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Friday, December 5, 2014

Education

Rolling Stone Cites Doubts on Its Story of UVA Rape

Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The woman at the center of a Rolling Stone article said this was where she was raped by several men in 2012.
Steve Helber/Associated Press

Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The woman at the center of a Rolling Stone article said this was where she was raped by several men in 2012.

The magazine acknowledged “discrepancies” in an article that described a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity.

How Game Theory Helped Improve New York City High School Application Process

As bad as many students and parents may think New York’s method of matching students and schools is, it was much worse before economists from Duke, M.I.T. and Stanford attacked it.

Sing Sing Inmates, Pursuing an Education, Take the Stage

The event, an offshoot of the TED Talks conference series, was a showcase for felons who are continuing their studies while at the Ossining, N.Y., prison.

Princeton Students Pick Experience Over Spoof in Presidential Runoff Vote

Ella Cheng, who has been involved with student government, defeated Will Gansa, who ran a joke campaign focused on culinary changes.

Hudson River Park Trust Plans Research and Education Center at Pier 26

Construction of the estuarium, which will occupy the end of the 840-foot pier between North Moore and Hubert Streets, is expected to begin in 2017.

DealBook

Brazil Firm Raises $309 Million for Education-Focused Fund

The success by Bozano Investimentos in raising money for its new private equity fund is another indication that some investors are looking beyond Brazil’s current economic travails.

Middle-Class Pay Elusive for Teachers, Report Says

While higher salaries can be reached relatively early in some districts, in others it can take more than three decades to get there, the National Council on Teacher Quality says.

The Upshot

Reporting Sexual Assault Is Difficult, but a New Technology May Help

A nonprofit seeks to encourage victims to come forward online and identify serial perpetrators who might otherwise go undetected.

2 Educators Face Charges of Sexual Assault in Indonesia

Two staff members at a prestigious international school appeared in court on Tuesday in a case that their defense team has said is completely fabricated.

It’s a Game of Spiraling Costs, So a College Tosses Out Football

The University of Alabama-Birmingham said it would terminate its football program, becoming the first university in the top college sports tier to do so in nearly 20 years.

Gift From Giants Chairman to Help School Football Programs Respond to Head Injuries

A $1.2 million donation from Steve Tisch, an owner of the N.F.L. team, will pay to have trainers or emergency medical technicians at all contact practices for New York City’s public high schools.

2 Witnesses at Winston Hearing Are Said Not to Testify

The hearing involving Jameis Winston and the woman who accused him of sexually assaulting in 2012 her would likely not have any effect until after the Seminoles’ season.

Patrick Suppes, Pioneer in Computerized Learning, Dies at 92

In 1966, almost a decade before the invention of the personal computer, he predicted that children would have access to personal tutors “as well informed and as responsive as Aristotle.”

Most College Students Don’t Earn a Degree in 4 Years, Study Finds

A new report says that only 19 percent of students graduated in four years from most public universities and that only 50 of 580 public universities graduated a majority of their full-time students at the four-year mark.

Princeton Eating Club Ousts 2 Officers Over Emails Ridiculing Women

Tiger Inn, a social club known for its rowdy, hard-drinking atmosphere, is being investigated for one of the emails, which included an explicit photo.

Teachers’ Strikes Spread Across Northeast China

The strikes over low salaries and mandatory payments to pension plans began last week and now encompass a half-dozen cities or counties.

Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Girls and Boys

Single-sex classes are increasingly common in the nation’s public schools, particularly in poor areas, prompting new scrutiny about their effectiveness.

The Upshot

For Accomplished Students, Reaching a Good College Isn’t as Hard as It Seems

Admission rates are misleading: It’s not that fewer students are accepted; it’s that applications have run riot.

The Upshot

Even Among Harvard Graduates, Women Fall Short of Their Work Expectations

Both sexes have ambitious goals for their career and family life, a study finds, but entrenched factors seem to hold many women back.

Education Life
International Education

Chinese Students Lead Foreign Surge at U.S. Colleges

In 2013-14, American colleges enrolled a record 886,052 foreigners, an increase of 8 percent from the previous year. Chinese were almost 60 percent of the growth in foreign students.

From the Magazine
When Women Become Men at Wellesley

Can women’s colleges survive the transgender movement?

50 Ways to Teach With Current Events

In honor of National News Engagement Day, here are 50 ideas to help teachers bring current events into the classroom.

From Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor

Blowing Off Class? We Know

Colleges venture into data mining to help students graduate.

Opinion

Mishandling Rape

Colleges are seeing sexual assault where it doesn’t exist while letting dangerous men go free.

Opinion

Throw Out the College Application System

We should learn from the spymasters and assess students in person.

Exposures
My First Year

Checking in with college students, before and after their freshman year in New York City.

Special Section

Continuing Education

High-achieving women are returning to jobs they left to care for children or aging parents, taking advantage of help offered by the banks and law firms that first hired them. Also, going to school to become an umpire or referee: In the big leagues, at least, the money is good.

Multimedia

Graphic: Unequal Progress on Standardized Tests

Average scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been rising but large disparities among races and economic classes remain.

Interactive: New York School Test Scores

A complete summary of demographics and student performance over the past decade for every school in New York.

Education Resources