This spring, as students, teachers, and administrators at local schools pack up their books and head off for summer vacation, many will still be wondering where they will learn or teach next year, who will be in charge of the education system, and what programs may no longer exist at their schools.
This spring, as students, teachers, and administrators at local schools pack up their books and head off for summer vacation, many will still be wondering where they will learn or teach next year, who will be in charge of the education system, and what programs may no longer exist at their schools.
Looking relieved to file into the air conditioned classroom after having just finished their tour of Columbia’s main campus, 22 fourth graders from River East Elementary School in East Harlem took their seats in one of the first science lecture halls created at Teachers College.
Looking relieved to file into the air conditioned classroom after having just finished their tour of Columbia’s main campus, 22 fourth graders from River East Elementary School in East Harlem took their seats in one of the first science lecture halls created at Teachers College.
Local students may soon be raising their hands to ask teachers, “What school do I go to?” Two schools in Harlem—P.S. 241 and P.S. 194—and another in Brooklyn, P.S. 150, have become embroiled in tense debate over the fates of their crowded hallways as traditional public schools, charters, or both.
Local students may soon be raising their hands to ask teachers, “What school do I go to?” Two schools in Harlem—P.S. 241 and P.S. 194—and another in Brooklyn, P.S. 150, have become embroiled in tense debate over the fates of their crowded hallways as traditional public schools, charters, or both.
Despite city schools’ recently improved test scores and increased graduation rates during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, progress may be threatened by upcoming firings.
Despite city schools’ recently improved test scores and increased graduation rates during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, progress may be threatened by upcoming firings.
In local schools, young children are exposed early to a problem affecting all demographics in their city. Beginning in kindergarten and continuing in every grade level up to the last year of high school, AIDS education is part of all New York public school students’ health curriculum.
In local schools, young children are exposed early to a problem affecting all demographics in their city. Beginning in kindergarten and continuing in every grade level up to the last year of high school, AIDS education is part of all New York public school students’ health curriculum.
In the wake of a reshuffling of public schools’ gifted and talented programs, some parents and education representatives worry that the change will result in a less diverse selection of students.
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In the wake of a reshuffling of public schools’ gifted and talented programs, some parents and education representatives worry that the change will result in a less diverse selection of students.
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Engineered and promoted by brand-new Governor David Paterson, CC ’77, and passed by the New York State Assembly on Wednesday, the 2008-2009 state budget includes a windfall $1.75 billion increase i
Engineered and promoted by brand-new Governor David Paterson, CC ’77, and passed by the New York State Assembly on Wednesday, the 2008-2009 state budget includes a windfall $1.75 billion increase i
Although 6,000 New York City students can now bring home some extra cash along with their report cards, most Upper West Side schools are rejecting the idea that money is the best way to improve cla
Although 6,000 New York City students can now bring home some extra cash along with their report cards, most Upper West Side schools are rejecting the idea that money is the best way to improve cla
