CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
City Limits Magazines’ Archive Now All Digital, Accessible
City Limits |
With a grant from the New York Community Trust, our 36-year archive is now digital (and fully accessible for free) online.
Bronx
City Limits' Zelon Wins 'Front Page' Award
Jarrett Murphy |
Our long-time education and child welfare reporter was honored for her in-depth reporting on Family Court.
Education
Class of 2013: Bloomberg's Babies Start Senior Year
Helen Zelon |
In the first installment of a year-long series following members of the final graduating class under Michael Bloomberg, we meet two seniors whose high-school careers reflect the impact of the mayor’s reforms.
CityPlate: Food Policy in NYC
School Food Deal Lures Firms Linked to Past Probes
Jarrett Murphy |
A decade ago a federal investigation of school food contracts led to convictions against several firms, and prison terms for some leaders. Now, two companies with links to the episode are bidding to deliver food to New York’s students.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
On Special Ed, School Dept. Must Do its Homework
Kim SweetMaggie Moroff |
This school year the city has undertaken a dramatic transformation of special education to try to improve student achievement. While applauding the push, these writers believe the city has put more resources into the classrooms where special ed kids are now learning.
Education
DOE Diaspora: NYC School Vets Spread Reforms Nationwide
Helen Zelon |
The impact of Mayor Bloomberg’s education reforms is being felt well beyond New York as former DOE aides have taken top jobs in other cities and states.
Brooklyn
Who Killed John Dewey High?
Gail Robinson |
In the ’60s it was an ambitious experiment in progressive education. Today John Dewey High graduates its final class after being closed as a failing high school. What led the Gravesend facility from success to shut-down?
ARTS and CULTURE
World's Greatest Novels—Not At Your Local Library?
Candace Amos |
A trip to six Brooklyn branch libraries in low-income neighborhoods found that many classic novels are not on the shelves. As budgets tighten and many readers go digital, do these missing titles represent A Brave New World or Darkness at Noon?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Saying No to This Week’s Field Tests
Fred Smith |
Using a no-stakes test to evaluate questions for next year’s high-stakes exams? This author thinks it’s a bad idea.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
The Reading List: Whiter Colleges, the Price of Trash and Killer Heat
Jarrett Murphy |
There’s more to know today about the effect of CUNY admissions policies on student demographics, the fiscal impact of city sanitation policy and more.
