The New York Times School Book has an article about the city's new special education plan, budget and execution A plan to restructure the city’s special education program by funneling thousands of learning-disabled children into mainstream classrooms — an increasingly...
The New York Times has an article about the heating presidential campaign and their views on education Lamenting that millions of American children receive “a third world education,” Mitt Romneyon Wednesday called for poor and disabled students to be able to use...
The New York Times has an article about two highly ranked Brooklyn Schools caught cheating on their test numbers Two of the highest-ranking public elementary schools in New York City are under investigation for possible irregularities on state examinations, officials said...
The Wall Street Journal has an article about how the city is changing the teaching pool by either buying out teachers or getting rid of them. This cost cutting measure is usually set for older teachers who are at the higher pay grade. After years of trying to oust...
Nearly 200 students who took the SAT at a Brooklyn private school this month had their scores invalidated by the company that administers the test, apparently because some students were seated too closely together, school officials said Wednesday. The decision...
During her tumultuous three years at the head of the Washington D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee set off a lot of fireworks. Rhee has emerged as the leader of an unlikely coalition of politicians, philanthropists, financiers and entrepreneurs who believe the nation's $500...
Which I unfortunately agree. Many students skip class or school with little to no repercussions at home. What kind of message does that portray to the kids about the importance of school? It's Mayor Bloomberg vs. the parents, Round II. For the second time in a year,...
The Wall Street Journal has an article about adopting the common core and the push back that certain interest groups are imploying. The Common Core national math and reading standards, adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia two years ago, are coming under attack...
New York Times has an article about how the scandal involving Murdoch involved Klein and his education ties Last week, after a British parliamentary report declared that Rupert Murdoch was “not a fit person” to lead a major corporation, several senior News...
The NY Post has an article about how the DOE has started investigating principals that are either late or consistently absent. A Manhattan high-school principal facing a DWI charge is now under scrutiny for allegedly failing to show up at school for days at a time, The Post...
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