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In the News (Tue 7 Oct 08)

  
  THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
Among non-economists, the New School acquired the Gestalt psychologist Max Werthheimer, sociologist Max Ascoli, philosopher Leo Strauss, political scientist Max Lerner and the dramatist Erwin Piscator.
The post-war years were made difficult for the New School by the return of scholars back to Europe or their move to other American universities.
In the 1990s, Lance Taylor and Duncan Foley joined the New School economics department and the Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA) was founded to further the links between the New School's unique and refreshing perspective and the economic world.
cepa.newschool.edu /het/schools/newsch.htm   (1170 words)

  
 The New School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The school was known as The New School for Social Research from its founding in 1919 until 1997, then renamed to The New School University, and received its current name in 2005.
The University in Exile was founded in 1933 as a graduate division of the school, to be a haven for scholars who had been dismissed from teaching and government positions by totalitarian regimes in Europe.
In 2003, adjunct faculty in several divisions of the New School began to form a labor union chapter under the auspices of the United Auto Workers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_New_School   (983 words)

  
 The New School - Syracuse, New York | Where Kids Love to Learn
The New School is a small, private, independent, not-for-profit elementary school established in 1988 by parents and educators.
The New School, a private elementary school in Syracuse, is hosting Open House Tours, by appointment, Wednesday through Friday, November 15 through 17, from 9 to 12.
Students from the New School were involved in creating, drawing, and painting the mural this summer.
www.newschool-syr.org /index.html   (353 words)

  
 New Horizon School - History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
New Horizon School was founded in 1995 by a group of committed educators and parents/guardians to provide a successful learning environment for students with learning disabilities, attention deficits, and other learning differences.
New Horizon School remained in that space for two years and then moved to leased space in Burien, Washington for the 1997-98 school year.
Today New Horizon School serves grades 6-12 students from a wide geographical region ranging from Issaquah to Poulsbo, from Everett to Tacoma, and everywhere in between.
www.new-horizon-school.org /tour/history.htm   (205 words)

  
 Blacksburg New School, Blacksburg VA
The school's special-use permit for its 5-acre property on North Main Street allows for 120 students, an increase of more than 70 percent, though another wing would have to be added to fit that many children.
But in a school that emphasizes small class size, individual attention, and a strong sense of community between teachers, parents and students, care will be taken not to grow too quicky, said T.J. Stone, head teacher, who has been at the school since 1989.
The New School's maximum class size is 14 for elementary school children and 16 for middle school children.
www.new-school.org /news.html   (4257 words)

  
 New York School Choice
New York has a strong charter school law, and its limited open enrollment policies were expanded in 2002.
Because the aid took place at the school, the Supreme Court had ruled that the practice was unconstitutional because the potential existed for using public funds to promote religion.
The new school choice options are part of a larger initiative by Buffalo school officials to improve their school system and respond to opinion polls indicating that parents want their children to attend school closer to home.
www.heritage.org /research/education/schoolchoice/NewYork.cfm   (2405 words)

  
 New School Preparatory: Celebrating 13 years of excellence in education
New School is such a great place for kids and parents.
New School gave my daughter an amazing academic program and helped her become pro-active in life.
He attended another school prior to New School and we felt we were losing him to depression and feeling 'not good enough'.
www.newschoolparents.org   (1143 words)

  
 New York Film Academy - Bachelor's Degree - New School
At The New School you will find an equally diverse student body and a stimulating educational environment in which students are truly excited to learn.
The New School, a fully-accredited private university, was founded in New York City in 1919 as a bastion of intellectual and artistic freedom.
All film school and acting school camps are solely owned and operated by the New York Film Academy and are not affiliated with Universal Studios, Harvard University, or Disney-MGM Studios.
www.nyfa.com /film_school/student_information/bachelor_new.php   (795 words)

  
 SRVUSD : SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION : NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
Located in the new residential communities of Gale Ranch and Windemere in the Dougherty Valley is a new approach to the lengthy process and high cost of building and funding new schools in California - have the developers finance and construct new schools.
The enormous task of constructing the new Dougherty Valley High School for 2200 students is a priority for the district and developers.
The school is scheduled to open in 2007 with 9th and 10th grade students only.
www.srvusd.k12.ca.us /School_Construction/New_School_Construction   (465 words)

  
 The New School Krueger Seminar Series
The overall plan is to systematically discuss various aspects of the theory and practice of education and of The New School specifically.
These will be followed by a series of discussions focusing on the texts used within The New School and which are used to present the School to parents and the world generally.
Invitations to participate in these discussions are extended to all members of the School Meeting, to the members of the Theory and Practice Group, and, by special invitation, to certain members of The New School Assembly.
www.thenewschool.com /kss   (404 words)

