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Closing Schools Won't Fix Them

The city’s Department of Education wants to close 19 more schools that aren’t performing well. But will that help disadvantaged students?

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Life Sentences And Civil Death

Around the country, states are rethinking restrictions on work, aid and housing that punish people who have already done their time.

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School Test Givers Face Their Own Test

In this op-ed, a writer calls for more disclosure on how New York State decides where to draw the line between “pass” and “fail” on the all-important standardized tests that…

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Blacks Buffeted, But Obama Optimism Reigns

A columnist asks: Why are blacks so hopeful when their economic prospects have rarely been so dismal?

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Policing In Bed-Stuy: Crime Down, Diversity Up

‘The most diverse police department in the nation’ has lowered crime in Bedford Stuyvesant by 70 percent over the last 15 years, says the NYPD’s chief spokesman.

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When the Roof Caves In: Foreclosures And The City

Leaders from the battalions of New York’s foreclosure-fighters came together recently to talk about bad lending, good new laws, and the kind of bailout local folks would appreciate.

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Teachers' Good Deeds Punished by DOE

Under a new DOE program, those who teach lower-performing students likely will earn poor marks themselves. One Jamaica High School teacher asks: What kind of incentive is that?

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Counting Street Homeless: 'Hope' Is The Gold Standard

The designer of the city’s counting method says the approach is sound, and delivers essential information and assistance.

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Counting Street Homeless: Volunteer Night Is Flawed

A participant in January’s annual one-night count of the unsheltered homeless says it misleads both volunteers and those they’re trying to help.

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Child Welfare In The Press: Biggest Issues Overlooked

A lawyer and advocate on child welfare issues bemoans not just the ill effects of a recent New York Times series, but the rare, major opportunity that was missed.

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