Foreign Languages Making a Comeback in Public Schools
In a school system where more than 100 languages are spoken, classes in Italian, French, Mandarin, even Hebrew are becoming popular.
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Prepping for Tests with the iPad and the iPod
Myrlene Michel, an instructional technology specialist at P.S. 205 in the Bronx, uses iPad and iPod Touch apps to help her students review math for the state test.
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Will Textbooks Move from Paper to iPad?
There is a lot of buzz about how the iPad may transform education, especially with Apple’s new digital, interactive textbooks.
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Maya Burns: High School Props Intern
The Academy for Careers in Television and Film, a Long Island City, Queens career and technical education high school, places its students in movie and tv production internships. Senior Maya Burns, 17, interns once a week at Eclectic/Encore Props, a prop rental warehouse in Manhattan.
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Lights, Camera, Internship
Academy for Careers in Television and Film gives high school students the unique opportunity to intern in the film and television industry.
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More Colleges Give Applicants a Choice on Using Test Scores
A growing number of colleges are giving applicants the choice to submit their SAT or ACT scores, and see test-optional admissions as a way to increase diversity.
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A Mother’s Mission to Create the City’s First Italian Dual-Language Program
Christina Prostano, a mother from Brooklyn, is determined to create the first Italian dual-language program in the New York City public schools, but it won’t be an easy task.
Read MoreThe Big Test: What’s the Answer to the SAT?
Nicholas Lemann dives into the past of America’s most famous test.
Read MoreDepartment of Education Changes Tone on Data Release
Following these responses, the city’s Department of Education is distancing itself from the release, after supporting it, the Times reported. A guide sent to public school principals Friday on how …
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