A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis

NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say

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The Fair Student Funding Formula, used to distribute the majority of New York City’s education budget to each of its 1,600 public schools, has been criticized for failing to provide enough funds to students who need it most, including those in temporary housing and in the foster care system. A working group has until the end of October to recommend changes.

Una Ciudad sin Límites
Tom Sheppard, the only elected member of the city's Panel for Educational Policy, at the steps of the Tweed Courthouse building.

¿Renovar o reconstruir? Albany considera alternativas al control municipal de las escuelas de Nueva York

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Los legisladores de Nueva York tienen hasta el 30 de junio para decidir si quieren extender el control de la alcaldía y, en caso de hacerlo, por cuánto tiempo. Si deciden no extender tendrán que pensar en un nuevo sistema, ya que pocos legisladores parecen estar interesados en volver a la estructura de los consejos escolares que existía antes de 2002.