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“At a time when the federal government is targeting the communities of color and immigrant communities that CUNY serves, New Yorkers need a mayor who will be a champion for…

ByEnrique Peña-Oropeza 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: CUNY Needs Funding, Not Cuts

“The mayor needs to look somewhere else to cut funding. Successful higher education programs should not be on the chopping block.”

ByBerkis Cruz-Eusebio 2Comments

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May 2015

Uncategorized

Brooklyn Community Services Announces its Inspiring Human Spirit Awards Honorees

BCS hosts its annual BCS Human Spirit Awards gala dinner Monday, June 1, 2015, at the Grand Hyatt-Manhattan Ballroom (109 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10017) with inspiring honorees

Bywearebcs 0Comments

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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

15

Jan 2014

Education

Frustration at Lack of Sites to Ease School Crowding in Sunset Park

Some parents are willing to look at locations on the west side of hazardous Third Avenue, while others want the city to consider using eminent domain.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

19

Dec 2013

Education Government

A Reading List for De Blasio's New Schools Chancellor

City Limits’ award-winning education coverage touches on some of the key issues Carmen Farina will face.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

17

Dec 2013

Education Investigations

New, Tougher GED Has Students Scrambling

With more rigorous standards for the high-school equivalency diplomas set to arrive in 2014—and get harder after that—people are racing to prep for and take the test now.

ByJulia Harte 1Comment

15

Oct 2013

Education

City Wants to Shrink Four Zoned High Schools

By limiting enrollment—and therefore eliminating the schools’ commitment to accept all neighborhood kids who wanted to come—DOE says it will improve students’ options.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Education Investigations

City Schools Ask State to Waive Librarian Requirements

Citing fiscal pressure, the schools want to use in-classroom libraries and parent volunteers instead of certified librarians. Critics say kids need more than that.

ByMadeleine Cummings 0Comments

Opinion: Why Cuomo Would Be a Bad Deal for CUNY

Opinion: CUNY Needs Funding, Not Cuts

Brooklyn Community Services Announces its Inspiring Human Spirit Awards Honorees

Parents Battle City Schools for Special Ed Services

Why Charter Schools Have High Teacher Turnover

Frustration at Lack of Sites to Ease School Crowding in Sunset Park

A Reading List for De Blasio's New Schools Chancellor

New, Tougher GED Has Students Scrambling

City Wants to Shrink Four Zoned High Schools

City Schools Ask State to Waive Librarian Requirements

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