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Q&A: The arts charter school founder hoping to break the mold
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Q&A: The arts charter school founder hoping to break the mold

Jamie Davidson wants to open the city's next great charter school, but she's not interested in duplicating the model that dominates the local charter-school landscape.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | November 25, 2015
Fariña defends school merger plans as panel signs off
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Fariña defends school merger plans as panel signs off

Carmen Farina framed the plan as a fix for schools that are suffering from limited resources due to their dwindling number of students.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | November 20, 2015
Anxieties grow for some vanishing schools in city’s merger plans
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Anxieties grow for some vanishing schools in city’s merger plans

As the city's merger plans move forward, a public meeting in East Harlem hinted at some of the tensions to come.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | November 11, 2015
Q&A: Before push-out controversy, Success principal at its center explained his philosophy
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Q&A: Before push-out controversy, Success principal at its center explained his philosophy

In March, Success Academy Fort Greene Principal Candido Brown offered a glimpse into his own upbringing and denied that Success nudged troublesome students out.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | November 9, 2015
Algebra pass rates fall amid Common Core shift, leaving at-risk students furthest behind
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Algebra pass rates fall amid Common Core shift, leaving at-risk students furthest behind

Sixty-three percent of students passed the Common Core-aligned algebra exam last school year, compared to 72 percent who passed an easier exam the previous year.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | November 6, 2015
On second tour, Elia scrutinizes teaching and learning inside a Renewal classroom
FROM Chalkbeat New York
On second tour, Elia scrutinizes teaching and learning inside a Renewal classroom

After a tour at P.S. 298 in Brownsville, Elia and other state education officials applauded the school’s efforts, but said more improvement was needed.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | November 5, 2015
What Tisch’s departure will, and won’t, mean for New York education debates
FROM Chalkbeat New York
What Tisch’s departure will, and won’t, mean for New York education debates

Supporters and critics of Tisch's tenure believe her exit poses some threat to the policies she helped implement.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | October 28, 2015
Merryl Tisch, NY’s education leader through Race to the Top era, will step down in 2016
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Merryl Tisch, NY’s education leader through Race to the Top era, will step down in 2016

Merryl Tisch, who has come to represent the turbulent changes of the Race to the Top era, won’t seek another term as Regents chancellor.

By 
Sarah Darville
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Geoff Decker
 | October 26, 2015
New York looks to tweak rollout of Common Core English Regents exam
FROM Chalkbeat New York
New York looks to tweak rollout of Common Core English Regents exam

The proposal to revive an older Regents English exam comes as the Obama administration issues a mea culpa for its role in pushing unpopular testing policies.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | October 26, 2015
New York’s Common Core review begins with a survey and a new name
FROM Chalkbeat New York
New York’s Common Core review begins with a survey and a new name

The 2,000-question form allows respondents to weigh in on every one of the Common Core’s math and English standards, spanning pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade.

By 
Geoff Decker
 | October 21, 2015

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