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closures ahead

New York City will close another round of schools in de Blasio’s Renewal turnaround program
New York
1 day ago

Challenging charters

New York
1 day ago

Manhattan parent council calls ‘emergency’ meeting to address KIPP’s plan to open a diverse charter school


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New York
Updated 2 days ago

Lawsuit seeks to halt program designed to increase integration at New York City’s specialized high schools

First Person

New York
2 days ago

The SHSAT helps Manhattan families like mine. I finally stood up last week to say that’s wrong.

diversity by design

New York
December 12, 2018

Nearly 100 percent of KIPP’s students in New York City are black or Hispanic. Now it wants to open an integrated school.

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First Person

First Person

New York
December 4, 2018

Being the only black girl in her class took a toll on my daughter. Then she got a teacher who looks like her.

In first grade, my daughter was the only one: the only African-American girl in her entire classroom. To be clear, the year was 2016.

Youth Vote

New York
November 7, 2018

I voted for the first time on Tuesday. My journey to the ballot box began at my NYC high school.

My mother, three sisters, and I didn’t talk about politics much when I was growing up in Washington Heights. My parents, Mexican immigrants,…

First Person

New York
October 17, 2018

We’re a middle-class black family. Here’s why we’ve skipped our local schools for now.

While some newcomers in our neighborhood seem willing to take a chance on works-in-progress schools, we feel we have little room for error.

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parent power

New York
3 days ago

From Amazon to air conditioners, parent leaders quizzed de Blasio and Carranza at forum

The pair faced a host of tough questions from parent leaders about problems including school overcrowding, the lack of air conditioners, lead in water, and busing.

Hot Topic

New York
December 12, 2018

‘How can we bring people together?’ Parents debate New York City’s plan to integrate specialized high schools

Parents gathered at a middle school on the Upper West Side on Tuesday night and alternately applauded or booed as they sought to…

debating admissions

New York
December 10, 2018

In a mostly black district, parents bring different concerns to debate over New York City’s specialized high schools

After raucous protests against plans to integrate New York City’s specialized high schools, parents in Brooklyn’s District 16 aired starkly different concerns about…
New York
December 10, 2018

New York state officials call for $2.1 billion bump in education funding

The proposal is about $500 million larger than last year, which was shrouded in concerns over a state budget deficit and a threat of spending cuts.

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money matters

New York
December 9, 2018

In first meeting since November election results, the Board of Regents eyes budget for New York schools

While their request will help guide lawmakers as they hash out a spending plan by the April 1 deadline, the final dollar amount is out of the hands of the Regents or other state education department officials.

back to the future

New York
December 6, 2018

NYC will keep key aspects of Renewal schools ‘indefinitely,’ even as the turnaround program nears likely end

While the city appears poised to wind down the Renewal program, the backbone of that strategy will remain in place.

Admissions Debate

New York
December 6, 2018

Carranza, de Blasio launch listening tour for elected parent leaders

The city leaders — who have faced criticism in some corners that they aren't seeking enough input from the public — are launching a "parent empowerment tour" to hear first-hand from parent leaders.

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School discipline

Tennessee
1 day ago

Even as suspensions fall, Memphis students are being kicked out of school longer, data shows

In one extreme example, a single high school issued one expulsion for every six students.

closures ahead

New York
1 day ago

New York City will close another round of schools in de Blasio’s Renewal turnaround program

The education department is planning to close fewer than last year, the largest single round of Renewal closures to date, when seven schools were ultimately shuttered.

high-stress testing

National
2 days ago

How the stress of state testing might make it harder for some students to show what they know

In one New Orleans charter network saw modest spikes in cortisol, a hormone caused by stress, leading up to state exams.