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New York City Department of Education

"Leave Them Back!"

Alan Singer | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: New-York-City-Economy, New York City Department of Education, New York City Unemployment, Joel Klein, School Reform, New York Schools, Education Reform, Social Promotion, Rand Corporation, New York News
Alan Singer

Social promotion was never a big problem. Politicians, including both Thompson and Mayor Moneybags, created an unnecessary furor and stigmatized a tiny fraction of the student population.

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Mayor Bloomberg's Record on Schools Key Issue in Campaign: "Portfolio" Approach is Central Feature

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Portfolio, Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability, Education, Mayor Bloomberg, Diane Ravitch, Tom Vander Ark, Jim Shelton, Reform, Schools, Campaign, Paul T. Hill, New York, New York City Department of Education, Charter Schools, Bill Thompson, Education Reform, New York News
Thomas W. Carroll

Under Bloomberg and mayoral control (vs. how it was run under Bill Thompson under the old board of education), the public school system is viewed as a "portfolio" rather than as a centrally run monolith.

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Bizarro Bloomberg School Deform #2

Alan Singer | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: School Reform, New York City Department of Education, Tinker, Education Reform, Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Supreme Court Decisions, New York News
Alan Singer

Mayor Mike has spent millions of dollars to champion the success of his educational programs. Dissenting voices, even questions, have been drowned in the flood.

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Bloomberg School Deform #1

Alan Singer | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, New York, Brooklyn, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Midwood High School, Education Reform, New York News
Alan Singer

No school district anywhere in the United States where the student population is overwhelmingly drawn from poor families has been "turned around."

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A Tale of Two Contracts

Rachel Natelson | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York City Department of Education, College Student Credit Cards, Predatory Lending, Military, Credit CARD Act, No Child Left Behind, Military Enlistment, Military Recruiting, Credit Cards, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Politics News
Rachel Natelson

While "tangible inducements" to minors may now be a forbidden tactic in credit card marketing, military recruiters continue to ply students with key chains, hats, and t-shirts in pursuit of their goals.

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Public Is the New Private

Rebecca Bond | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, Nycdoe, New York City, Living News
Rebecca Bond

We are now waitlisted for our daughter's neighborhood school, and, having forfeited the opportunity to enlist in a private school, are marooned with few options.

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Exporting NYC's Education "Miracle": Buyer Beware!

Dan Brown | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, John McCain, New York Sun, Michael Bloomberg, Achievement Gap, Bloomberg, Joel Klein, High-Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Green, Politics News
Dan Brown

Since his election in 2001, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made narrowing the white-minority achievement gap in New York City his signature issue. After ...

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