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A coalition of elected officials, parents, unions and advocates wants the New York City school system to try more aggressive tactics for saving troubled schools before closing them.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Uncategorized

Inside Schools Designed For Black and Latino Boys

A new report answers the question: What does a good single sex school for boys of color do, and why does it do it?

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Uncategorized

MTA Budget Cuts Pose New Threat To School Choice

If students can’t get to school for free anymore, how will they be able to freely choose among the city’s more than 400 high schools?

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Government Justice

Test Fuels Anxiety—And An Industry

In Jackson Heights, the city’s high school entrance exam means high pressure for immigrant students, and business for private test-prep centers.

ByFarah Akbar 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Justice

Coalition Battles Gov's Cuts

Business leaders and immigrant advocates have joined forces to resist cuts to English classes for New York’s new arrivals.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Mar 2010

Uncategorized

Grad Gain Endangered

High school graduation rates are up – but earning a public school diploma is about to get more difficult.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

11

Mar 2010

Education

Zelon Wins Education Prize

An article assessing philosophical and practical shifts at the DOE in recent years earns national recognition.

ByKaren Loew 0Comments

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Mar 2010

Uncategorized

1.5 Percent Less For Education

How will $113 million less be felt across the public school system? How are other programs for children faring, from prenatal care to juvenile justice?

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Nov 2007

Economy

Students Protest Armory's Disappearing High Schools

A painstakingly negotiated redevelopment plan was to include two new schools – but now there are none.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Apr 2003

Uncategorized

OLDER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOSING SEATS

Education czar Joel Klein’s plan to reorganize several high schools meant for the city’s oldest, most troubled students could slowly squeeze those kinds of kids out of the system altogether.

ByDaniel Hendrick 0Comments

Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings

Inside Schools Designed For Black and Latino Boys

MTA Budget Cuts Pose New Threat To School Choice

Test Fuels Anxiety—And An Industry

Coalition Battles Gov's Cuts

Grad Gain Endangered

Zelon Wins Education Prize

Students Protest Armory's Disappearing High Schools

OLDER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOSING SEATS

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