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The Regents system of exit exams makes New York about the toughest state in which to graduate high school. Nearly a quarter of students don’t graduate on time, a high…

ByChristian Villenas 8Comments

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Apr 2015

Opinion

NY’s Prisoners Need Tuition Assistance. So Do You.

Continuing a Pataki-era ban on prison inmates receiving TAP funding doesn’t just hurt the prisoners, a state senator argues. It also harms the communities they return to when their sentence…

ByGustavo Rivera 1Comment

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

In Rising Market, Vital Mitchell-Lama Program at Crossroads

Deep repair needs and an alluring private market are pushing the mostly middle-class complexes toward the open market, eroding a bulwark of affordability.

ByNorman Oder 1Comment

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Mar 2015

Opinion

Key Tool for Low-Income Housing Needs Lawmakers’ Support

The New York State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is underfunded, oversubscribed and full of potential to help address the housing crisis.

ByJudi Kende 0Comments

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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

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Feb 2014

Government

Confusion Over Special Elections in the Bronx

No one knows yet how Governor Cuomo (even the governor himself!) will fill 11 empty seats in the state legislature, including two in the borough.

ByJordan Moss 0Comments

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Jan 2014

Uncategorized

Initiative to 'End AIDS' Looks for Traction in Albany

Advocates will be listening closely to the governor’s budget address to see if the administration responds to their push for a comprehensive effort to effectively end new infections.

ByCasey Quinlan 1Comment

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Dec 2013

Government Investigations NYCHA

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

Many think the former assemblyman and powerbroker is a creep. Some hail him as a hero. In Bushwick, his legacy—and the story of his downfall—are more complicated than either label…

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Sep 2012

Education In Depth Investigations

School Food Deal Lures Firms Linked to Past Probes

A decade ago a federal investigation of school food contracts led to convictions against several firms, and prison terms for some leaders. Now, two companies with links to the episode…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2012

Justice Opinion

Juvenile Justice Reform Leaves Teens Behind

New York stands virtually alone among states in allowing teenagers to be tried as adults and sentenced to adult prisons. Amid a wave of juvenile justice improvements, these children seem…

ByAlexandra Cox 0Comments

Op-ed: NY’s Graduation Exams are Failing Our Students

NY’s Prisoners Need Tuition Assistance. So Do You.

In Rising Market, Vital Mitchell-Lama Program at Crossroads

Key Tool for Low-Income Housing Needs Lawmakers’ Support

NY State Must Clear Up Mystery of Missing Test Items

Confusion Over Special Elections in the Bronx

Initiative to 'End AIDS' Looks for Traction in Albany

How Vito Lopez Changed Bushwick

School Food Deal Lures Firms Linked to Past Probes

Juvenile Justice Reform Leaves Teens Behind

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