Some students transferring to public school arrive with no educational records because a private or parochial school has withheld them until tuition debts are paid.
Few would deny that state-run juvenile detention facilities are flawed. But a Bloomberg bid to take control of some of those sites has raised a new set of issues.
The city is proud that it kept cash assistance rolls at record lows despite the recession. But it can’t answer many questions about who’s applying for welfare—and what happens to…
The city is pressing to release internal ratings on public school teachers. But cops, prison guards and firefighters don’t have to worry about similar exposure.
Since 1968, public housing authorities nationwide have largely been ignoring a law requiring that they employ residents. Evidence suggests that at NYCHA, at least, that’s changing.
