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Bronx middle school stabbing used as evidence in federal report calling for rollback of Obama discipline rules
New York
19 hours ago

Activist Art

New York
16 hours ago

This Brooklyn middle school student hopes her winning T-shirt design will inspire racial justice


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funding battle

New York
2 days ago

Defiant, Cuomo invites ire resisting more New York State funding for schools

Setting priorities

New York
2 days ago

We talked to longtime city politician John Liu about his priorities for the Senate’s subcommittee for NYC education

closures ahead

New York
December 14, 2018

New York City will close another round of schools in de Blasio’s Renewal turnaround program

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First Person

First Person

New York
December 13, 2018

The SHSAT helps Manhattan families like mine. I finally stood up last week to say that’s wrong.

Choosing schools in New York City can be a formidable challenge. That was evident at a Community Education Council meeting in District…

First Person

New York
December 4, 2018

Being the only black girl in her class took a toll on my daughter. Then she got a teacher who looks like her.

In first grade, my daughter was the only one: the only African-American girl in her entire classroom. To be clear, the year was 2016.

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.

My mother, three sisters, and I didn’t talk about politics much when I was growing up in Washington Heights. My parents, Mexican immigrants,…

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Challenging charters

New York
December 14, 2018

Manhattan parent council calls ‘emergency’ meeting to address KIPP’s plan to open a diverse charter school

The district has long opposed new charter schools in the area that would destabilize enrollment, especially in Harlem, where many charters have already opened.

courtside

New York
Updated December 13, 2018

Lawsuit seeks to halt program designed to increase integration at New York City’s specialized high schools

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s push to integrate the city’s specialized high schools now faces a legal challenge, which could potentially disrupt the current…

parent power

New York
December 12, 2018

From Amazon to air conditioners, parent leaders quizzed de Blasio and Carranza at forum

The pair faced a host of tough questions from parent leaders about problems including school overcrowding, the lack of air conditioners, lead in water, and busing.

Hot Topic

New York
December 12, 2018

‘How can we bring people together?’ Parents debate New York City’s plan to integrate specialized high schools

Parents gathered at a middle school on the Upper West Side on Tuesday night and alternately applauded or booed as they sought to…

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diversity by design

New York
December 12, 2018

Nearly 100 percent of KIPP’s students in New York City are black or Hispanic. Now it wants to open an integrated school.

The network’s superintendent outlined the idea in a letter to families that promised that the new school would remain consistent with KIPP’s original mission.

debating admissions

New York
December 10, 2018

In a mostly black district, parents bring different concerns to debate over New York City’s specialized high schools

After raucous protests against plans to integrate New York City’s specialized high schools, parents in Brooklyn’s District 16 aired starkly different concerns about…
New York
December 10, 2018

New York state officials call for $2.1 billion bump in education funding

The proposal is about $500 million larger than last year, which was shrouded in concerns over a state budget deficit and a threat of spending cuts.

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Charter Schools

Detroit
16 hours ago

As the Detroit district weighs taking back some of its leased buildings from charter schools, anxiety grows

The district is undergoing a review that will determine whether it should reauthorize some of its charters or renew their leases.

devos watch

National
Updated 22 hours ago

Obama-era discipline rules should be scrapped, Trump school safety commission says

The federal school safety commission recommends the move in a report released Tuesday.

chronically absent

Newark
19 hours ago

‘We’re doing it to help all of us’: In Newark, student-researchers ask their peers why they miss school

A group of Newark high school and college students wanted to document all the reasons students miss school. So they surveyed their peers.