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Author: Andres David Lopez

Children play "flag tag" inside the gymnasium at P.S. 24 in Brooklyn.
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Fit Kids: All Work and No Play for the City’s Youngest Students

May 7, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Andres David Lopez

Physical education often gets pushed to the side, especially especially in the city’s elementary schools, where children are lucky to have gym once a week.

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Middle school boys vault over park benches during parkour enrichment class.
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Fit Kids: Working Out with Parkour at a Brooklyn Charter

May 7, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Andres David Lopez

Parkour, a young and trendy fitness discipline, is brought to the classroom at Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School.

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Union Wins $38 Million Settlement with Special Education Staff

May 3, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

The city’s tangled data entry system cost teachers hours of mind-numbing number punching

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Interview with the Author: Nicholas Lemann

May 3, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

An interview with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Dean Nicholas Lemann about the work he did before he became dean: journalist, editor, and most specifically, author of “The Big Test: The Secret History of the Meritocracy,” published in 2000.

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The Big Test: The Secret History of the Meritocracy

May 3, 2013May 7, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

The story of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or the SAT, is the story of a few influential thinkers who determined the fates of several generations of Americans without the need for elections or laws. Author Nicholas Lemann, current national correspondent for the New Yorker and outgoing dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, tells that story.

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Poor Students Face Uphill Battle In College

March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

The fates of three high achieving but low-income minority high school graduates in Galeveston, Tex., are mapped out, in a multimedia package by the New York Times. The three young …

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Chicago To Close 54 Public Schools

March 22, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

The largest single group of campus closings in recent memory was announced by Chicago Public Schools officials yesterday, the New York Times reports. Officials estimate savings of up to $560 …

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New York Approves War Depiction In Third Grade Textbooks

March 21, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

Books depicting war in the Middle East and Afghanistan have been approved as part of recommended English curricula for state third to fifth graders, the New York Post reports. While some …

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Research Suggests Elementary School Teachers Feel Fine Grouping Kids By Ability

March 19, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

Despite decades of criticism for tracking and ability grouping, the practices are thriving, reports USA Today, citing research from the Brookings Institution’s Brown Center on American Education. According to findings, …

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In the Bronx, Nine Schools in One Building Demonstrate Mixed Results

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 - by Andres David Lopez

Adlai E. Stevenson High School in the Bronx was one of the most dangerous and underperforming in the city, the New York Times reports, but since it was closed by …

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