Education News from NY Times

The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Editing Practice, May 24, 2013

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:43am
In what order should these sentences from an article about a secret nightclub go?    

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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Beyond the Swimming Pool: The History of Chlorine

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 4:30am
What are some of the many uses we have for chlorine?    

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The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 24, 2013

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 2:24am
See what you know about the news of the day.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | glutinous

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:08am
This word has appeared in 18 New York Times articles in the past year.    

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French Upset Over ‘More English’ Proposal

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 8:03pm
An effort to draw more foreign students to French universities has led to worries about “Americanization disguised as globalization.”    

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The Learning Network Blog: Reflections on Our Most Popular Found Poetry Contest Yet

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 2:10pm
Reflections on the 971 poems submitted for our Fourth Annual Found Poetry Contest. Winners will be announced starting May 28.    

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House Passes Student Loan Bill, Setting Up Showdown

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 1:36pm
The bill would head off a doubling of interest rates, instead tying the rates to prevailing market trends, an approach not favored by Senate Democrats.    
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Economix Blog: The Changing Face of Community Colleges

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 10:34am
A Century Foundation report shows a sharp increase in enrollment of lower-income, nonwhite students at community colleges, institutions that will do much to shape the economy.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Poetry Pairing | 'Three Hundred Thousand More'

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 10:13am
In honor of Memorial Day coming up on Monday, this week’s Poetry Pairing matches “Three Hundred Thousand More” by James Sloan Gibbons with the article “Birthplace of Memorial Day? That Depends Where You’re From” by Campbell Robertson.    

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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr in Bold Move by Internet Pioneer

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 7:58am
How does Tumblr offer a different approach to social media from Facebook?    

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The Learning Network: Student Opinion | What Role Will Robots Play in Our Future?

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 5:00am
Will robots be in every home, the way we now have TVs and computers? Will they work in our factories, fight in our wars, teach our children and care for our elderly?    

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The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, May 23, 2013

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 4:20am
Can you choose the word that correctly completes the sentence?    

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The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 23, 2013

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 1:30am
See what you know about the news of the day.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | inclusive

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 12:01am
This word has appeared in 1,050 New York Times articles in the past year.    

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Steve Jobs’s Widow Sets Philanthropy Goals

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 9:33pm
Laurene Powell Jobs has carefully entered the public sphere, pushing her agenda in education as well as global conservation, nutrition and immigration policy.    

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Sergeant Accused of Secretly Filming Female Cadets

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 6:27pm
The suspect, Sgt. First Class Michael McClendon, sometimes videotaped West Point cadets when they were in the shower, officials said.    
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Despite Protests, Chicago to Close 49 Schools

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 5:37pm
The move singled out schools that officials said were half empty after population losses, but that opponents said targeted low-income minority communities.    

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2-Year Colleges Getting a Falling Share of Spending

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 2:41pm
Even as their student bodies have become poorer, many community colleges are “receiving minimal federal support,” said a senior fellow at the group publishing a new report.    

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The Learning Network Blog: Lesson Plan | Cool Science: Renewing Interest in Space Exploration Through Social Media and Music

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 2:17pm
In this lesson we offer three activities inspired by the astronaut Chris Hadfield’s use of social media to renew flagging interest in space.    

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The Learning Network Blog: As the Alarm Sirens Wailed

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 8:19am
Where, according to this article, is the “emotional and physical focal point of one of the most destructive tornadoes to strike Oklahoma”?    

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