The city’s Department of Education wants to close 19 more schools that aren’t performing well. But will that help disadvantaged students?
Happy July, all! Here's what's happening in the borough this first day of the month: The BoogieDowner blog raised questions yesterday about senate candidate Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter's work history and wonders how she can continue to receive disability payments while campaigning full-time. The post includes a response from Pilgrim-Hunter's campaign. Pilgrim-Hunter is one of four…
In documents responding to parent opposition and legal challenges, the city Department of Education says that sometimes even extra support can’t save a failing facility.
Upholding a lower court ruling, the judges say the school department failed to document the “ramifications of such school closings.”
The Citizen Union’s recommendations to the city’s charter revision commission go well beyond the good-government group’s reversal on nonpartisan elections.
The Administration for Children’s Services is calling for a “do-over” of the process it undertook last year to implement a sea-change in child welfare policy.
