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Bringing Diversity to New York City's Specialized High Schools

John C. Liu | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: NYC Specialized High Schools, Nyc Public Schools, NYC Education, NYC High Schools, NYC Schools, New York Public Schools, New York News
John C. Liu

We need to build on the great foundation we have in New York City and pour our energy and resources into our public schools, because they are the key to spreading prosperity.

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No More Gross 'Pink Slime' Meat For Students

Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Ammonia, Dennis Walcott, Pink Slime, Ammonia Beef Trimming, Ny News, New York Education, NYC Schools, Video, New York News

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's schools chancellor says the city will stop serving ammonia-treated ground beef in the fall. Chancellor Dennis Walco...

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What the Bloomberg Administration Seems to Forget

Gail Robinson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: New York Public Schools, Nyc Public Schools, NYC Education Disparities, NYC Education, Mayor Bloomberg Schools, Bloomberg Schools, NYC Schools, New York City Student Arrests, New York News
Gail Robinson

As they have sought to remake the nation's largest public school system, New York City officials have portrayed their efforts as a civil rights struggle. But despite such rhetoric, the city has created an obstacle course for its students.

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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

Read More: New York Schools, Nypd, Juvenile Arrests, Nyc Schools Arrests, Arrests in School, NYC Schools, Student Arrests, New York City Student Arrests, New York News
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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Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: Let Them Make Games!

Idit Harel Caperton | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Idit Harel Caperton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Videogames, Globaloria, World Wide Workshop, Education Reform, Gaming, Technology, Learning, Seymour Papert, Mit, NYC Schools, Harvard Graduate School of Education, New York City, Howard Gardner, Computer Science Education, David Perkins, MIT Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte, Fred Wilson, Education News
Idit Harel Caperton

Children learn best when they are the designers, builders, navigators, engineering and key operators of their own learning.

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Claire Gordon

Toxic Classrooms: Will NYC Schools Get Rid Of PCBs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Claire Gordon | Posted 12.13.2011

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At the end of the 2010-2011 school year, Michelle Chapman's 10-year-old daughter started complaining about headaches and fatigue. Her symptoms stopped...

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"These Kids Don't Have a Shot"

Alan Singer | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: New York Public Schools, Ny Education Reform, Nyc Public Schools, Ny Education, New York Schools, New York Education, NYC Education, NYC Schools, New York News
Alan Singer

It is time to hold Bloomberg and the DOE for failing our children and orphaning our schools. As Meryl Tisch recently made clear, if it is let up to the Bloomberg administration, "these kids don't have a shot."

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Education Should Be About Kids, Not Adults

Natalie Ravitz | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Education, Mayor Bloomberg, Graduation Rates, NYC Schools, Education News
Natalie Ravitz

Over the past decade, the notion that some children "can't learn" or "aren't worth teaching" has fundamentally (and thankfully) been put to rest. W...

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Sex Ed in New York City Schools: The Facts

Natalie Ravitz | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: New York City Schools, Sex Education, Education, Dennis Walcott, Schools, Nyc Sex Education, New York Sex Education, NYC Schools, New York News
Natalie Ravitz

Sex sells. That's why for the past week newspapers and blogs have plastered their front pages with articles dissecting and lambasting New York City's new sex education mandate and recommended curriculum.

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There Are No Black Children Here

Rebecca Carroll | Posted 11.06.2011

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Rebecca Carroll

Like most New Yorkers, my husband and I knew that finding an appropriate school for our son was not going to be a cakewalk. Negotiating the New York City school system is practically a rite of passage for parents who live here. But while most parents seek a school that satisfies traditional criteria such as high test scores and general academic achievement, I had an additional standard in mind as we explored nearly two dozen schools: I wanted to find a school for my son where he would would have peers and mentors who are black.

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NYC To Mandate Sex Education In Public Schools

AP | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Education, NYC Education, Sex, Sex Education, NYC Schools, New York News

NEW YORK -- Mandatory sex-education classes are returning to New York City public schools for the first time in nearly two decades. The curriculum in...

