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Author: Lucianete Hoffman

Profiles / School Choice

Shania Prescod

May 10, 2016May 11, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

Age: 14 Neighborhood: Brooklyn Current School: Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School First Round Choices: Brooklyn Technical High School or The Bronx High School of Science Second Round Choices: The High School for Enterprise, …

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Local policymakers hold the key to school desegregation, U.S education chief John King says.

May 3, 2016May 4, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

U.S. Secretary of Education John King speaks at the 2016 national conference of the Education Writers Association in Boston. John King wants the nation’s schools to be less segregated — …

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Book Review: Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley

May 2, 2016March 15, 2020 - by Lucianete Hoffman

In her 2013 book, The Smartest Kids in the World, and How They Got That Way, Samantha Ripley, draws comparisons between the relatively successful education systems in three countries Finland, Poland …

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Are All Black Students Falling Behind?

May 1, 2016May 1, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

A recent report by The Education Trust, a nonprofit working on educational justice, reveals that while there has been an improvement in graduation rates at four-year public institutions for all …

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Brooklyn Teenagers Capture a Photographer’s Eye

April 30, 2016May 1, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

Five years ago, the photographer Cassandra Giraldo fell into step with some teenagers on their way to the mall at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. She spent the next several months …

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Mayor de Blasio’s war on quality pre-K

April 29, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

In the rush to launch “universal quality pre-K,” City Hall cleared a number of outfits that didn’t pass the sniff test. City Comptroller Scott Stringer balked, refusing to register a …

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As homeless population swells, New York City will add more health clinics at schools By Patrick Wall

April 29, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

New York City will spend nearly $30 million to increase health services and offer other help for the city’s growing number of homeless students, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. …

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First Person: How can we teach students to be productive members of a community by removing them from it?

April 29, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

As educators and school leaders grapple with changes in discipline policy in New York City, “safety” is cited as a primary concern of teachers from schools struggling to shift from punitive discipline structures to …

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De Blasio’s budget boosts Beacon center social services in city’s public schools

April 28, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

Mayor de Blasio’s upcoming executive budget sets aside millions in increased funding for social services at Beacon centers in city schools and it includes an extra $5.7 million in 2017 and $16.8 …

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The Problem with NYC High-school Admissions

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 - by Lucianete Hoffman

For years, a debate has swirled over whether specialized schools should expand their admissions criteria. But that discussion has largely ignored how the Department of Education (DOE) selects students for …

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