Over the last five school years, District 32’s total enrollment has dropped 21 percent. The School Construction Authority’s projections have District 32 shrinking by nearly half over the next decade.
careers
Are City Schools and Hospitals Doing Enough to Diversify Medicine?
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Reducing racial disparities within the practice of medicine will take work by elementary-school teachers, high-school counselors, college programs, med schools and mentor physicians. But the work starts with letting Black and Latino kids know they have the right to dream.
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Brain Waste: Many Immigrants Come With Dreams—and Advanced Training—but Can’t Find Jobs
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An orthopedic surgeon tosses pizza dough. An engineer with a doctorate drives for Uber and Lyft. They are among thousands who arrived here with advanced educations but can only find low-skill work.
Agenda 2019
As Feds Turn Away, New York Looks to Regulate Student-Loan Servicers
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This is not the first time Gov. Cuomo has proposed a licensing regime for student-loan servicing firms. This year, both the political context and the legal landscape have changed.
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Teachers Push De Blasio for Pre-K Pay Equity as New Era for System Approaches
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The de Blasio administration is moving to consolidate and expand its birth-to-five education programs. Will it take this opportunity to address a yawning gap between what city teachers and their nonprofit counterparts make?
CityPlate
Why do Some NYC School Kids Still Eat Lunch Before Some of Us Have had Breakfast?
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The teacher reminded some restless students to focus during the last 15 minutes before lunch. Standard directions for students feeling antsy before the mid-day meal. Except it was 9:25 a.m.
Charter Schools
Charter Network Looking to Open New Transfer School in Queens
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Flushing, Whitestone, Ridgewood, Corona, Jackson Heights, Astoria and Long Island City are possible locations.
culturally relevant
Overdue Assignment: Making NYC Schools Culturally Responsive
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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.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Focusing on the Wrong Teacher Shortage Crisis in New York
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‘The issue is more nuanced than the common portrayal of a statewide, across-the-board teacher shortage crisis. Any effective solution must begin with a more accurate understanding of the problem.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: New Teachers’ Contract is a Missed Opportunity
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‘At almost every turn, the contract benefits the Department of Education and does little to improve the lot of the vast majority of union members.’
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NYC’s Special Education System Feels the Impact of Teacher Shortages
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In addition to the staff shortages, District 75 has a teacher-absentee rate exceeding the rate of New York City teacher absenteeism citywide, according to federal data.