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Educators I’ve recently talked to about the problems of evaluating student achievement in the NYC schools have wondered: what good alternatives...
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Dropout Crisis in New York City Affects Fifty Percent of Black and Latino Male Students, according to Metropolitan Center for Urban Education Given the educational reforms...
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Part #3 of Getting In... Kindergarten deals with testing NYC children for public, selective, and private gifted programs. For details about what constitutes a gifted child in...
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Carvett Gentle's name has been plastered across news feeds in all forms of media in the 5 boroughs for the past three days. Almost...
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Over a million dollars worth of ravioli, that is. My favorite Gotham columnist, Arthur Goldstein has been chronicling his experiences as a new chapter leader in a large, Queens...
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When it comes to awarding GED diplomas, New York has the worst passing rate. 1.6 million New Yorkers 16 or older do not possess a high...
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The power of the teachers' unions in Michigan continues to dwindle, according to the Detroit Free Press. A bill has been...
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Let’s talk turkey: Although Thanksgiving is about gratitude and thanking God for all the good things in our lives, one of the best...
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The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Alachua County School District in Florida because they will not allow their students to...
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Here's a startling number to wake you up with your morning coffee: 24.1 percent of the 838 female adolescents (ages 14-19) participating...
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