How Many Billionaires Does It Take to Fix a School System?: For as long as wealthy Americans have given their money away, education has been a leading recipient of their largess. Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller: the biggest philanthropists of the 20th century all gave significant portions of their fortunes to schools, teachers and libraries. Today, according to the Foundation Center, about a quarter of all foundation giving goes to education; overall, only religious organizations receive more charitable donations. [NYT]
At Charter School, Higher Teacher Pay: Would six-figure salaries attract better teachers? A New York City charter school set to open in 2009 in Washington Heights will test one of the most fundamental questions in education: Whether significantly higher pay for teachers is the key to improving schools. [NYT]
Animal law a strong draw for students: ANIMAL law is proving so popular in universities that it could match the current popularity of environmental law within a generation, according to the head of the Australian Law Reform Commission. [Australian]
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