  
 New Mexico School Choice
Local school boards authorize charter schools, and applicants who are rejected may appeal to the state board.
This bill changes the state’s open enrollment law to require schools to give students in the schools’ attendance zone first priority for enrollment, followed by students seeking to transfer from schools in need of improvement.
During this school year the program funded scholarships of $1,000 per year for K-6 students and $1,500 for students in grades 7-12.
www.heritage.org /Research/education/schoolchoice/NewMexico.cfm   (1352 words)

  
 Minnesota New Country School Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At most schools, it is the faculty (complying with district and state regulations) that defines the course sequence for students, sets the syllabi, picks the texts, assigns the work, creates deadlines, measures progress, and awards credit.
The school gives students an armful of planning tools—along with clear rules—then asks them to set and follow their own curriculum, casting their work in the form of projects.
is a professional educator cooperative that oversees nine public charter schools in Minnesota; its non-profit arm provides startup and new school replication grants and technical assistance nationwide with funding from the Gates Foundation.
www.whatkidscando.org /portfoliosmallschools/MNCS.html   (941 words)

  
 Brave New School   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony certainly defies the glittering stereotype of the nouveaux riches that populate this portion of the Hamptons, an enclave of tony hamlets on the south fork of New York's Long Island.
The school has demonstrated an added bonus: Though some of the regular ed students were considered at risk of failure or exhibited low self-esteem in their other schools, they now thrive.
The school's curriculum is based on the New York state learning standards for the arts, literacy, math, science, and social studies, but many CDCH educators often invent lesson plans created with each student's needs and abilities in mind.
www.edutopia.org /magazine/ed1article.php?id=Art_1220&issue=feb_05   (2023 words)

  
 NTHS > About NTHS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
However, when several local businesspeople first tossed around the idea of a school in which students would learn the skills necessary to succeed in the New Economy, revolution was not a word they used.
In addition, students learn self-sufficiency and time management, and participate in what the school's founders call "A Community of Trust." Small class sizes and personal relationships with instructors create an environment in which students are responsible for their own learning.
District statistics for the 2000-01 school year, 60.1% of the students are Caucasian, 32.9% Latino, 1.8% Filipino, 1.6% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1.7% African-American, and 1.7% Native American.
www.newtechhigh.org /School/about/about_default.asp   (1551 words)

  
 Rutgers University Libraries: Libraries: Manuscripts: Modern School Collection
The Modern School at Stelton, New Jersey, was a child of the early twentieth century anarchist and libertarian education movements.
Under her tenure, a summer school and kindergarten were introduced, and the school had visitors from Switzerland and Germany to observe its methods.
Many colonists supported themselves by continuing to commute to the garment district in New York; in addition, all the land in the colony was individually owned and cultivated for profit, which was not inconsistent with anarchist philosophy.
www.libraries.rutgers.edu /rul/libs/scua/modern_school/modern.shtml   (2888 words)

  
 New School (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New School at West Heath an independent school in Sevenoaks, England, sometimes referred to simply as "The New School"
The New School of Northern Virginia, a private school (grades 5-12) in Fairfax, Virginia, sometimes referred to simply as "The New School"
The antithesis of the slang phrase "old school", in reference to a school of thought
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_School   (215 words)

  
 The New School - The New York Times
At a reception in Manhattan last week for year-end design awards at Parsons the New School for Design, graduating students came in nervy new turnouts that rated a spin on the runway.
For the New School in Greenwich Village, the Norman Hsu scandal is an uncomfortable reminder of the danger in naming prominent individuals as trustees.
The primary function of the institute, presented annually by Mannes College the New School for Music, is to provide young performers with direction in the specialized skills required by contemporary composers.
topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/new_school_university/index.html?inline=nyt-org   (567 words)

  
 Going Back to School
Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, and maybe even a new school.
Most teachers kick off the school year by introducing themselves and talking about all the stuff you'll be doing that year.
The first day of school is your first chance to find your way around a new school, or learn the pathways to new classes in your old school.
kidshealth.org /kid/feeling/school/back_to_school.html   (835 words)

  
 News: New school, new traditions | school, new, students, grove, orange - OCRegister.com
She could see by their smiles that Adonis, 8, and Sofia, 6, were thrilled to be moving to the brand new Orange Grove Elementary School in Anaheim this year.
As Orange County's student population declines, fewer new schools are opening.
The cornerstone was hiring Hoefer, a 16-year-veteran of the district, in November 2006.
www.ocregister.com /news/school-new-students-1898290-grove-orange   (1324 words)

