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With the ‘Castle’ Under Siege, a Bold New Plan

May 11, 2014May 13, 2014 - by Matt Collette

Principal Santi Taveras has a bold plan to turn around the failing DeWitt Clinton High School. But is he too late?

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Postmortem continues on demise of ed software giant inBloom

April 28, 2014 - by Peggy Barmore

Proponents and critics of inBloom, an educational-software company that collected student data, continue to offer reasons for last week’s announcement that it is closing. The company, funded by a $100 …

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School Report Cards Hide Real School Data

March 2, 2014March 26, 2020 - by Matt Collette

During his campaign for mayor, Bill de Blasio called for an end to the letter grades the city gives to each public school in New York. He called them “blunt …

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Josh Penafiel hopes to graduate this summer.
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Before and After Aspirations: The Legacy of a School Closing

May 7, 2013May 24, 2013 - by Gould Jessica

Josh Penafiel dropped out of his East New York high school after it was closed by the New York City Department of Education several years ago. Now he’s trying to get his diploma, but time is running out.

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Education Panel Votes to Close 22 Schools

March 12, 2013 - by Mariana Ionova

The Panel for Education Policy approved the city’s plan to phase-out 20 schools and close two others during a meeting on Monday night, the New York Post reported.  Hundreds of …

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Advocates Protest After-School Program Cuts

March 7, 2013March 7, 2013 - by Mariana Ionova

Community groups rallied in front of City Hall yesterday to protest proposed budget cuts to the city’s after school and child care programs, GothamSchools.org reported. If the proposal goes through, …

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Poll: Most New Yorkers Disapprove of Bloomberg’s Education Policy

April 27, 2012 - by Elizabeth Harball

Although he’s been called “the education mayor,” according to a NY1-Marist Poll, the majority of New Yorkers disapprove of Mayor Bloomberg’s educational policies. Those polled also stated that they hoped …

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City expected to open 54 new schools next year

April 27, 2012April 27, 2012 - by Kimberly Drelich

The mayor and the chancellor announced at a press conference at Washington Irving High School that 54 new schools will open in the fall, Gotham Schools reported.  Twenty-four of those …

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Potential Bloomberg Replacements Court UFT Leader

March 22, 2012March 22, 2012 - by Edward Small

New York City mayoral candidates have been aggressively reaching out to UFT President Michael Mulgrew, according to The New York Times, as they gear up for campaigns that will likely …

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UFT Leader Agrees to Conditional Support of Bloomberg Student Loan Proposal

March 20, 2012March 20, 2012 - by Edward Small

According to GothamSchools, UFT President Michael Mulgrew recently said he could support Bloomberg’s plan to pay back the student loans of top college graduates who come teach in New York …

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