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Sarah Darville

Sarah Darville is Chalkbeat's national editor. She was previously the bureau chief for Chalkbeat New York and a Google Journalism Fellow.
New York
October 9, 2015

Rise & Shine: No 2017 mayoral run for Eva, but plenty of battles left

New York
October 7, 2015

Rise & Shine: Will John King’s effort to desegregate New York City’s schools work?

New York
September 28, 2015

Rise & Shine: Could community college soon be free for NY students?

New York
September 22, 2015

Rise & Shine: A new skirmish in the space wars

clashes in the space wars

New York
September 21, 2015

Charter leaders continue to battle de Blasio over space in public school buildings

At the heart of their criticism is the battle for limited space in city-owned buildings, which the de Blasio administration has been reluctant to offer to charters.
New York
September 21, 2015

Rise & Shine: Schools facing quick takeover threat are still waiting for final goals

a new plan

New York
September 16, 2015

Your guide to de Blasio’s announcement, with new goals for grad rate, coding for all

De Blasio recently laid out a host of new education initiatives, and a goal of having all second-graders reading on grade level with the help of new reading specialists.
New York
September 14, 2015

Rise & Shine: Mayor to give ‘important’ education speech Wednesday

New York
September 11, 2015

De Blasio to give ‘important’ education speech Wednesday

The mayor hinted that he would soon have education news to share while on his first-day-of-school tour this week, when he focused his remarks on pre-kindergarten.
New York
September 9, 2015

Rise & Shine: Welcome to a new school year!

New York
September 8, 2015

Rise & Shine: New York City’s door-to-door approach to family engagement

New York
September 4, 2015

Rise & Shine: Cuomo says it’s time to review the Common Core (again)

New York
August 31, 2015

Rise & Shine: What New York City can learn from a low-tension co-location

New York
August 24, 2015

Rise & Shine: Using test scores in teacher evals is unpopular nationwide

New York
August 21, 2015

Rise & Shine: How one New York City charter network is grappling with high school

eyes on opt-out

New York
August 20, 2015

Elia says supporting opt-outs ‘unethical,’ vows to keep pushing feds for waiver

“I think opt-out is something that is not reasonable,” State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said Thursday.
New York
August 17, 2015

Rise & Shine: Why are New York City’s schools so segregated?

New York
August 11, 2015

City’s incoming Teach for America class hits five-year low

Teach for America, which places new teachers in hard-to-staff public schools, will send 230 teachers into city schools this fall, down from 400 teachers last year.
New York
August 10, 2015

Rise & Shine: Teacher literacy exam gets an OK after earlier versions ruled discriminatory

where credit is (and isn't) due

New York
August 5, 2015

Behind city’s latest credit-recovery controversy is a complicated history

Low-performing high schools, now under threat of being taken over by outside groups, are still under pressure to increase their four-year graduation rates.
New York
August 4, 2015

Rise & Shine: How the Renewal program’s price tag became nearly $400M

New York
August 3, 2015

Rise & Shine: City promises to investigate education at yeshivas after complaint

New York
July 27, 2015

Rise & Shine: Testing trouble, then tragedy, for Teachers College Community School

Tennessee
July 24, 2015

Weekend Reads: The complicated connections between housing and school quality

Plus, the argument for merging small schools, how Silicon Valley's real estate boom affects teachers, and more in this week's education must-reads

reading list

New York
July 24, 2015

Weekend Reads: The complicated connections between housing and school quality

Plus, the argument for merging small schools, how Silicon Valley's real-estate boom affects teachers, and more in this week's education must-reads.

survey says

New York
July 20, 2015

Teacher satisfaction with schools chancellor jumps, survey shows

The results come after the first full school year of leadership for Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Mayor Bill de Blasio.
New York
July 20, 2015

Rise & Shine: What’s next for testing in New York?

another category

New York
Updated July 17, 2015

Here are the 62 New York City schools that could be taken over by outside groups

Most, but not all, of the schools are a part of the city's own high-profile turnaround initiative.
New York
July 15, 2015

Here is the IBO’s backfill information, sorted by charter network

The new information illustrates the sharp divide among independent charter schools over how they filled seats in older grades.
New York
July 13, 2015

Rise & Shine: What the city is doing about the special-ed waiting game

Fresh faces

New York
July 6, 2015

As city prepares to redouble focus on career and tech programs, Fariña names new leader

John Widlund, the longtime principal of “Coop Tech” is the city’s new head of career and technical education.
New York
July 6, 2015

Rise & Shine: Why the city’s high school admissions process only works most of the time

New York
July 2, 2015

Rise & Shine: Summer school and student retention numbers drop

Making the grade

New York
July 1, 2015

After rule changes, fewer students held back, sent to summer school

The number of students headed to summer classes has fallen to its lowest level in six years and the share of students held back a grade has declined by half.

money matters

New York
Updated June 30, 2015

SUNY charter chair: We won’t authorize more schools without more funding

The SUNY Charter School Institute is facing a choice between maintaining strict standards and stretching its staff thin, according to the chair of its charter committee.
New York
June 29, 2015

Rise & Shine: Chancellor Fariña reflects on the school year

New York
June 26, 2015

Rise & Shine: On school’s last day, a guide to Albany’s final deal

New York
June 16, 2015

Rise & Shine: Regents OK longer delays for districts struggling with new evals

New York
June 15, 2015

Rise & Shine: It’s coming down to the wire in Albany

technical assistance

New York
June 11, 2015

De Blasio lauds CTE programs at union event, saying city will support their growth

"We are going to strengthen them and we are going to make them available to even more," de Blasio said of the city's career and technical education programs.

space debates

New York
June 11, 2015

After delay, a Success Academy co-location plan earns rare rejection from city panel

The move could set up a new fight between the city and Success CEO Eva Moskowitz.

in brief

New York
June 9, 2015

Changes to high school guide reflect new push for community schools, family-friendly data

The newest guide continues the city's bid to make school data more family-friendly by emphasizing absolute performance, not progress or comparisons to other schools.

survey says

New York
June 9, 2015

In limited survey, principals say they’re happy with new Common Core materials

Seventy-two percent of the principals said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their math curriculum.
New York
June 8, 2015

Rise & Shine: Extra hour for Renewal schools faces union pushback

commemoration

New York
June 5, 2015

Remembering Marge Feinberg, spokeswoman known for being protective of principals

Feinberg, a 15-year mainstay of the education department's press office, has died, city officials confirmed Friday.

Looking ahead

New York
June 2, 2015

Incoming commissioner Elia talks evals, promises to listen to opt-out concerns

MaryEllen Elia said Tuesday that she favors giving school districts more time to make changes to their teacher evaluation systems, but skirted questions about other hot-button issues.
New York
June 1, 2015

Rise & Shine: Officials grow impatient as mayoral-control debate continues

By the numbers

New York
May 28, 2015

City’s struggling schools face another annual test: enrollment

The city’s efforts to turn around nearly 100 long-struggling schools are likely to run up against enrollment roadblocks, according to an IBO analysis.

a new era

New York
May 26, 2015

MaryEllen Elia, former Florida superintendent, is state’s next education chief

Elia spent 10 years overseeing Hillsborough County's schools, where she won $100 million from Gates Foundation to overhaul teacher evals and made headlines for union collaboration.
New York
May 26, 2015

Rise & Shine: Former Illinois ed chief among finalists for New York commissioner job