In documents responding to parent opposition and legal challenges, the city Department of Education says that sometimes even extra support can’t save a failing facility.
In the wake of Mayor Bloomberg's announcement earlier this month that his office had launched a citywide campaign to combat chronic school absenteeism and truancy, some parents and education advocates…
In the nearly three years that have passed since the city's Department of Education gave principals greater control of their schools, several failing schools truly have turned around, according to…
Kindergarten teacher Alison Brackman of P.S. 230 in Kensington, Brooklyn, tells parents that there are two kinds of books: Meat-and-potatoes reads, which stay with you long after they’re finished,…
The state legislature's eleventh-hour vote last month to expand New York's charter schools will add 114 new charters to the 99 currently operating in New York City. But while the…
The reading abilities of New York City fourth graders are improving, according to the results of a national test released Thursday, but eighth graders’ scores remain virtually unchanged.Since 2002, the…
