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Author: Prarthana Jayaram

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Is a Longer School Day The Answer?

May 10, 2016March 25, 2020 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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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Profiles / School Choice

Ezelle Trapp-Sherman

May 10, 2016May 11, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Johnathan Lugo

May 10, 2016May 11, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Does ICE pressure schools for student info?

April 11, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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.

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Why talented black and Hispanic students can go undiscovered

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Teachers say untimed state tests leave some students exhausted, but others confident

April 10, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Youth Step Up USA holds community event for Brooklyn boy, 10, who was bullied to the point of contemplating suicide

April 10, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Parents will sue America’s largest school district over school violence

April 8, 2016April 10, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Big question on New York state tests: How many will opt out?

April 6, 2016April 10, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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 …

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Taking high school courses in college costs students and families nearly $1.5 billion

April 6, 2016April 10, 2016 - by Prarthana Jayaram

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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