City finds homes for 3 displaced charter schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio has made good on his pledge to find new homes for three Success Academy charter schools he blocked in February from co-locating with existing public schools.
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“No” to Testing: More and More City Parents Boycott Standardized Tests
Longer tests and more of them prompted a growing number of New York City parents and beyond this April to tell their children not to take them.
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Before and After Aspirations: The Legacy of a School Closing
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.
Read MoreDOE Pulls Two Schools Off Closure List
The Department of Education has announced it will withdraw its proposal to close Herbert H. Lehman High School in the Bronx and P.S. 104 in Queens, GothamSchools.org reported. The announcement came …
Read MoreSolving The Puzzle: Autism in NYC Schools
The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders is rising, with nearly one in 88 children diagnosed in 2011 according to the Centers for Disease Control. The rate is …
Read MoreSimilar Schools, Hugely Different Report Cards
In his most recent NY Times column, Michael Winerip takes a look at two schools within walking distance from each other in the Bronx. They have similar conditions, yet one …
Read MoreGifted Programs Struggle to Expand
The New York City Department of Education denied a “gifted-and-talented” program’s request to expand beyond elementary school. Parents say that this is one of many actions signaling the D.O.E.’s faltering …
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Bronx High School Follows its Grads to College
For staff members at the Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science, checking up on their students doesn’t end with graduation.
Read MoreDepartment of Education Changes Tone on Data Release
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 …
Read MoreNYC Department of Education Releases Teacher Performance Rankings
The New York City Department of Education released performance rankings of 18,000 public school teachers to the press on Friday, following a court battle to keep them hidden. As reported …
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