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Author: Larry Tung

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Foreign Languages Making a Comeback in Public Schools

May 11, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Larry Tung

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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Multimedia

Facebook Money Funds Chinese in Newark School

May 8, 2012May 10, 2012 - by Larry Tung

The Chinese language is being taught for the first time in a new public high school in Newark, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s high-profile $100 million donation two years ago …

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Multimedia / Projects

Facebook Money Funds Chinese in Newark School

May 6, 2012May 7, 2012 - by Larry Tung

The Chinese language is being taught for the first time in a new public high school in Newark, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s high-profile $100 million donation two years ago …

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Good Reads / News

Closing the City’s Oldest High School

May 6, 2012May 11, 2012 - by Larry Tung

Flushing High School, founded in 1875, is shutting down because of some very modern problems

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Good Reads

Test Prep Center Sends Record Number of Bangladeshi Students to City’s Elite Schools

May 3, 2012May 10, 2012 - by Larry Tung

More students of Bangladeshi descent have gained admission to New York City’s most coveted specialized high schools in recent years, and some of them had help from test prep centers such as Khan’s Tutorial.

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Voices

Helping Chinese Parents Learn the ABCs of American schools

April 18, 2012May 7, 2012 - by Larry Tung

Mina Yang serves as a liaison between Chinese parents and their children’s American school to narrow the cultural gap.

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Panelists Shael Polakow-Suransky, Sean Feeney, Elijah Hawkes and moderator Meredith Kolodner speak to an audience of parents, teachers, and administrators
News

Tweed Hall Official Takes Public Fire Over High-Stakes Testing

March 22, 2012May 6, 2012 - by Larry Tung

New York City Department of Education Chief Accountability Officer Shael Polakow-Suransky addressed protests over high-stakes testing in a panel discussion on March 19.

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Bookshelf

International Teens with American Dreams

March 12, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Larry Tung

‘The New Kids,’ by Brooke Hauser, takes an intimate look at the obstacles faced by new immigrants at a high school in Prospect Heights.

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Bookshelf

Q & A with Brooke Hauser, author of New Kids

March 8, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Larry Tung

Reporter Brooke Hauser discusses getting access, picking characters, and staying organized.

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School Wire

State Officials Agree On Teacher Evaluation System

February 22, 2012May 3, 2012 - by Larry Tung

New York State education officials and the state teachers’ union reached a last-minute agreement last Thursday on a new evaluation system, according to the New York Times. The agreement allows …

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