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tick tock

Principals, administrators: Will your job change now that fewer teacher observations are required?
New York
3 days ago

tracking success

New York
November 8, 2018

‘StartUp’ podcast’s next focus: New York City’s Success Academy charter schools


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money matters

New York
November 7, 2018

Haven’t heard of participatory budgeting? Voters approved it on Tuesday — and here’s how it can bring millions to New York City schools.

Youth Vote

New York
November 7, 2018

I voted for the first time on Tuesday. My journey to the ballot box began at my NYC high school.

New York
November 6, 2018

Democrats win control of New York state legislature. What that means for education

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First Person

First Person

New York
October 17, 2018

We’re a middle-class black family. Here’s why we’ve skipped our local schools for now.

While some newcomers in our neighborhood seem willing to take a chance on works-in-progress schools, we feel we have little room for error.

First Person

New York
October 8, 2018

I didn’t get into any of my top high school choices. Then I learned to love my safety school.

New York City’s intense high school choice process ends with students being matched to one of more than 400 high schools — at least…

First Person

New York
August 28, 2018

As an advocate, I want District 15’s school integration plan to move forward. As a dad, I want it no less.

It's justified as a means of rewarding elementary-schoolers’ “work.” But the system just favors the privileged, and I don’t want my white son to think that's normal.

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cause and effect

New York
November 6, 2018

Why did suspensions go up in New York City last year? Carranza draws a link to fatal school stabbing

"Part of it is that people are actually now reporting everything, which I think is a good thing," Carranza said.
New York
November 5, 2018

New York policymakers express doubts about charter sector — and approve another expansion

The Board of Regents’ voiced concerns about whether charters are a drain on district coffers even as officials approved a new list of charter school applications.

Election 2018

New York
November 5, 2018

Here are six ways your vote on Tuesday could affect schools across New York

Democrats could take control of the state Senate for the first time since 2010.
New York
November 5, 2018

State education officials signal extension of moratorium on teacher evaluations tied to state tests

Officials want to use an extension to continue speaking with teachers, principals and advocates about the evaluation system, which has long been a politically charged issue in the state.

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Future of Schools

The vote

New York
November 5, 2018

New city-UFT contract is ratified after 87 percent of union voters sign off

By contrast, 77 percent of voting union members signed off on the current contract in 2014.

new numbers

New York
November 2, 2018

In New York City schools, 40,000 students aren’t getting required special education services, report finds

NYC has roughly 224,000 students with special needs — a population larger than Houston’s entire public school system.

Not always a cakewalk

New York
November 2, 2018

As New York City starts collecting data on inequities in PTA fundraising, the search is on for potential solutions

By making the data more accessible, the hope is to launch an informed conversation about how the city might address the “glaring disparities” that arise from the PTA Haves and Have Nots.

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breaking

Indiana
2 days ago

Indianapolis Public Schools teachers union president out after alleged mishandling of more than $100,000

The Indiana State Teachers Association made the announcement Saturday morning.

Annual Regional Analysis

Chicago
3 days ago

Where Chicago students travel the farthest to school, questions about why residents dodge neighborhood campuses

At a forum designed to explore solutions to putting top-rated schools and programs within reach of all Chicago students, residents of Greater Grand…

Going to court

Tennessee
November 8, 2018

Memphis charter school sues former principal at center of student protests

A Memphis charter high school is seeking $300,000 in damages against a former principal.