Education Policy Archives

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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…

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

05

Nov 2015

Education

What’s Behind the Bill de Blasio-Eva Moskowitz Feud Over Charters

The mayor says he’s trying to find space for charters. The charter pioneer says he isn’t. Beyond their conflicting claims is a complicated debate over whether public schools have room,…

ByRuth Ford 11Comments

09

Sep 2015

Education

Cuomo’s Common Core Move Draws Cheers, Critics

Some applauded the governor for slowing down to reconsider the way Common Core has been implemented. But others worry that Cuomo’s response to a revolt by upstate middle-class parents will…

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

16

Mar 2015

Education Opinion

NY State Must Clear Up Mystery of Missing Test Items

A handful of questions on last year’s state ELA test seem to have disappeared from official tallies of students’ performance. Does that mean kids were forced to wrestle with bum…

ByFred Smith 19Comments

30

Sep 2014

Education Investigations

Parents Battle City Schools for Special Ed Services

Sometimes the fight’s over classroom setting, sometimes over a child eating their meals through a straw. Often it involves lawyers, frantic parents and a strained school system.

ByRuth Ford 0Comments

20

Aug 2014

Education Investigations

Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover

While some statistics are disputed, the high rates of teacher attrition at charter schools raise questions about whether even the most successful ones can maintain quality amid the churn.

ByHelen Zelon 11Comments

20

Jun 2014

Education Opinion

NYC Needs More College Counselors

The school system has made college readiness a priority. A key—and often missing—ingredient to a successful transition to college is for kids to have some guidance getting there.

ByBeth Zasloff and Joshua Steckel 0Comments

17

Jun 2014

Education

Getting Kids Ready for College, Beyond the Classroom

“College readiness” is the new education buzzword. But being prepared for college is about more than academic training, especially for kids who are the first in their families to attend.

ByJessica Siegel 0Comments

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Apr 2014

ARTS and CULTURE Education

Testing and Other Reforms Squeeze Schools Arts

A report by the city comptroller finds steep disparities in arts education throughout the DOE. A City Limits investigation last year reported that many aspects of education reform worked to…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

NYC's Silent Infrastructure Challenge: Aging Public Buildings

When New Yorkers think about aging infrastructure, bridges, roads and pipes come to mind. But schools, hospitals, jails and other public buildings aren’t getting any younger, either.

ByAdam Forman 0Comments

Manhattan Parents Press DOE on Middle-School Selection

What’s Behind the Bill de Blasio-Eva Moskowitz Feud Over Charters

Cuomo’s Common Core Move Draws Cheers, Critics

NY State Must Clear Up Mystery of Missing Test Items

Parents Battle City Schools for Special Ed Services

Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover

NYC Needs More College Counselors

Getting Kids Ready for College, Beyond the Classroom

Testing and Other Reforms Squeeze Schools Arts

NYC's Silent Infrastructure Challenge: Aging Public Buildings

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