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‘The issue is more nuanced than the common portrayal of a statewide, across-the-board teacher shortage crisis. Any effective solution must begin with a more accurate understanding of the problem.’

ByJim Malatras 1Comment

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Oct 2018

Opinion

CityViews: New UFT Contract Will Ease Excesses of DOE’s Evaluation System

‘Sometimes teachers approach me in tears, describing things that happened in their observations that ought not to have happened.’

ByArthur Goldstein 3Comments

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Oct 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

NYC’s Special Education System Feels the Impact of Teacher Shortages

In addition to the staff shortages, District 75 has a teacher-absentee rate exceeding the rate of New York City teacher absenteeism citywide, according to federal data.

ByPatrick Donachie 3Comments

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Oct 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

Will the City’s New Schools Contract Reduce the Unequal Impact of Teacher Turnover?

‘If you just look at the data, we’re good,’ says one expert. ‘But if you look at the actual breakout of the teacher turnover rate, it is significantly higher in…

ByPatrick Donachie 3Comments

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Oct 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

Missing Teachers: Attendance, Turnover and Staffing Gaps in NYC Classrooms

Across the city, state and nation, students deal with missing teachers every day. It’s a multifaceted problem whose impact on school performance is often overlooked in the debates about education…

ByPatrick Donachie 1Comment

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Sep 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars

But with desegregation an increasingly urgent goal, how long will it last?

ByGail Robinson 11Comments

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Jul 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag

The DOE recently said a pilot program won’t be expanded until it works out some of the problems that have led to a low capture rate of organic leftovers.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jul 2018

Education Investigations

Unhealthy Levels of Noise Outside Some City Schools

Researchers and citizens are starting to see high noise levels as a public health issue, especially for children.

BySneha Dey 3Comments

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Jun 2018

Education

Suit Says NYC Schools Shortchange Some Black, Latino Athletes

The case cites over a hundred public schools without any sports teams, of which Black and Latino students are twice as likely to attend.

BySneha Dey 2Comments

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Apr 2018

Opinion

CityViews: As City’s Sikhs Celebrate, They Hope for New Action to Stop Bullying

‘Chancellor Carranza must embrace a global multi-cultural curriculum that optimizes the study of groups that have been previously ignored. And our Sikh community must be included in such a curriculum.…

ByHarpreet Singh Toor 1Comment

CityViews: Focusing on the Wrong Teacher Shortage Crisis in New York

CityViews: New UFT Contract Will Ease Excesses of DOE’s Evaluation System

NYC’s Special Education System Feels the Impact of Teacher Shortages

Will the City’s New Schools Contract Reduce the Unequal Impact of Teacher Turnover?

Missing Teachers: Attendance, Turnover and Staffing Gaps in NYC Classrooms

From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars

So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag

Unhealthy Levels of Noise Outside Some City Schools

Suit Says NYC Schools Shortchange Some Black, Latino Athletes

CityViews: As City’s Sikhs Celebrate, They Hope for New Action to Stop Bullying

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