Tips for the Admissions Test ... to Kindergarten

Test prep companies are catering to a new demographic: 3- and 4-year-olds.

Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:07 PM at NYT > Education by By SHARON OTTERMAN

Students Protest Tuition Increases

Students occupied campus buildings at Berkeley and Santa Cruz on Friday, the day after a 32 percent increase in tuition was approved by the University of California Board of Regents.

Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:30 AM at NYT > Education by By MALIA WOLLAN and TAMAR LEWIN

U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

The effort had been seen by opponents as a possible new front in the national debate over the matter.

Posted on Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:02 AM at NYT > Education by By MONICA DAVEY

Teachers at Some Low-Performing Schools Get Bonuses

Two different measures of progress explain the discrepancy, said officials from the New York City Department of Education.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 12:33 PM at NYT > Education by By SHARON OTTERMAN

A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts

Students and faculty worry that deep budget cuts are pushing the University of California into decline.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 9:29 AM at NYT > Education by By TAMAR LEWIN

Regents Raise College Tuition in California by 32 Percent

Facing steep cuts in state financing, the university system voted on Thursday to raise undergraduate fees.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 3:25 AM at NYT > Education by By TAMAR LEWIN and REBECCA CATHCART

Gateses Give $290 Million for Education

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a donation of $290 million to support groups working to transform how teachers are evaluated and how they get tenure.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 3:12 AM at NYT > Education by By SAM DILLON

University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research

The University of Nebraska would be the first such institution to set stricter limits than what national or state law allows.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 3:10 AM at NYT > Education by By MONICA DAVEY

Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap

An underperforming school in San Jose sets high expectations, and students and parents respond with positive results.

Posted on Friday, November 20, 2009 2:46 AM at NYT > Education by By PHIL YOST

On College Football Game Days, Efforts to Deter Binge Drinking

Students ejected from Minnesota home games for alcohol-related disturbances must meet with a counselor and submit to game-day breath analysis.

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:10 PM at NYT > Education by By PAT BORZI