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It’s well known that wealthy kids outperform poor kids in school, but now the rich are also pulling away from middle-class students. Why? And is class or race the key…

ByGail Robinson 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Education

The Next 'Education Mayor?' De Blasio Vs. Lhota on Schools

Sizing up what each man has in mind for New York’s 1 million public-school students—and, through our totally unscientific street-corner poll, what New York voters think of the candidates’ plans.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Education Government

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Education

To date, the New York City mayoral hopefuls have been far more critical than constructive on education. But they are starting to air their own views on an increasing number…

ByHelen Zelon and Leah Robinson 0Comments

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Jun 2013

Economy Education

Bid to Co-Locate Bushwick Schools Attracts Little Attention

Proposals to put charters in existing school buildings often stir outrage. While teachers are worried about two such moves in Bushwick, few parents attended the public hearings.

ByTobias Salinger 0Comments

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Jun 2013

Education

DOE Head Says Funding Discrepancies Overblown

Meeting with parents in East New York, Chancellor Walcott said that while the state was still shortchanging the city, inequities in city funding have been resolved.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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May 2013

Economy

Report Sees Widespread Mold After Sandy

Community groups say a survey of households affected by the superstorm found that 60 percent report visible mold.

ByJack Curran 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Education

Class of 2013: Tech Students Eye Careers As Reforms Stall

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.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Justice Opinion

School Gun Violence Solutions from Kids

Conservatives want armed guards in the schools. Some liberals want to call in the National Guard if school violence threatens. What do those at risk—kids in school—say we should do…

ByCaitlin Johnson 0Comments

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Feb 2013

Education

Beyond Elites, College Readiness Is Low

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.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jan 2013

Education Opinion

Demography & Destiny: College Readiness in New York

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…

ByNorm Fruchter 0Comments

Class in the Classroom: The Income Gap and NYC's Schools

The Next 'Education Mayor?' De Blasio Vs. Lhota on Schools

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Education

Bid to Co-Locate Bushwick Schools Attracts Little Attention

DOE Head Says Funding Discrepancies Overblown

Report Sees Widespread Mold After Sandy

Class of 2013: Tech Students Eye Careers As Reforms Stall

School Gun Violence Solutions from Kids

Beyond Elites, College Readiness Is Low

Demography & Destiny: College Readiness in New York

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