Education
Class of 2013: Tech Students Eye Careers As Reforms Stall
Helen Zelon |
In our year-long series on the Bloomberg administration’s final high-school class, we meet students at a Career and Technical high school in Staten Island.
In our year-long series on the Bloomberg administration’s final high-school class, we meet students at a Career and Technical high school in Staten Island.
State Sen. Eric Adams faces virtually no opposition in his bid for borough hall—the latest step in his evolution from controversial activist to political leader.
East Brooklyn Congregations and allies typically work behind the scenes. But they’ve made headlines in 2013 by forcing candidates to provide detailed housing, school and policing proposals.
In his annual address, Mayor Bloomberg touted increased college readiness in the city’s high schools. But more than half the students deemed college ready attend New York’s top-ranked facilities.
When Mayor Bloomberg took charge of New York’s schools, he highlighted wide racial gaps in school achievement as a rationale for reform. A new study finds those disparities persist—and suggests ways to address them.
Amid the debate over whether small high schools have fixed—or added to—problems with large city high schools, four students at “Tele” are happy to be stuck in the middle.
Originally launched to offer more choice to low-income parents in poorly served neighborhoods, charter schools are increasingly targeting more affluent students in areas that have lots of school options.
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.
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.
The city hopes EarlyLearn will make for higher-quality city-funded daycare. Despite funding shortages and doubts about the way contracts were awarded, some agencies and advocates believe the program has promise.