18 May 2012 04:03:24
58 Years: Fulfilling the promise of Brown v. Board of Education
58 Years: Fulfilling the promise of Brown v. Board of Education MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK , May 17, 2012 PRNewswire via COMTEX -- Fifty eight years ago, the US Supreme Court issued perhaps the most important decision in its history. In Brown v. Board of Education , the Court struck down segregated schools as unconstitutional. At ...
18 May 2012 02:40:54
Chancellor Proposes Plan to Remove Unassigned and Unsatisfactory Teachers
New York Daily News Chancellor Proposes Plan to Remove Unassigned and Unsatisfactory Teachers New York Times The chancellor also vowed to bypass stalled negotiations with the city's teachers' union over a new evaluation system. If there is no agreement by fall, he said, the city's Department of Education would remove and try to fire any teacher who received ... Chancellor Dennis Walcott talks tough on poor-performing teachers In lieu of new evaluations, city looks to options in union contract City Should Pay Unnecessary Teachers to Resign, Schools Chancellor Says17 May 2012 22:37:45
Defibrillator plan worked, and a Staten Island teen is alive because of it
SILive.com Defibrillator plan worked, and a Staten Island teen is alive because of it SILive.com By Deborah Young Staten Island Advance Enlarge Staten Island Advance PTA President Michele Faljean delivers an emotional statement of thanks to New York City councilmen James Oddo and Vincent Ignizio, right, for their role in making sure the city ...17 May 2012 21:09:21
Bright Kids Adds an Upper West Side Location to Meet OLSAT®/NNAT®2, Stanford ...
Bright Kids Adds an Upper West Side Location to Meet OLSATÂ NNATÂ 2, Stanford ... Houston Chronicle With Bright Kids NYC's continued success in preparing thousands of children for admissions and academic exams, the company is opening its second New York office on June 11th, on the Upper West Side. Bright Kids is opening the new office to accommodate ...
17 May 2012 19:50:25
Chronically Absent Students Missed by School Reporting
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Chronically Absent Students Missed by School Reporting New York Times There's a roundup of more city education news at Gotham Schools. Around town today, Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott will speak to the members of the Association for a Better New York at 8:30 am, at the Sheraton in Manhattan. The Department of Education ... Education Report: Chronic Absenteeism Undermines Over 5 Million Students New report: 10 to 15 percent of students chronically absent Millions of students chronically absent, study finds17 May 2012 19:05:44
3 Ways Teachers Can Use Summer to Build Skills
U.S. News & World Report 3 Ways Teachers Can Use Summer to Build Skills U.S. News & World Report Working through the summer may also mean a salary increase, notes Joe Elorriaga, a special education teacher within the New York City Department of Education . "I personally enjoy the academic rigor of a course and I like learning new things ...17 May 2012 17:05:39
Cooperation to ease tensions between district, charter schools
New York Daily News Cooperation to ease tensions between district, charter schools New York Daily News The city Department of Education hopes to ease long-existing tensions between district and charter schools with a new collaboration set to kick off in the Bronx. The District-Charter Compact is made up of public district schools and 85 charter schools ...17 May 2012 01:34:02
Carolyn Abbott, The Worst 8th Grade Math Teacher In New York City, Victim Of ...
Carolyn Abbott, The Worst 8th Grade Math Teacher In New York City , Victim Of ... Huffington Post Her score on the Teacher Data Report, the New York City Department of Education's effort to isolate a teacher's contribution to her students' performance on New York State's math and English Language Arts (ELA) tests in grades four through eight, said ...
16 May 2012 22:52:55
Bronx Parents and Community Members Protest Harsh Disciplinary Procedures
Bronx Parents and Community Members Protest Harsh Disciplinary Procedures Huffington Post (blog) Bronx, NY -- On Thursday, May 10th, 2012, the New Settlement Parent Action Committee assembled Bronx parents, students, educators, faith leaders, community organizations, and advocates in a large community march entitled "Education, Not Incarceration ... Bronx community members march to decrease the number of school suspensions
03 May 2012 17:41:10
NYC Department of Education cracks down on teacher-student social media
New York Times NYC Department of Education cracks down on teacher-student social media The Verge By Amar Toor on May 3, 2012 06:14 am 5Comments The New York City Department of Education issued new guidelines this week that warn public schoolteachers against contacting their students via social networking websites. The city's code of conduct (PDF ... NYC bans teachers from Facebook friending students Don't 'friend' students on Facebook, NYC teachers told Social Media Rules Limit New York Student-Teacher Contact - -
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