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Adi Talwar

Companies like Bloomingdales have agreed to provide transition packages to make it easier for employees to retire early.

Gail Robinson

Aging

Pandemic May Spur Retirements Among Not-So-Old New Yorkers

By Gail Robinson | December 8, 2020

Some older workers are retiring earlier than they had planned, a trend that could accelerate if the city provides incentives to encourage them to leave their jobs. While some people leaving the workforce look forward to a life of leisure, others will be forced to scramble for health insurance, dip into savings and receive lower Social Security benefits than they otherwise would have.

2020 campaign
serviam gardens

Septuagenarians Running for President Differ on Key Issues for Older New Yorkers

By Gail Robinson | October 19, 2020

On Social Security, healthcare, housing and food support, Joe Biden and Donald Trump offer different visions to older New Yorkers.

Age Justice

Eight Months into Pandemic, Senior Center Doors Remain Shut

By Gail Robinson | October 14, 2020

The de Blasio administration has no schedule for reopening the centers, and it seems likely the centers will not offer in-person services until 2021.

culturally relevant

Overdue Assignment: Making NYC Schools Culturally Responsive

By Gail Robinson | November 14, 2018

It will take more than new language or better lessons. Who’s teaching, who’s learning and the very nature of how social studies are taught and tested are also in play.

betsy de vos

From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars

By Gail Robinson | September 19, 2018

But with desegregation an increasingly urgent goal, how long will it last?

class

What Role do Middle Schools Play in Deciding Who Gets Into NYC’s Elite High Schools?

By Gail Robinson | June 14, 2018

It is clear that most students get on – or off – the track to go to a specialized high school long before they sit down to take the SHSAT in September of 8th grade. See how the middle schools rank.

busing

Policies Shift, Neighborhoods Change, but Elementary School Segregation Holds On

By Gail Robinson | March 28, 2017

Many argue that policy choices helped segregate our schools, and new and different policy choices are needed to integrate them.

admissions

The Problem with NYC High-School Admissions? It’s not Just the Test

By Gail Robinson | February 8, 2016

Critics target the city’s eight specialized schools for using a single test to determine who gets to enter. But other selective public high-schools use a confusing mix of admissions policies that raise their own questions about transparency and fairness.

Education

Class in the Classroom: The Income Gap and NYC's Schools

By Gail Robinson | September 25, 2013

It’s well known that wealthy kids outperform poor kids in school, but now the rich are also pulling away from middle-class students. Why? And is class or race the key factor in how NYC school kids perform?

Economy

What the Campaign's Focus on Inequality Means for New York

By Gail Robinson | September 3, 2013

How did income inequality become a driving issue in the 2013 race? What do the candidates actually propose to do about it? Would any of their ideas really work?

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