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In the ’60s it was an ambitious experiment in progressive education. Today John Dewey High graduates its final class after being closed as a failing high school. What led the…

ByGail Robinson 3Comments

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Mar 2012

The GED: Public Good or Private Sector Trove?

A private corporation has just taken over the test that millions use to attain credentials outside of high school. Amid talk of rising fees, it’s time for the city to…

ByLazar Treschan 0Comments

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Feb 2012

Education

Closing Schools More Poor, Less White

Schools the Bloomberg administration has targeted for closure have student populations demographically different from the average facility. And many had absorbed an increasing number of struggling students.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Education

Flat Gains on U.S. Tests Clash with Picture of Progress in NYC

New York school officials claim city students are making consistent gains, even in the face of national scores that suggest little progress over the past two years.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Dec 2011

Education Investigations

Schools Targeted for Closure Serve Kids with Higher Needs

Schools on the new DOE closure list serve more low-income, special ed and English-learning students than the system as a whole. Is the city simply fighting for poor kids to…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Education

School Progress Reports Suggest Grad Rate Trouble Ahead

The DOE’s report cards are out for high schools. Amid higher standards, fewer schools notched the highest grades. With graduation criteria about to tighten, what do the numbers bode for…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Education

2 Schools, 1 Space: Scars Linger from Controversy on Adelphi Street

The elementary school and the middle school shared a building without strife. But when one school felt compelled to grow, tensions arose around race, class and space.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Oct 2011

Education

Cheat Sheet for Parents: Understanding School Progress Reports

The grades are out, and so is the list of schools that might close because of them. But what’s the difference between an A and a B when the DOE…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jul 2011

Education Government

New York's School Principals Struggle Quietly Amid Teacher Controversies

The headlines are full of concerns about teacher tenure, teacher pensions, teacher layoffs. What do some of the city’s principals have to say about the challenges their schools face?

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Education

New Graduation Numbers Show Growth, Gaps

The state released new statistics on high school graduation rates. New York City’s improved once again, but a new measure of college readiness suggests huge challenges remain.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

Who Killed John Dewey High?

The GED: Public Good or Private Sector Trove?

Closing Schools More Poor, Less White

Flat Gains on U.S. Tests Clash with Picture of Progress in NYC

Schools Targeted for Closure Serve Kids with Higher Needs

School Progress Reports Suggest Grad Rate Trouble Ahead

2 Schools, 1 Space: Scars Linger from Controversy on Adelphi Street

Cheat Sheet for Parents: Understanding School Progress Reports

New York's School Principals Struggle Quietly Amid Teacher Controversies

New Graduation Numbers Show Growth, Gaps

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