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Some students transferring to public school arrive with no educational records because a private or parochial school has withheld them until tuition debts are paid.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Feb 2011

Government Justice

Cuomo's Cuts Could Hit The Poor

The tiff between Albany and City Hall over education aid isn’t the only fight brewing over the governor’s budget. His cuts to public assistance, homeless services and child welfare are…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Justice

Questions About Mayor's Plan To Run Youth Jails

Few would deny that state-run juvenile detention facilities are flawed. But a Bloomberg bid to take control of some of those sites has raised a new set of issues.

ByHelen Zelon 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Investigations

Documents Reveal Gaps In City Welfare Data

The city is proud that it kept cash assistance rolls at record lows despite the recession. But it can’t answer many questions about who’s applying for welfare—and what happens to…

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Jan 2011

Economy Government Justice

Fact Checking The State Of The City

Mayor Bloomberg’s annual address promised modest new initiatives and claimed major successes over the past year and his whole tenure.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2010

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.

Is the city’s failure to plan a plan for failure?

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Dec 2010

Economy Government

Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed

A measure to ensure all workers have paid sick leave had enough votes to pass the City Council. So why did Speaker Quinn kill it?

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Oct 2010

Economy In Depth Investigations

Medical Mystery: Why A Booming Health Sector Pays Low Wages

Home health aides are seeing some of the best growth of any sector in New York. But the growing demand for their services hasn’t improved wages that leave many in…

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Sep 2010

Economy Government Investigations

Years Pass, But Question Remains: Is NYC Denying Welfare?

The benefits rolls are far smaller and the mayor is quite different, but the debate over welfare in New York still revolves around whether eligible applicants are being turned away.

ByNeil deMause 0Comments

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Sep 2010

ARTS and CULTURE Economy