Sex and the City Schools
Apparently, the NYC Department of Education doesn't feel it necessary to educate our kids about reproduction, contraception or sexual health.
Apparently, the NYC Department of Education doesn't feel it necessary to educate our kids about reproduction, contraception or sexual health.
Clara Hemphill | Posted 08.22.2009 | New York
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.
Diane Ravitch | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics
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.
Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics
School districts are a strange American anachronism -- no other country delivers public education through local authorities. This historical remnant is completely ineffective in urban America.
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...
Elissa Stein | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York