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If Carranza wants to take on screening in New York City, here are 5 things he could do
New York
2 days ago

temporary reprieve

New York
2 days ago

Parents score a temporary victory in slowing the closure of a small Brooklyn elementary school


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New York
2 days ago

Comparing the Upper West Side and Harlem integration plans: Here’s how schools, admissions offers could change

sorting the students

New York
May 23, 2018

‘Why are we screening children? I don’t get that’: Chancellor Carranza offers harsh critique of NYC school admissions

cultural connections

New York
May 22, 2018

This Bronx school threw a party for its African families. Now it’s grown into something much more

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New York
May 17, 2018

As historians and New York City educators, here’s what we hope teachers hear in the city’s new anti-bias training

New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio just committed $23 million over the next four years to support…

First Person

New York
May 1, 2018

I taught at a nonselective New York City school. Your assumptions about low-scoring students are wrong.

What is it that children of wealthy parents have earned that kids who score a level 2 on the state exam with no extra help have not?

First Person

New York
April 16, 2018

‘So there I was, figuring it out myself’: A Brooklyn teen on why the city’s specialized high school prep wasn’t enough

The prep course offered by the city wasn't impressive, senior Hiba Hanoune writes.

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New York
May 22, 2018

Another integration plan for Upper West Side middle schools is met with some support, but also familiar concerns

The education department on Tuesday presented yet another proposal for integrating Upper West Side and Harlem middle schools, drawing both support and concern…

question and answer

New York
May 22, 2018

New York City lawmakers press Richard Carranza on paid parental leave, counselors, and school accessibility

Council members pressed the new schools chief on some of the mayor’s spending priorities during the nearly four-hour hearing.

School safety

New York
May 22, 2018

Charter schools advocates’ next push: Funding for school security

Advocates are asking the City Council to revise a city law in order to help fund charter school security needs.

Mixed messages

New York
May 22, 2018

Strange graffiti scrawled on New York City education department headquarters, police say

Before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, cryptic messages were scrawled on the Corinthian columns of Tweed Courthouse, the historic education…

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New York
May 21, 2018

Why a medical school prospect decided to teach chemistry in New York City instead

Anoopa Singh fell in love with science — twice — thanks to her New York City high school teachers. Credit…

new math

New York
May 17, 2018

As NYC encourages more elementary teachers to specialize in math, new research shows the strategy could hurt student learning

This year, 139 city elementary schools are adopting the departmental approach, almost twice as many as a year ago.

making plans

New York
May 17, 2018

Controversial integration plan for Upper West Side middle schools changes, but it’s unclear whether more parents will get on board

“Here’s the problem: Maybe instead of there being four desirable middle schools, there should be fifteen."

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classroom to congress

National
2 days ago

Can Ms. Hayes go to Washington? A national teacher of the year explains why she’s running for Congress

Jahana Hayes thinks what Washington, D.C. needs is a schoolteacher — one of the nation’s top teachers, in fact.

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Indiana
2 days ago

A student is in custody after Noblesville West Middle School shooting that injured another student and teacher

The victims were taken to hospitals in Indianapolis. No information is available on their status.

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National
May 23, 2018

What does the ‘future of work’ mean for schools? Big claims leave educators with more questions than answers

Dig into common claims about our changing and you end up knee-deep in mixed messages and muddled statistics. What now?