University of Miami Establishes Chair for Study of Atheism
The position also includes humanism and secular ethics and came after a $2.2 million donation from Louis J. Appignani, a retired businessman.
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CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times De Blasio, Seeking High Ground, Skips Hearing on Control of New York’s Schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio, unable so far to win an extension of his control over the schools from the Republican-controlled State Senate, reached for a default political strategy.
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CreditAndrew Spear for The New York Times Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students
More students drop out of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow or fail to finish high school within four years than at any other school in the country, while companies tied to its founder have been paid millions.
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CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times East Harlem School’s Utopian Spirit Devolves Into War
Central Park East I is proud of its spirit of total educational freedom, but simmering tensions among parents and staff members have erupted into a fight over the new principal.
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Credit How High School Students See the Transgender Bathroom Issue
High school students share their thoughts on President Obama’s directive to public schools on accommodating transgender students.
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CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Transgender Bathroom Debate Turns Personal at a Vermont High School
An announcement supporting a transgender student’s use of the restroom of his choice has divided students and parents in Chester.
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CreditAndrew Harnik/Associated Press Why There’s an Uproar Over Trying to Increase Funding for Poor Schools
Rich schools within districts tend to receive more government funds, and the secretary of education has angered entrenched interests in trying to change that.
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CreditPaul Hosefros/The New York Times George Mason University Firms Up Plan to Name Law School for Scalia
The decision disappointed some students and faculty members who argued that renaming the law school tied it to the justice’s conservative views.
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CreditRogelio V. Solis/Associated Press Mississippi District Ordered to Desegregate Its Schools
The court decision in Cleveland, Miss., after a five-decade legal battle, requires the district to combine its middle and high schools.
