How LI teachers benefit from unusual raise system

Long Island school administrators are allowing teachers to take professional development courses such as yoga, stress management and "The Science and Romance of Wine" for credits that count toward thousands of dollars in raises -- over and above the annual increases they already receive, a Newsday investigation has found.



via Newsday.com top stories http://www.newsday.com/long-island/how-li-teachers-benefit-from-unusual-raise-system-1.4136463

For Minority Students at Elite New York Private Schools, Admittance Doesn’t Bring Acceptance

Minority students at New York City’s top private schools say they are confronted by a racial and economic divide that manifests itself as indifference and social segregation.



via NYT > N.Y. / Region http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/nyregion/for-minority-students-at-elite-new-york-private-schools-admittance-doesnt-bring-acceptance.html