The Way We Live Now: 24/7 School Reform
What poor kids really need can?t be taught in a classroom.



Fuel Prices Squeeze School Districts
As the cost of diesel fuel has soared well past what many districts budgeted for last spring, school officials are rethinking their transportation needs.



Many Principals Remain at Schools Graded ?F?
Nearly a year after New York City?s first report cards for public schools were issued, the majority of the principals who ran the 52 schools labeled as failing remain in place.



New York Plans to Sue Student Loan Company
The attorney general is preparing a lawsuit against Goal Financial, charging that the lender broke laws by luring borrowers with cash and gifts and that it misled consumers about loan terms.



Hearing on Columbia Plan Elicits Emotional Speeches
Speakers opposed to the expansion of Columbia University in the western part of Harlem linked the university?s plan with gentrification taking place elsewhere in Harlem.



Panel Backs Leaving Schools Under the Mayor
The panel of education experts recommended that the law be renewed but amended to limit City Hall?s power.



$400 Million Gift to Genetic Institute
The gift to the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard was the biggest so far from Eli and Edythe Broad, who are giving away a multibillion-dollar fortune.



Court Blocks Florida Ballot Measures Intended to Help School Vouchers
Two constitutional amendments intended to help Florida?s school voucher programs withstand legal challenges cannot appear on the November ballot, the State Supreme Court ruled.



New School Rules on Bias Bullying
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced regulations that are meant to combat bullying in city schools that is based on bias.



Across the City, Facing the Unknown
Among the one million-plus students and 80,000 teachers who started classes Tuesday at 1,499 schools around New York City, some were attending for the first time.