Rewards for Students Under a Microscope

By LISA GUERNSEY

Michael Klein

Are there benefits to paying students for good performance in school?

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Harvard Medical School students like Kirsten Austad, left; Lekshmi Santhosh, Kim Sue and David Tian, members of the American Medical Student Association, object to the influence of drug companies in the school’s educational curriculum.

Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary

By DUFF WILSON

More than 200 Harvard Medical School students and sympathetic faculty are intent on exposing and curtailing the industry influence in their classrooms and laboratories.

Pfizer Worker Photographed Protesters at Harvard

Dr. Jim Yong Kim will be the next president of Dartmouth.

Dartmouth Selects Its New President From Harvard

By TAMAR LEWIN

Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a Harvard Medical School official, has fought diseases that affect the poor around the world.

Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary

By DUFF WILSON

More than 200 Harvard Medical School students and sympathetic faculty are intent on exposing and curtailing the industry influence in their classrooms and laboratories.

Pfizer Worker Photographed Protesters at Harvard

EXIT PENDING Alena Shkumatava, working with zebra fish at M.I.T., says she will probably leave the country soon.

Scientists Fear Visa Trouble Will Drive Foreign Students Away

By CORNELIA DEAN

Foreign students are having a difficult time obtaining permission to study in the United States.

Vo-Techs Are a New Elite, Local Districts Complain

By WINNIE HU

New Jersey vocational schools have an updated sense of purpose, luring the best students from public schools and angering some local superintendents.

Interactive Graphic: New Jersey High School SAT Scores

2 Schools Bloomberg Started Cited for Poor Performance

By ELISSA GOOTMAN

The state could shut down two newly created New York City schools if students do not improve on standardized tests.

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About His Deposit ...

By JAN HOFFMAN

Parents debate whether private school is really worth it.

George Mason University, Among First With an Emirates Branch, Is Pulling Out

By TAMAR LEWIN

George Mason has struggled since it opened its branch in Ras al Khaymah, an emirate with neither the dazzle of Dubai nor the oil wealth of Abu Dhabi.

Charters Offer More Choices in Harlem, but Stir Concern for Public Schools

By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

The Harlem Education Fair drew some 5,000 people, organizers said, reflecting just how significantly the area’s educational landscape has changed over the past decade.

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Aid Critical to Public Preschool Plan

By JOHN MOONEY

Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s ambitious plan to expand preschool programs into public schools throughout the state would need federal stimulus money to succeed.

From Educators, Caution on Parent Fund-Raisers and Foundations

Voter Sentiment Dips for Artificial Turf

To Keep Students, Colleges Cut Anything but Aid

Democrats Limit Future Financing for Washington Voucher Program

Rethinking College Prep Costs in Tough Times

Cornell Official Named Dean of Columbia College

Big Changes on the Way in Lending to Students

Auditors Peer Into Finances of New York Schools Statewide

Big U.S. Role in Lending to Students

Mount Holyoke President to Resign

Students Stand When Called Upon, and When Not

Gifts to Colleges Fall After Record Highs

An Option to Save $40,000: Squeeze College Into 3 Years

Fordham Reaches a Compromise on Its Expansion Plans

In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth

Well: The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess

Beaker-Ready Projects? Colleges Have Quite a Few

Michigan Is the Latest University to End a Licensing Deal With an Apparel Maker

Rename Law? No Wisecrack Is Left Behind

Many Specialists at Private Universities Earn More Than Presidents

Gerald Myers, 85, Writer on Dance and Philosophy, Dies

The Big Test Before College? The Financial Aid Form

Class Size in New York City Schools Rises, but the Impact Is Debated

Alfred J. Kahn, Specialist in Child Welfare Issues, Dies at 90

Aboubakr Gbane, 8, in cap, with his classmates in a spelling circle at Harlem Success Academy 1 on Monday.

At a Harlem Charter, School on a Snow Day

By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

When 1.1 million other students across the city had the day off, some third graders at the Harlem Success Academy 1 got extra time to prepare for state tests.

A drawing class at SUNY New Paltz, where officials want to maintain the quality of student life by not expanding enrollment.

Well-Regarded Public Colleges Get a Surge of Bargain Hunters

By LISA W. FODERARO

The unraveling economy is making less expensive state colleges more appealing, even as they face cuts.

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School librarians like Stephanie Rosalia have transformed into multi-faceted information specialists who guide students through the flood of digital information that confronts them on a daily basis.