Helen Zelon, Author at City Limits

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A report he co-released today charges the Department of Education with inadequately communicating with parents about crucial school-closing and co-location decisions.

ByHelen Zelon 2 minRead time

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Jul 2010

Justice

Child Welfare Changes Stir Hopes, Fears

Service providers like that the city is moving away from group homes and institutional foster care. But they wonder if the money and policies are in place to make the…

ByHelen Zelon 12 minRead time

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Jul 2010

Justice

Child Welfare Agency Calls Time-Out On Foster Funding

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.

ByHelen Zelon 4 minRead time

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Jun 2010

News Uncategorized

Dig Deeper Into The Schools Debate

Kindergarten teacher Alison Brackman of P.S. 230 in Kensington, Brooklyn, tells parents that there are two kinds of books: Meat-and-potatoes reads, which stay with you long after they’re finished,…

ByHelen Zelon 4 minRead time

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Jun 2010

Education Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Hard Math: Charter Schools Race For Space

The state legislature's eleventh-hour vote last month to expand New York's charter schools will add 114 new charters to the 99 currently operating in New York City. But while the…

ByHelen Zelon 13 minRead time

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May 2010

News Uncategorized

City Council Endorses School Turnaround Zone

The New York City Council passed a resolution this week unanimously endorsing the proposed School Turnaround Zone (STZ), a strategy designed to help struggling schools improve their performance and…

ByHelen Zelon 2 minRead time

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May 2010

Opinion

School Test Givers Face Their Own Test

In this op-ed, a writer calls for more disclosure on how New York State decides where to draw the line between “pass” and “fail” on the all-important standardized tests that…

ByHelen Zelon 8 minRead time

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May 2010

ARTS and CULTURE Education

Growing Grown-Ups In Harlem

Broccoli, cucumber, bell peppers, collard greens. Strawberries, blueberries, grapes and tomatoes; runner beans and basil, four big beds of jalapeno peppers. Worms and compost. Hip hop and capoiera. A cheeseburger…

ByHelen Zelon 10 minRead time

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May 2010

News Uncategorized

4th & 8th Graders Get National Report Card

The reading abilities of New York City fourth graders are improving, according to the results of a national test released Thursday, but eighth graders’ scores remain virtually unchanged.Since 2002, the…

ByHelen Zelon 4 minRead time

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May 2010

Education Housing and Homelessness NYCHA