New York Schools

Teachers Accused Of Giving Students Answers On State Tests In Exchange For Perks

Posted 05.30.2012

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Teachers at a Brooklyn elementary school are accused of giving their students the answers on standardized tests, reports the New York Daily News. In r...

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Saki Knafo

Bloomberg's Budget Cuts Could Cause Thousands Of New York City Parents To Quit Their Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.24.2012

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Thousands of New York City parents said they'd quit their jobs or leave their children home alone if they lost access to childcare and after-school pr...

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Saki Knafo

The After-School Crisis: What Mayor Bloomberg's Massive Cuts Could Mean For One Of The Most Highly Regarded After-School Programs In The Country

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.21.2012

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Some of the poems were about love and some were about clouds, but what really mattered about the P.S. 63 poetry reading on Wednesday night was the tim...

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More Mistakes Found In New York's Error-Laden Exams

Posted 05.09.2012

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The errors on New York's state exams just keep mounting. Foreign language versions of the state math exams administered to third through eighth gra...

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Bloomberg: CityTime $500 Million Settlement Can't Fill Gap In Budget

Posted 05.03.2012

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Mayor Bloomberg revealed his executive budget proposal on Thursday with disappointing news that the city's revenue projects, primarily in the financia...

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Major Test Prep Company Fraudulently Claimed Millions In Federal Tutoring Funds

Posted 05.02.2012

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Federal prosecutors say The Princeton Review, a leading test-preparation company, fraudulently claimed "millions of dollars" of federal money for tuto...

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A New Take on 'No Excuses' -- Tackling Poverty to Provide Meaningful Opportunity

John H. Jackson | Posted 05.15.2012

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John H. Jackson

We all know that factors related to poverty can limit learning in a number of ways. It's time to take apply the "no excuses" doctrine to systems reforms.

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A New Take on 'No Excuses' -- Tackling Poverty to Provide Meaningful Opportunity

John Jackson | Posted 04.25.2012

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John Jackson

We all know that factors related to poverty can limit learning in a number of ways. It's time to take apply the "no excuses" doctrine to systems reforms.

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Teacher At Elite Prep School Arrested For Alleged Sexual Misconduct

Posted 04.17.2012

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A 30-year old former math teacher surrendered to police and was arrested Monday for allegedly engaging in oral sex with a 16-year old student at River...

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The Age of Open Is Upon Us

Jorge Hage | Posted 04.17.2012

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Jorge Hage

The open government movement is indicative of the pressures imposed on us by the post-recessionary world. Opening up government data sources increases the bang of each taxpayer buck and creates new commercial opportunities for businesses.

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Bullying: Why Social and Emotional Learning in Schools Is Paramount to Prevention

Michael Jascz | Posted 04.08.2012

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Michael Jascz

How does a child reach the point that they become a bully? Could the things our caregivers say and do, while well-intentioned, set the stage for bullying behavior to later surface?

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Top Schools Deemed 'In Need Of Improvement' Under Federal Law

Posted 04.04.2012

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Griffin Memorial School in Litchfield, N.H. had 91 percent of its elementary students score proficient or better on the state's reading exam last fall...

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Nate C. Hindman

E[nstitute], School For Entrepreneurs, Emerges From New York Startup Scene

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 04.04.2012

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Kane Sarhan first realized there was a gap between college and the real world as an undergraduate working part-time for the owner of a large bar and r...

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New York City Schools Revokes Testing Word Ban

AP | Posted 04.03.2012

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NEW YORK — New York City's Department of Education has decided to drop its list of words to avoid on school assessment tests. Companies that wa...

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You Told Us: Should The Word 'Divorce' Be Banned From Standardized Tests?

Posted 03.29.2012

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Should the word "divorce" be banned from standardized tests? The "D" word is part of a recently released list of more than 50 words and references ...

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There Are Few Places Like New York

Greg Jacobs | Posted 05.29.2012

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Greg Jacobs

Going to school in New York lays a foundation that is four years stronger than even the most ambitious college grad could hope for.

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'Hunger Games' Becomes Part Of School Curriculum

AP | LEANNE ITALIE | Posted 05.28.2012

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NEW YORK — For some school kids around the country, the odds have been ever (and awesomely!) in their favor as they've scored the ultimate field...

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An Education Success in Harlem

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.27.2012

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Kevin P. Chavous

The model for each student varies on their needs, and parents are encouraged to be active participants in their child's education. This program is determined to be the change in New York City. What's not to love?

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City Bans References To Dinosaurs, Halloween, Birthdays, And Dancing In Tests

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.26.2012

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In an effort to eliminate potential "unpleasant emotions" among students, the New York Department of Education has placed a ban on mentions of "birthd...

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Appeals Court Upholds Suspension For Boy Over Violent Crayon Drawing

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 03.23.2012

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NEW YORK -- Acknowledging school violence nationwide, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the suspension of a 10-year-old boy for a crayon draw...

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When Making a Great Teacher Is a Team Effort

Andrea Gabor | Posted 05.08.2012

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Andrea Gabor

A handful of his more experienced colleagues who had observed Baiz, both in the classroom and giving math presentations to the faculty, saw his potential and made a case for keeping him at the school; but Baiz was convinced that his days were numbered.

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How New York City’s Value-Added Model Compares To What Other Districts, States Are Doing

| Sarah Butrymowicz and Sarah Garland | Posted 03.02.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. New York City schools erupted in controversy last week when the school district released i...

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Arrests In Schools A Sharp Reminder That Life Doesn't Stop At The Classroom Door

Richard Buery | Posted 04.30.2012

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Richard Buery

The NYPD has just released some startling numbers: five students are arrested on average each day in NYC public schools. In the period covered, 93 percent of those arrested were black or Latino and 75 percent were male.

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Judge Gives NYC Churches Access To Public Schools For Religious Services

AP | By TOM HAYS | Posted 02.25.2012

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NEW YORK -- Churches won back the right to hold services in the city's public schools when a federal judge issued an injunction Friday against its no-...

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New York Publicly Releases Individual Teacher Ratings Amid Controversy

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 04.25.2012

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The New York City Department of Education released today a list of individual ratings of thousands of the city's schoolteachers, a move that concludes...

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