Last Chance Proved to be Kaly’s Best Chance
A young teen who struggled to cope with the pressures of a large, competitive high school found the support she needed in the alternative City-As-School high school.
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An Exam Away From Graduating
Edwards has gone to seven different schools since the 7th grade. Now, the 19-year-old transfer student has finally found her comfort zone, and is one Regents exam away from a diploma.
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Mixed Results for the City’s Last Chance High Schools
Admissions criteria varies wildly between the city’s 52 transfer schools designed to help teens who are struggling to pass high school. Some of the neediest students may be left out.
Read MoreThe New Kids: Faces of Young Immigrant Teens
In Brooke Hauser’s The New Kids, immigrant teenagers work to graduate high school at International High School in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, while struggling to live an ordinary life lacking basic …
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Reaching Kids with Street Law 101
Once an East New York cop, now an East New York teacher, Jeff Kaufman tries to entice kids into school by teaching them what they need to know about justice and law.
Read MorePoor Ratings for De Blasio on Education Policies
Last week, Mayor de Blasio received a 49 percent disapproval rating on his handling of public schools, according to a Quinnipiac poll cited by the New York Daily News. The …
Read MoreIndiana Ousts Common Core
Indiana becomes the first state to withdraw from the national common core education standards on Monday, according to Time.com. Indiana was among the 45 states to adopt the common core …
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