  
 DefendAmerica News - Ground Broken for New Village School
The 226th Medical Logistics Battalion from Miesau, Germany, is sponsoring the construction of the new school, which will be built from the ground up.
The elementary school is expected to be ready for the start of school in mid-September.
The school is one of more than 30 local infrastructure and water projects being managed by the 13th Corps Support Command civil affairs staff.
www.defendamerica.mil /articles/aug2004/a081604d.html   (157 words)

  
 New School
Above all the boys were extremely proud of their school and saw its positive aspects of strong faith, friendships, sporting and academic achievement as being key drivers for the new building.
Visits to other schools such as Carr Manor, Salford Academy and Navigation Primary school, have shown us that each new school is in many ways unique and makes a statement about its own community, time and place.
It is important that our new school building and facilities also make a statement about the nature of the College and also fit in with the local community.
newschool.st-ambroseblogs.net   (1365 words)

  
 New Museum: School Programs
The Visible Knowledge (VKP) was the New Museum's educational and professional development program for public high schools from 1984 to 2005.
For twenty-one years, the VKP paired artist-instructors with high school teachers on a semester-long basis with the goal of integrating contemporary art with social studies, language arts, and studio art curricula.
Education programming at the New Museum of Contemporary Art is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, the Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation and the Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Federated Department Stores Foundation.
www.newmuseum.org /more_school_programs.php   (814 words)

  
 The New School - Independent Preprimary and Elementary Montessori Education in Cincinnati, Ohio
The New School - Independent Preprimary and Elementary Montessori Education in Cincinnati, Ohio
Everyone here at The New School is proud of our greater than thirty-five year tradition and the work that we do with children daily.
The New School • 3 Burton Woods Ln.
www.thenewschool.cc   (244 words)

  
 Albert Landa Dies at 80; Helped the New School Develop - New York Times
Landa was the school’s public relations director from 1960 to 1975 and, for the next 10 years, its executive vice president for development and public affairs.
An institution that sees itself as an unconventional alternative to other colleges, the New School was founded in 1919 by a group of professors, including the philosopher and education reformer John Dewey, who had resigned in protest from Columbia.
In 1933, the New School opened the University in Exile as a haven for Jewish intellectuals fleeing the Nazis.
www.nytimes.com /2008/02/03/nyregion/03landa.html?ex=1359694800&en=2541ee9ce2434889&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (720 words)

  
 The New School: Ecology, Culture and the Inner Life
The New School seeks to bring together old and new friends and colleagues from all these areas to explore shared interests in life-long learning and service to life.
The intention of the New School is to create a growing tapestry of interwoven conversations and experiences that nourish the body, the mind and the heart in ways that move us individually and collectively toward the consciousness we seek.
We emphasize again that we seek to co-invent the New School together with the community of friends who are drawn to explore learning for life.
www.commonweal.org /new-school   (1567 words)

  
 Blacksburg New School, Blacksburg VA
Even after 30 years of existence, the Blacksburg New School is "new" in the sense that it continues to grow and to evolve with the changing configuration of parents, teachers, and children.
The New School offers a strong academic curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade in language arts, math, social studies, and science.
BNS is accredited by the Virginia Independent Schools Association, which is governed by the Virginia Council for Private Education.
www.new-school.org /Index.html   (285 words)

  
 The New School In The Heights
The Mission of The New School In The Heights is to provide an alternative educational experience for children with good or superior intelligence whose social-emotional delays interfere with success in school and life.
For the third time in three years, The New School in the Heights is growing again.
New Middle School students take the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) every other year to make sure they are learning the material they will need in mainstream schools once they transition from NMS.
www.newschoolheights.org   (269 words)

  
 New School Admissions
Children from other schools are sometimes accepted as transfer students to our elementary program if the learning style of the child is compatible with our Montessori community.
Once enrollments are opened to new students and all appropriate records on your child are received and evaluated, you will be notified of the acceptance of your child into the program.
You must return a completed enrollment form, which is a contract with the school, to the school office with the non-refundable enrollment fee by the due date in order to secure a place for your child.
www.newschool.net /Admissions.html   (359 words)

  
 NewSchools Venture Fund
In this collection of case studies, we have captured effective practices used by the organizations we support, who are using innovative models to improve academic outcomes.
NewSchools is focused on transforming public education -- particularly for low-income and minority children in urban communities, who need and deserve better schools.
We support education entrepreneurs, help them grow their organizations to scale and connect their work with broader systems change.
www.newschools.org   (93 words)

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