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In some New York City schools, worksheets and cram sessions have been enough for failing students to earn the credits they need to graduate.

The Children at the Judge s Bronx School
Where the uniquely American journey of a Supreme Court nominee started, children set out anew to pursue their own dreams.

Florida Drops Budget Plan That Favored Prep Football
The sport was exempt from schedule cuts aimed at easing financial burdens on schools, but opponents argued the exemption violated gender-equity law.

Summer Vacation Undermines School-Based Weight Loss
School programs that promote healthy eating and exercise can help students lose weight, researchers say, but kids often pack on the pounds again during summer holiday. The study was conducted by a team at the Agatston Research Foundation in Miami Beach, Fla. Their “Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren” study included 3,200 children (48 percent Hispanic) from six elementary schools — four schools tried out the intervention, while two did not and served as controls.

Scientists Find Way to Track Stem Cells in Brain
The identification of a new marker is making it possible to track brain stem cells for the first time, U.S. researchers report. The achievement is already opening doors to new research into depression, early childhood development and multiple sclerosis, the team’s senior author said. “This is a way to detect these cells in the brain, so that you can track them in certain conditions where we suspect that these cells play a certain role,” explained Dr. Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, an assistant profess

Frank McCourt, Whose Irish Childhood Illuminated His Prose, Is Dead at 78
Mr. McCourt, a former New York City schoolteacher, turned his miserable Irish childhood into a Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Angela s Ashes.

Court Reverses Ruling Dealing With Visa of Muslim Scholar
Tariq Ramadan, who has been denied entry into the United States, said that he did not know that the recipient of his donations had connections to a terrorist organization.

Democrats Lash Out at Mayor Over Control of Public Schools
Ten senators gathered on the steps of City Hall to rebut Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg s criticism, and called him everything from a dictator to a yenta to a plantation owner.

FDA Issues New Warnings for Anemia Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved new “black box” warnings on labels of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, which are drugs used to treat certain types of anemia. The warnings cover the drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, and detail their dangers to patients with cancer and patients with chronic kidney failure. Those dangers include heart attack, stroke, heart failure and cancer tumor growth and shortened survival.

Bloomberg s School Control Bill Is Stalled in the Senate
Democratic senators want concessions on parental involvement and other issues, but City Hall wants any changes to wait.

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