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I’ve spent years studying the link between SHSAT scores and student success. The test doesn’t tell you as much as you might think.
New York
2 hours ago

fight another day

New York
24 hours ago

In union defeat, lawmakers end session without revamping teacher evaluation law


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time for kids

New York
2 days ago

New York City agrees to provide paid family leave to teachers

here's the plan

New York
2 days ago

Brooklyn middle schools may eliminate academic ‘screening’ in effort to integrate

it's official

New York
2 days ago

An integration plan is approved for Upper West Side and Harlem middle schools

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New York
3 days ago

I’ve spent years fighting for integrated schools in New York City. I’m also Asian-American. Mayor de Blasio, let’s talk.

Shino Tanikawa explains why she's concerned about the rollout of the mayor's plan to integrate New York City's specialized schools — and how the process can be salvaged.

First Person

New York
May 17, 2018

As historians and New York City educators, here’s what we hope teachers hear in the city’s new anti-bias training

New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and Mayor Bill de Blasio just committed $23 million over the next four years to support…

First Person

New York
May 1, 2018

I taught at a nonselective New York City school. Your assumptions about low-scoring students are wrong.

What is it that children of wealthy parents have earned that kids who score a level 2 on the state exam with no extra help have not?

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certification showdown

New York
Updated 3 days ago

Judge strikes down rule allowing some New York charter schools to certify their own teachers

The ruling upends the plans of the city’s largest charter school network, Success Academy.

New Possibilities

New York
3 days ago

Inside a Bronx middle school where students rarely apply to attend specialized high schools

If the plan becomes a reality, schools such as New Venture theoretically have the most to gain. But the proposal would do little to solve the most entrenched challenges that have kept students from schools such as New Venture out of specialized high schools for so long.

survey says

New York
June 18, 2018

More bullying reported at New York City schools, study shows

More New York City students say there is bullying in their schools, a report released Monday showed. The findings also revealed that…

guide to the battle

New York
June 18, 2018

With days left in this year’s session, what will happen with teacher evaluations?

As the legislative session comes to a close, here's what you need to know about the upcoming battle over teacher evaluations.

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Future of Schools

more room

New York
June 15, 2018

Amid uproar over specialized high school admissions, Mayor de Blasio suggests adding more seats

The chancellor is “going to come back with a plan in the coming months,” de Blasio said.

By the numbers

New York
June 14, 2018

Where specialized high school students come from (and where they don’t)

Early every school day, private charter buses rumble through the Upper West Side to ferry students from the city’s wealthiest school district into…

draining the pool

New York
June 14, 2018

New York City’s Absent Teacher Reserve could get pricier as teachers collect raises, bonuses

The controversial Absent Teacher Reserve is set to become even more expensive for New York City as educators in the pool build years…

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Enrollment push

Detroit
20 hours ago

‘The pressure is on everyone’ as Detroit’s main district advertises to attract more students

Detroit’s main school district has a new look. Officials announced a new brand for the Detroit Public Schools Community District…

a high-stakes evaluation

National
2 days ago

The Gates Foundation bet big on teacher evaluation. The report it commissioned explains how those efforts fell short.

New research commissioned by Gates finds scant evidence that evaluation changes accomplished what they were meant to: improve teacher quality or boost student learning.

D.C.

National
1 day ago

What you should know about the White House’s proposal to merge the education department into a new agency

The White House is proposing the federal education department merge with the labor department to form the Department of Education and the Workforce, officials announced…