New York

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With a new school year underway, hundreds of teaching positions remain unfilled in New York City
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Inside Chalkbeat

New York

23 hours ago

Here are the big stories Chalkbeat New York reporters will cover this year — with your help

deep cuts

New York

September 21, 2017

New York City teachers don’t get paid maternity leave. Their paychecks prove it.

what's public?

New York

September 21, 2017

Private managers of public schools, charter leaders enjoy extra buffer from public-records laws

new year

New York

September 20, 2017

Here’s what Carmen Fariña’s top deputies have on their plates this school year

First Person

First Person

New York

August 29, 2017

The idea of the American Dream works against my students. Here’s how ethnic studies could help.

For too many young people — white students as well as students of color — school rarely connects to critical concerns, a P-TECH teacher writes.

First Person

New York

August 16, 2017

A Queens teacher on Charlottesville: ‘It can’t just be teachers of color’ offering lessons on race

Talking about racism in the classroom is the best way to fight it, she argues.

First Person

New York

July 20, 2017

Two fewer testing days in New York? Thank goodness. Here’s what else our students need

My students are concerned that all of their hard work throughout the year will boil down to six intense days of testing.

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Q and A

New York

September 19, 2017

Former Success Academy lawyer hoping to start own charter network wants to ‘take it to the next level’

Emily Kim is still a big believer in Success, but she thinks she has something different to offer.

approaching deadline

New York

September 18, 2017

In year three of New York City’s massive school turnaround program, the big question is: What’s next?

“Lots of people are experiencing it as the last of the three years.”

a chalkbeat cheat sheet

New York

September 17, 2017

In new memoir, Eva Moskowitz offers a look behind the curtain at Success Academy — and tries to reshape her reputation

It’s clear that the goal for Moskowitz, who runs New York City’s largest, most controversial network of charter schools, is not just score-settling.

golden years

New York

September 15, 2017

In Harlem, these elders devote their golden years to improving local schools

The Council’s goal is nothing short of “confronting and overcoming racism and classism."

Building Better Schools

open sesame

New York

September 13, 2017

New York City education department to improve response to public record requests

The education department is among the least responsive city agencies.

Lunch is served

New York

September 12, 2017

Now that lunch is free for all New York City students: How many will eat it?

The projected increase is less than some advocates anticipated.

Measuring success

New York

September 11, 2017

New York City wants to know: How effective is its training for pre-K teachers?

The NYU study will use measures of student behavior and third-grade test scores to track the impact of the city’s different teacher training programs.

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unions in charters

National

17 hours ago

When charter schools unionize, students learn more, study finds

a new study of California schools finds that, far from harming student achievement, unionization of charter schools actually boosts test scores.

across the pond

National

September 21, 2017

Does England’s rapid expansion of charter-like ‘academies’ hold a lesson for the U.S.?

Is autonomy itself likely to improve schools? A new study offers a sobering answer.

'class of 2031'

Colorado

September 22, 2017

An earlier start: Once rare, more Denver charter schools are embracing preschool

A growing number of Denver youngsters are attending preschools run by the city's charter schools, including one in the KIPP charter network.