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The headlines are full of concerns about teacher tenure, teacher pensions, teacher layoffs. What do some of the city’s principals have to say about the challenges their schools face?

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Education Government

Q&A With An 'Unsatisfactory' Teacher

In the debate over budget cuts, teacher layoffs and improving schools, much has been said about teachers who get “unsatisfactory” ratings. But little has been heard from those instructors.

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Jun 2011

Education Opinion

School Testing: Time We Asked Some Really Hard Questions

Last year’s recalibration of statewide exams led to a dramatic drop in the number of students answering the required number of questions. This op-ed writer wonders why we haven’t asked…

ByFred Smith 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Education Government

Going National

We are so desperate for any little inkling for success

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Education Government

Ten Questions for Cathie Black

How would the incoming schools chancellor—or you—score on a quiz covering the system she inherits, her predecessor’s reforms and the steep challenges awaiting her?

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Nov 2010

Education Government

The Klein Era: Eight Years, One Legacy

The New York City schools chancellor is stepping down. Here’s a look at some of the battles he stepped into during his time at Tweed.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Nov 2010

Education Justice

A 'D' For Details: Should The City Release Teachers' Ratings?

As a businesswoman prepares to take over the city’s schools, New York’s teacher rating system—itself borrowed from the business world—stirs controversy.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jul 2010

Education

State Education Test Scores Take Nosedive

Elementary and middle school students statewide scored far worse this year on their annual state math and English exams. For New York City, it was the first year-to-year decline in…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Jul 2010

News Uncategorized

Schools Across State Face New Testing Hurdle

Schools and students struggling to meet New York State and federal educational standards will find the task more daunting this fall, when passing the state’s annual math and reading tests…

ByKelly Virella 0Comments

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Jul 2010

Uncategorized

Viewpoint: The Case For Closing Schools

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.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

New York's School Principals Struggle Quietly Amid Teacher Controversies

Q&A With An 'Unsatisfactory' Teacher

School Testing: Time We Asked Some Really Hard Questions

Going National

Ten Questions for Cathie Black

The Klein Era: Eight Years, One Legacy

A 'D' For Details: Should The City Release Teachers' Ratings?

State Education Test Scores Take Nosedive

Schools Across State Face New Testing Hurdle

Viewpoint: The Case For Closing Schools

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