Education Reporting in NYC
Standardized testing was a hot-button issue this year, especially as tests grew longer as new Common Core standards are implemented. Some parents and educators are against the time test preparation …
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With Bread & Roses beginning its phase out next school year, ninth grade teacher Pooja Bhaskar and guidance counselor Sabrina Cochran worry that they will no longer be needed.
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Caught in the middle of a school reform battle over closures and phase-outs are the students, staff and administrators whose lives and educational careers are disrupted. These are their stories.
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Their high school is going to start the phase-out process next year. Ninth graders Jeremy Rivera and Nakia Watson have the chance to transfer to better schools, but will they?
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Students at Manhattan International High School hail from 57 different countries and between them speak 44 languages. To graduate, they complete a senior portfolio as part of the performance assessment system instead of taking five Regents exams. Follow senior Tasneema Sultana’s journey as she puts the finishing touches on her portfolio.
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“The New Kids” by Brooke Hauser presents intimate portraits of immigrant teens trying to settle into the rhythm of high school life at the International High School at Prospect Heights. Each of them has a unique story and their own struggles, but many share the same dream of succeeding in America.
Read MoreThe New York Times reports that an estimated 6.4 million children ages 4 through 17 in the United States received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at some …
Read MoreIt was reported yesterday in the New York Times that a very small percentage of teachers (somewhere around 3 per cent) are ranked as ineffective under the new teacher evaluation …
Read MoreMore students were promoted this school year after attending summer school in 2012, according to a GothamSchools report. New Department of Education data released last Friday showed that 7,540 students …
Read MoreAfter a long state investigation into Atlanta’s cheating scandal, former district superintendent Beverly Hall was indicted yesterday by a Fulton County grand jury, along with 34 other school administrators and …
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