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Will Smith Tells High Schoolers The Secret To His Career

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.24.2012

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NEW YORK -- The Hayden Planetarium at Manhattan's Natural History Museum has been home to many famous voices over the last decade. Tom Hanks, Liam...

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Bringing Diversity to New York City's Specialized High Schools

John C. Liu | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: NYC Specialized High Schools, Nyc Public Schools, NYC Education, NYC High Schools, NYC Schools, New York Public Schools, New York News

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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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

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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Mayor 13 Percent Failed Me

Jazmine Miller | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Public Schools, New York Public Schools, New York Department of Education, College Preparedness, Nyc Public Schools, Education Reform, Mayor Bloomberg, Herbert Lehman High School, New York News

You often hear the Department of Education brag about our improved graduation rates in NYC. But what good does it do to graduate more students if only a handful of them are prepared for the future?

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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

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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There Are No Black Children Here

Rebecca Carroll | Posted 11.06.2011

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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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New York Matters: Mayoral Control and Denial

John C. Fager | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: High-Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Accountability, Race to the Top, NYC Mayoral Control, Merryl Tisch, Nyc Public Schools, Mayor Bloomberg, Standardized Testing, New York Board of Regents, Education News

What happens in the NYC school system has national implications because the city has been a testing ground for so-called new reforms. It is important for the nation to know that this past year was a very disillusioning one.

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Making Evaluations Matter

Grace Snodgrass | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: New York City Schools, Nyc Public Schools, Educators 4 Excellence, Teacher Evaluations, Lifo, Race to the Top, e4e, New York News

I've been working with Education 4 Excellence's policy team to come up with recommendations for how teachers should be evaluated. We believe our proposed evaluation system is fair to teachers and students alike.

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Move Over Teachers: It's Time to Blame the Parents

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Michael Bloomberg, Family Engagement, Promise Neighborhoods Act, Nyc Public Schools, NYC Education, Education News

Don't we have enough scapegoats? And isn't it time we focused on engaging, rather than alienating parents?

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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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Making A Real Difference In Public Education

The Huffington Post | Julia Steers | Posted 07.19.2011

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Marc Rosenbaum enjoyed a successful career as a dentist, but remained unfulfilled. As he thought back to his childhood, he realized he was taught...

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Fewer Blacks, Hispanics Admitted To Top Public Schools

Posted 05.25.2011

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They're public schools, but not everyone can get in. Increasingly, fewer and fewer African-American and Hispanic students are being admitted to New Y...

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WATCH: Anne Hathaway Visits, Invites NYC Public School Choir To Oscars

Posted 05.25.2011

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Anne Hathaway is hosting the Academy Awards this year -- and she's got way more than just one date. The 'Love and Other Drugs' star, who is hosting t...

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NYC Pushes To Fire Melissa Petro, Teacher Who Blogged About Craigslist Sex Work

Posted 05.25.2011

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In September 2010, New York City art teacher Melissa Petro wrote a blog post on HuffPost about her time working as a prostitute using Craigslist's adu...

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Cathie Black To Get Waiver, Senior Deputy Chancellor

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shael Polakow-Suransky, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, Nyc Public Schools, David Steiner, Nyc Schools Chancellor, Michael Bloomberg, Cathie Black, Education News

NEW YORK — The state's education commissioner will grant media executive Cathie Black a waiver to serve as chancellor of the nation's largest sc...

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The Cinderella Story Of New York City's Best Public High School

TakePart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bronx High Schools, Theatre Arts Production Company School, Nyc Best School, Nyc Public Schools, Lynn Passarella, Education News

The Fordham section of the Bronx is plagued by poverty, drugs and urban decay. The odds are stacked against children who attend Fordham's underfunded ...

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Killing Me Softly: The Slow Steady Demise of New York's Great High Schools

Marc Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ny Department of Education, Public Schools, Nyc Public Schools, Magnet Schools, Cathie Black, Arne Duncan, Education News

The beginning of the end came, in New York, as in most other urban school systems, as a result of the unintended consequences of busing to achieve integration.

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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

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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Wavering on the Waiver: Reservations about Cathleen Black

Ilana Garon | Posted 05.25.2011

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From a educator's perspective, the eventuality of Black getting the waiver from the state is a particularly disheartening prospect.

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47 NYC Schools Closing?

New York One | Posted 05.25.2011

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Education officials announced today that there are 47 schools they believe are failing and may need to be closed. It's a much longer list than in yea...

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Educating for Democracy: Playing the Numbers Game with the Dept. of Ed

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chancellor Klein, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Standardized Testing, Public School Testing, Nyc Public Schools, Nyc, New York News

The "test data" used to evaluate student progress acts as if children's learning could be measured the same way that sales of auto parts or purchases of cappuccino at Starbucks are calibrated.

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High School 'Limbo Lounge' Officially Now 'Hell'

Donna Fish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teachers Union, Joel Klein, High School Decision, Nyc Public Schools, Second Round Decisions for High Schools, Naacp, High School Seats, Board of Education, New York News

Well the verdict is in. The judge made his determination that the failing schools Joel Klein tried to close without any due process could not be closed.

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Sex and the City Schools

Elissa Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Menstruation, Middle School, Nyc Public Schools, Sex Education, New York News

Apparently, the NYC Department of Education doesn't feel it necessary to educate our kids about reproduction, contraception or sexual health.

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Let's Agree on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools

Clara Hemphill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Bloomberg, Nyc Public Schools, Senate, Schools, Bill, Parents, New York News

Parents and elected officials have long complained that Mayor Bloomberg has disregarded public opinion since the state legislature gave him control of the schools in 2002.

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The Myth of Mayoral Control of Schools

Diane Ravitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Reform, Public Schools, Nyc Public Schools, Arne Duncan, Public Education, Michael Bloomberg, Politics News

Dubious strategies in New York public schools have puffed up the graduation rate by a few points, but the city's graduates arrive at community colleges unprepared for college-level work.

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