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Author: Cristabelle Tumola

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Foreign Languages Making a Comeback in Public Schools

May 11, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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

May 6, 2012May 8, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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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Projects

Will Textbooks Move from Paper to iPad?

May 6, 2012May 7, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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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Featured / Projects
May 6, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

Apple’s iPad is rapidly becoming a popular device in the classroom. But no one really knows whether the pricey tablet actually helps kids learn.

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Multimedia / On The Beat

Maya Burns: High School Props Intern

May 5, 2012May 6, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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

May 5, 2012May 24, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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

May 1, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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

May 1, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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.

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The Big Test: What’s the Answer to the SAT?

March 8, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

Nicholas Lemann dives into the past of America’s most famous test.

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School Wire

Department of Education Changes Tone on Data Release

February 27, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Cristabelle Tumola

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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