Why is the New York City school system so diverse overall and so segregated on a school-by-school basis? You could blame residential segregation. But you’d be wrong.
The Community Schools Initiative could make real progress at addressing the complex social pressures that low-income students face. But if test scores determine the fate of those schools, a UFT…
Nearly 15 percent of public-school students are Asian yet fewer than 6 percent of teachers are. With growing evidence that students benefit from seeing teachers who share their background, there…
Critics target the city’s eight specialized schools for using a single test to determine who gets to enter. But other selective public high-schools use a confusing mix of admissions policies…
It’s unfair to public schools that lack funding for art, music or updated books. It goes against the recommendation of the city’s security experts. And it might be unconstitutional. But…
The effort to compel the DOE to release the information is part of a years’ long effort by the Community Education Council of District 2 to turn what is often…
Some say public schools have failed the poor. Others believe poverty is an obstacle that education alone can’t tackle. A new research center seeks to shape NYC’s education policy to…