Is a Longer School Day The Answer?
Some charter schools are rolling back their hours, just as some public schools are adding time to the school day. Research is mixed about whether it makes a difference.
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Ezelle Trapp-Sherman
Age: 14 Neighborhood: Parkchester, the Bronx Middle school: Promise Academy II High school: Undecided When Ezelle Trapp-Sherman walked down the halls of Promise Academy II to her guidance counselor’s office …
Read MoreJohnathan Lugo
Age: 14 Neighborhood: Norwood, Bronx Middle school: P.S. / M.S. 280 High school: Bard High School Early College in Queens To Johnathan Lugo, eighth grade has felt like a juggling …
Read MoreDoes ICE pressure schools for student info?
Some students who are undocumented immigrants, or those with undocumented family members, worry that attending school will bring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to their door. Read the whole story here.
Read MoreWhy talented black and Hispanic students can go undiscovered
Economists saw results when one Florida school district implemented a new screening procedure for gifted and talented students: Instead of relying on teachers and parents to make referrals, a test …
Read MoreTeachers say untimed state tests leave some students exhausted, but others confident
This year’s update to standardized tests allowing students unlimited time is being met with a mixed reaction in schools. Chalkbeat reports that “teachers say the absence of a time limit …
Read MoreYouth Step Up USA holds community event for Brooklyn boy, 10, who was bullied to the point of contemplating suicide
A bullied Brooklyn student has been granted a safety transfer to a new school. The day after his transfer was secured, he was invited as a guest to a citywide …
Read MoreParents will sue America’s largest school district over school violence
Families and the advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools sued the New York City Department of Education this week, citing “ineffective and inadequate” regulations in place to curb incidents of …
Read MoreBig question on New York state tests: How many will opt out?
As standardized testing kicks off this spring, many New York parents remain unhappy with the system and plan to have their children opt out of taking the tests. This year, several …
Read MoreTaking high school courses in college costs students and families nearly $1.5 billion
A new report from the advocacy group Education Reform Now reveals that nearly half the college students enrolled in remedial classes nationwide are from middle- and high-income families. The report also found that, …
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