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Chicago
September 10, 2018

Following lead of their tweeting CEO, Chicago schools take to social media

For teachers and administrators who embrace social media, it's a crucial means of communicating with students and giving families a peek into hallways and classrooms.

tweet storm

New York
September 7, 2016

New York City’s schools chancellor just sent her first tweet, but people have been tweeting at her for years

"As the chancellor's said many times, September is her favorite month and a great opportunity to reinvent and try new things!"

Media Frenzy

Colorado
August 6, 2014

Some districts shine, others falter in coupling of learning and online media

School districts around Colorado are taking a variety of approaches to balance two sometimes competing concerns: how do you meet students’ and teachers’ need for increased access to educational technology and online media while simultaneously protecting their privacy?
New York
January 18, 2012

For a view into tonight's PEP meeting, a tailored Twitter feed

On the agenda of the Panel for Educational Policy tonight: changes to schools in eight buildings in three boroughs. The meeting is sure to be…
New York
January 12, 2011

Schools are open, but snow leaves little hope for a regular day

Students walk to school past PS 9, the Teunis Bergen School, in Prospect Heights this morning. Bucking a regional trend, Chancellor Cathie Black announced early this morning that schools would open as usual this morning. She later added that after-school activities and sports will take place as planned. But that doesn't mean that today will be a regular school day. We're hearing from teachers in our comments and on Twitter that snow is wreaking havoc on their schools. And in the Community section, high school teacher Dana Lawit writes that having low attendance is just as disruptive as having an actual snow day.  Send us your stories and pictures. "Thanks Bloomberg. I've ALWAYS wanted to know how running a daycare felt. Today's going to be chaos," wrote BNiche, an elementary school special education teacher, early this morning. A little later, he wrote, "Wow. 26 teachers absent. Wow." Twenty minutes later, he updated that tally: "Scratch that. Make that 30. 30!" As the school day began, he wrote once more: "So far, 10 out of 32 students present."