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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

Public Advocate: DOE Mishandling School Closings And Co-locations

A report he co-released today charges the Department of Education with inadequately communicating with parents about crucial school-closing and co-location decisions.

ByHelen Zelon 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

10

Jun 2010

Education Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Hard Math: Charter Schools Race For Space

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…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

07

May 2010

Uncategorized

Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality

Bloomberg’s final fiscal plan looks a lot like the “doomsday” preliminary budget he issued in January.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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May 2010

Uncategorized

Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings

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

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

09

Feb 2010

Education Justice

The Great Escape

A 10th-grade global studies class. The Children's Zone's ultimate goal is to get as many of Harlem's youth through college as possible. The Promise Academies have yet to graduate a…

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Aug 2009

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Term Limits Backlash: Incumbents In Trouble

From the central Bronx to the North Shore of Staten Island, an unusually high number of incumbent City Councilmembers are in tough races this year. A look at some of…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

State Education Test Scores Take Nosedive

Public Advocate: DOE Mishandling School Closings And Co-locations

Schools Across State Face New Testing Hurdle

Hard Math: Charter Schools Race For Space

Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality

Parents, Pols Push Alternative To School Closings

Zelon Wins Education Prize

The Great Escape

Term Limits Backlash: Incumbents In Trouble

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