Education Archives - Page 54 of 54

BACK TO JAMAICA: NYC TEACHERS SENT PACKING

City pols and advocates team up to save the jobs of 100 teachers recruited from the Caribbean.

DAY-CARE WORKERS STILL SNUBBED

The city’s 7,500 unionized daycare directors and teachers demand a new contract.

ACS NEEDS A “NEW-MAN”: CHILD CARE COMMISH QUITS

Already struggling with tight budgets and policy shifts, the Administration for Children’s Services loses Deputy Commissioner Harvey Newman.

Education

DITCHIN’ CLASS: HUGE SPIKE IN TEACHER RETIREMENT

A surprisingly high number of teachers retired this September, prompting retention and hiring concerns.

Education

RICHARD M. LASH: 1931-2002

The longtime advocate for low-income New Yorkers with disabilities, and founder of Sinergia, has died. He was 71.

Economy Education

RACE FOR THE NEXT GOODMAN, OR WOMAN

The city’s teachers union overlooked some differences of opinion on education policy last week to endorse Republican John Ravitz in his race for Roy Goodman’s state senate seat, leaving some…

Education

BRIGHT NEW IDEA FOR EDISON: A SCHOOL ON CITY LAND

The for-profit Edison Schools’ plan for a building to house their new headquarters and a school depends on the city’s generosity.

Education

SUMMERTIME BLUES FOR INTERNATIONAL H.S.

When two Queens alternative high schools applied to become charters, they lost an exemption that protected graduating seniors from the Regents exams.

Education

REGENTS HIT QUEENS KIDS WITH DO-OR-DIE LAST-MINUTE TEST

Thanks to some missed fine print, seniors at two high schools in Queens have just a month to prepare for the Regents–and if they don’t pass, they don’t graduate.

Education

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