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Arming teachers is ridiculous. Additional gun control is unlikely to prevent all shootings. Investing in rigorous controls for access to school buildings is the most practical way to protect our…

ByMitchell Fillet 0Comments

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Mar 2018

Education

Council Calls for Overhaul of City’s Approach to Easing School Crowding

A report finds fault in how the city reports school capacity data and obstacles to getting enough new seats online for a growing city.

ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Many Unanswered Questions at Last Public Hearing for Jerome Avenue Rezoning

From matters of affordability to school overcrowding, much remains subject to ongoing negotiation between the Council and the administration.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 5Comments

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Jan 2018

Opinion

CityViews: How NYS Decided to Lower Teacher Standards for Some Charter Schools

The odd logic, strange bedfellows and unexamined implications of a major education policy shift the state adopted this fall: allowing SUNY charter schools to waive state requirements for teacher certification…

ByJake Jacobs 11Comments

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Dec 2017

Opinion

CityViews: De Blasio’s Renewal Program Put Our School on a Path to Rise

‘We have developed a clear vision, clear goals, and a clear path to success for our kids and families.’

ByMiles Doyle 7Comments

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Nov 2017

Opinion

CityViews: City Schools Make a Downpayment on Diversity

An initiative in the Lower East Side’s school district ‘represents meaningful progress in the work towards equitable schools there – and the city as a whole.’

ByMatt Gonzales 4Comments

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Schools, Transit and Race: Gowanus has More Than a Rezoning on its Mind

The potential rezoning of the Brooklyn neighborhood creates uncertainty about much—but, at least for the residents who gathered for an open house, not about what problems need attention.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Oct 2017

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