, the news has been released that the average S.A.T. scores have declined here once again.
BOSTON — A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros.
Senator Obama is perceived as being stronger on education issues than Senator McCain, including even an education issue Republicans often dominate: support for giving parents a choice in where their children go to school, a new Gallup poll being released today finds. Asked which presidential candidate they would vote for if they were deciding solely based on "a desire to strengthen the public schools," 46% of respondents answered Mr. Obama, compared to 29% answering Mr. McCain.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Faced with soaring diesel fuel costs, school districts are forcing students to use the old-fashioned way to get to class: on their own two feet.
Dreary concrete walls enclose a small outdoor space where several paint-splattered teenagers gather, ready to start a day's work. The students — members of the nonprofit Publicolor program, which pays them to paint — are shy and quiet as they begin splashing a bright yellow on the walls with steady, experienced hands.
DIANA FURCHTGOTT-ROTH
Teenagers, if you couldn't find a job this summer, call your senator or representative, because Congress wants to make it even harder next year. Tell Congress to stop pricing you out of a job.