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80-Year-Old Kindergarten Teacher Sues Over Firing

AP | By JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Education, Ny Lawsuit, Lillie Leon, NYC Schools, Lawsuit, Ny News, Kindergarten, Video, New York News

NEW YORK -- She was teaching kindergarten at 80, but Lillie Leon wasn't ready to close the classroom door on her career. But school administrators ma...

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The New NYC Schools Chancellor Learned All He Needs to Know (to Fix the Schools) in Kindergarten

Michele Somerville | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Nyc DOE, Education Reform, Dennis Walcott, Nyc Schools Chancellor, Education, NYC Schools, Education News
Michele Somerville

If the mayor permits Dennis Walcott to put to good use lessons he learned teaching kindergarten and as a black student in NYC schools, Walcott could wind up deserving an "A" in the class Cathie Black flunked.

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What's Next For NYC Schools After Cathie Black?

AP | By SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 06.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- The city's embattled schools chancellor resigned Thursday after three contentious months on the job, the latest in a series of third-term ...

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Cathie Black's Bumpy First 6 Weeks As NYC Schools Chancellor

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — In her first six weeks as head of New York City schools, Cathie Black has been heckled by parent activists – and heckled them b...

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City Declares Emergency As Snow Approaches

| Mariel S. Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANHATTAN -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a weather emergency late Tuesday afternoon as a Nor'easter bore down on the Big Apple. Sanitation wor...

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Joel Klein's Hidden Legacy

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christopher Cerf, Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, John Merrow, Adrian Fenty, Nyc Schools Chancellor, NYC Schools, Education News
John Merrow

In terms of his impact on schools and school systems, Joel Klein is the most important educator that most of America has never heard of.

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Teacher Pay: A Smarter Investment for the New Year

Elizabeth Hampton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teacher Pay, Banks, Education Policy, Teacher Effectiveness, NYC Schools, Education News
Elizabeth Hampton

I am appalled that such deplorable inequity can coexist in New York, a city that shares everything from its name to its school system.

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Student-Written Play About Education Reform BANNED

The Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Theater, Education, Michael Bloomberg, NYC Schools, School Reform, Joel Klein, Jamaica High School, Queens Collegiate, Education Reform, Antigone, Education News

Fourteen students from two New York City schools -- Jamaica High and Queens Collegiate -- wrote an impressive play about school reform under Superinte...

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The Real Problem With Cathie Black

Steve Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arts-Management, Public Education, Nyc Schools Chancellor, Cathie Black, NYC Schools, Michael Bloomberg, Education News
Steve Nelson

No one can deny that arts and educational organizations are complex and need good management. But leaders should embody the essence of the mission with passion, courage and creativity.

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UPDATE: Arne Duncan Meets New NYC Schools Chief Cathie Black

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday that incoming New York City schools Chancellor Cathie Black "has the potential to ...

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Cathie Black Officially Gets Waiver To Lead NYC Schools

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The state education commissioner agreed Monday to let publishing executive Cathie Black serve as New York City schools chancellor, pu...

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Bill De Blasio And Deborah Kenny Square Off On Cathie Black Debate (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Voices on all sides of the debate continue to spar over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointment of Cathie Black to replace Joel Klein as New York City s...

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Inspiring, Student-Centered Educational Communities

Donna Nevel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City Schools, Nyc Public Schools, NYC Schools, Julia Richman Education Complex, Bloomingdale Family Program, Equity, Small Schools, High Stakes Testing, Education News
Donna Nevel

I am a great admirer of two educational communities in New York City -- the Bloomingdale Family Program and the Julia Richman Education Complex.

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The Triumph of Academic Apartheid

Marc Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, High School, Jamaica High School, Education Reform, NYC Schools, Education News
Marc Epstein

"Academic apartheid" has become the legacy of education reform, and the small school movement. Our schools are more segregated than ever.

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