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Gifted gap

To integrate specialized high schools, are gifted programs part of the problem or the solution?
New York
17 hours ago

How I Lead

New York
1 day ago

Meditation and mindfulness: How a Harlem principal solves conflict in her community


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Regents retreat

New York
2 days ago

Regents use annual retreat to take stock of changes in testing, charter schools and more

cause and effect

New York
July 10, 2018

Do suspensions lead to higher dropout rates and other academic problems? In New York City, the answer could be yes

suit up

New York
July 10, 2018

Success Academy parents accuse New York City of denying, delaying special education services in new lawsuit

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First Person

First Person

New York
June 22, 2018

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.

A standardized test does not predict as well as past school performance, indicating that Mayor Bill de Blasio seems headed in the right direction.

First Person

New York
June 19, 2018

I fight 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…

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the youngest learners

New York
July 12, 2018

How social studies can help young students make sense of the world

Civic engagement matters today more than ever, yet social studies in the early grades are sidelined. Educators sometimes seek help outside of school.

the youngest learners

New York
July 10, 2018

How to help struggling young readers

Children who can’t read well by third grade are more likely to drop out. Research-based coaching could make a critical difference.

shots fired

New York
July 8, 2018

Democrats for Education Reform blasts New York state’s school turnaround program

A report, issued by the local chapter of Democrats for Education Reform, argues the state’s education department has watered down its “receivership” program.

How I Teach

New York
July 5, 2018

Having once found science dull as a student, this New York City teacher now strives for a more engaging approach

“I remember making myself a promise to show my former teachers what they could be doing to captivate their students one day."

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New York
July 3, 2018

‘We didn’t have options’: A new Staten Island charter school aims to fill a gap for students with dyslexia

The elementary school was approved by the Board of Regents in June, and it’s set to be the first charter school in the state — and among only a few public schools nationwide — devoted to educating children with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities.

Decision time

New York
June 28, 2018

Will they stay or go: New York City teachers ponder relationship with union post-Janus

The predictions are dire: After the Supreme Court ruled this week that public employees can’t be forced to pay fees to unions, labor…

sound off

New York
June 27, 2018

Teachers: Let Chalkbeat know how the Supreme Court decision in Janus will affect you

The United Federation of Teachers is bracing for the fallout of Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling that scraps mandatory dues payments from…

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End of an era

Colorado
15 hours ago

Denver superintendent Tom Boasberg is stepping down after nearly 10 years

Boasberg will continue to serve for 90 days, as his contract with the district requires.

Teaching teachers

National
2 days ago

Mentors matter: Good teaching really can be passed down to student teachers, new research finds

Do student teachers learn more when they’re mentored by an effective teacher? The answer may seem obvious, but there’s been little research confirming as much—until now.

Q&A

Newark
2 days ago

‘The war on teachers still exists.’ Newark Teachers Union chief on the Janus ruling, Roger León, and threats from Washington

NTU President John Abeigon weighed in on Newark's new superintendent and a Supreme Court ruling that could weaken public unions.