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Opportunity Charter School, with 44 percent teacher attrition in 2011-12, actually saw lower turnover than 18 other city charter schools—at least according to state data, which some schools dispute.

Helen Zelon

Charter Schools

Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover

Helen Zelon | August 20, 2014

While some statistics are disputed, the high rates of teacher attrition at charter schools raise questions about whether even the most successful ones can maintain quality amid the churn.

Administration for Children's Services

Exclusive Interview: New Child-Welfare Chief Eyes Change

Helen Zelon | April 3, 2014

New ACS Commissioner Gladys Carri

Activism and Volunteerism

Juvenile Justice Reform Falls Short of Goals

Helen Zelon | March 12, 2014

The Close to Home initiative was supposed to move detained kids to less restrictive settings and improve their ability to complete their education. That hasn’t happened.

Activism and Volunteerism

Young Men's Initiative Shows Promise—and Limits

Helen Zelon | December 3, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg gets credit for making young black men a government priority. But there are questions about YMI’s scope, scale and future funding.

Government

Score the Final Mayoral Debate at Home

Helen Zelon | October 30, 2013

A guide to the soundbites we’re likely to hear, the backstories we need to know and the snacks, drinks and music we’ll require to get through the third de Blasio-Lhota faceoff.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

City Wants to Shrink Four Zoned High Schools

Helen Zelon | October 15, 2013

By limiting enrollment—and therefore eliminating the schools’ commitment to accept all neighborhood kids who wanted to come—DOE says it will improve students’ options.

Citywide

The Next 'Education Mayor?' De Blasio Vs. Lhota on Schools

Helen Zelon | September 20, 2013

Sizing up what each man has in mind for New York’s 1 million public-school students—and, through our totally unscientific street-corner poll, what New York voters think of the candidates’ plans.

Education

Graduation Day: Bloomberg's Babies Grow Up

Helen Zelon | July 10, 2013

In the final installment of our Class of 2013 series, we watch the seniors we’ve met this year as they leave New York City public schools for the big, “real” world.

Education

Class of 2013: Tech Students Eye Careers As Reforms Stall

Helen Zelon | April 17, 2013

In our year-long series on the Bloomberg administration’s final high-school class, we meet students at a Career and Technical high school in Staten Island.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

Beyond Elites, College Readiness Is Low

Helen Zelon | February 15, 2013

In his annual address, Mayor Bloomberg touted increased college readiness in the city’s high schools. But more than half the students deemed college ready attend New York’s top-ranked facilities.

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