School Workers Victims Of City Budget Cuts
When Roger Maloney's wife was laid off last fall, he was relieved he had a job in the city schools that he loved and could keep the family above water...
When Roger Maloney's wife was laid off last fall, he was relieved he had a job in the city schools that he loved and could keep the family above water...
Gordon Campbell | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York
What would be the impact if we succeeded in lowering the dropout rate? How much better off will we all be if we succeed in our dropout prevention efforts?
nydailynews.com | Rachel Monahan | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York
She's got no job, no apartment, no husband - but Herminia Rojas is making sure her kids have something: a decent education. The 41-year-old newly hom...
Dan Brown | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics
Rhee's mislaid battle of gutting the union and purging veteran teachers will leave an experience and institutional knowledge vacuum that no quantity of super-caffeinated 22-year-old Yalies can remake.
Dan Brown | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media
Occasionally, a teacher can cross over from the all-consuming teaching sphere to tell the tale to the masses. No one in recent memory did this more successfully than Frank McCourt.
Harold Levy | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York
Frank took no heed; he kept on summoning parents under the guise of legal compulsion, lecturing them, demanding that they live up to their parental obligations and insisting on their cooperation.
Lisa Honig Buksbaum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
The simple actions of giving and receiving rejuvenate us because these gestures remind us what it means to be human.
Scott Stringer | Posted 07.28.2009 | New York
New York City's public school students can be forgiven if they're not impressed by the work of their government.
Leonie Haimson | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York
Here in New York City, we are living in a banana republic known as Bloomberg Inc. This sad reality is most apparent when it comes to our public schools.
Agnes Gund | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York
The arts throughout our educational systems are being threatened and pulled out of our children's lives.
Lanny Davis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
Joel Klein has relied on three principles: developing public school leadership, incentives for teacher quality, and accountability. His approach has produced some demonstrable progress.
Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2009 | Home
A massive winter storm has dumped snow all over New York City, causing all public schools in New York City to close for the day. You can find more inf...
Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2009 | Home
A massive winter storm socked New York City today, forcing the closure of all public schools in every borough and many schools throughout the tri-stat...
Dan Brown | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
Wrap your arms around the testing mania of Joel Klein, or you're soft on accountability. Embrace Michelle Rhee's nuclear approach to administering schools, or you're a status quo-hugging wuss.
Dan Brown | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media
In the past year, the national discussion on education has been elevated and informed by an anonymous blogger known as Eduwonkette. Her daily updated ...
nydailynews.com | Meredith Kolodner | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York