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School Workers Victims Of City Budget Cuts

nydailynews.com | Meredith Kolodner | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Budget Cuts, School Aide, New York City Public Schools, New York City Budget Cuts, Recession, New York, New York City, School-Workers, New York News

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...

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Dropout Prevention Should Be Top of the Class

Gordon Campbell | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Education, Poverty, Dropout Prevention, Public School, United Way, High School, United Way of NYC, Education Reform, Public Education, New York News
Gordon Campbell

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?

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Herminia Rojas: Homeless Mom Travels Over Two Hours Daily To Educate Her Children

nydailynews.com | Rachel Monahan | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Public Schools, New York Homeless, Unemployment, Homelessness, Bronx, Bronx New York, Economic Recession, Brooklyn, Economy, New York Homeless Families, US Economic Recession, Brooklyn New York, Unemployment Rate, New York, Recession, New York News

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...

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Mass Teacher Layoffs in D.C. Amount To One Hell of a Power Play by Michelle Rhee

Dan Brown | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Michelle Rhee, Dc Rif, Dcps, No Child Left Behind, Teachers Unions, Adrian Fenty, Teach for America, New York City Public Schools, Dc Reduction in Force, Education, Dc Schools, George PArker, Joel Klein, School Accountability, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Nclb, High Stakes Testing, Wtu, Politics News
Dan Brown

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.

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He Showed the World Through Teachers' Eyes: Thank You, Frank McCourt

Dan Brown | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Ed Reform, New York City Public Schools, Education, Random House, Stuyvesant High School, Angela's Ashes, Terry Gross, Shakespeare, Teachers, Storycorps, Frank Mccourt, Fresh Air, Media News
Dan Brown

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.

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New York Losing a Great Educator

Harold Levy | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Uft, New York City Public Schools, Frank Mickens, Principals, New-York-Harm-Reduction-Educators, New York News
Harold Levy

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.

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Become a Rock Star Volunteer

Lisa Honig Buksbaum | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Civic Participation, Charity, Volunteering, Passion, Cancer, Hugs, Compassion, Living News
Lisa Honig Buksbaum

The simple actions of giving and receiving rejuvenate us because these gestures remind us what it means to be human.

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With Albany AWOL, City Faces New Reality on School Governance

Scott Stringer | Posted 07.28.2009 | New York

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Scott Stringer

New York City's public school students can be forgiven if they're not impressed by the work of their government.

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The Banana Republic Of NY Public Schools

Leonie Haimson | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Public Schools, New York, Eduation Reform, New York City, New York-New York, New York News
Leonie Haimson

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.

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Hidden Treasure: Art By Public School Kids At Met

Agnes Gund | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York

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Agnes Gund

The arts throughout our educational systems are being threatened and pulled out of our children's lives.

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NYC's Joel Klein Putting Children First

Lanny Davis | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Public Schools, Teacher Union, Education, No Child Left Behind, Joel Klein, Nyc-Education, NYC Education, Politics News
Lanny Davis

Joel Klein has relied on three principles: developing public school leadership, incentives for teacher quality, and accountability. His approach has produced some demonstrable progress.

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NYC Public Schools: SNOW DAY INFORMATION

Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2009 | Home

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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...

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New York City Public School Closings: INFORMATION

Huffington Post | Posted 04.02.2009 | Home

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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...

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"You're Either With Us or You're With the Status Quo": Privatization Supporters Push Obama to Pick Their Kind of Education Secretary

Dan Brown | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Michelle Rhee, Cabinet Pick, Amanda Ripley, Time Magazine, Education Trust, Barack Obama, Teacher Quality, Education Secretary, Education, Jon Schnur, David Brooks, Joel Klein, Linda Darling-Hammond, Washington Post, Education Reform, High Stakes Testing, Obama Cabinet, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
Dan Brown

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.

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An Anonymous Blogger Superhero is Unmasked!

Dan Brown | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Jennifer Jennings, New York Sun, Ed Week, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Education Reform, Education Week, Elizabeth Green, Blogging, Eduwonkette, Media News
Dan Brown

In the past year, the national discussion on education has been elevated and informed by an anonymous blogger known as Eduwonkette. Her daily updated ...

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