School Stories

Educators introduced new national guidelines for teaching science on Tuesday with a firm belief in educating students about evolution and climate change even as early as middle school. The guidelines, referred to as the Next Generation Science Standards, call for teaching science through a holistic approach such as the case-study method and even getting rid of […]

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New York’s preschool financing plummeted by more than $548 million, or 10 percent, in the 2011-12 school year. This is the largest annual drop in 10 years, a report released Monday by the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University found.  

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Jamming out over his lunch break, a Queens teacher ensures kids get a chance to tap their inner musicians.

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Bronx middle schoolers face a tougher challenge than most when it comes to entering the city’s elite high schools. A weekend test prep program tries to change those odds.

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Geoffrey Canada, the founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, brings all of his resources and services to an impoverished community and attempts to reverse a vicious cycle of kids dropping out of school and going to jail.

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