17 May 2012 11:13:28

UFT, CSA joining forces to halt school closures

UFT, CSA joining forces to halt school closures Amsterdam News In the aftermath of the closing of two dozen schools across the city by the Department of Education (DOE), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators (CSA) filed suit in New York State Supreme Court ...
16 May 2012 17:50:43

City and Unions Square Off Over Hiring at 24 Struggling Schools

City and Unions Square Off Over Hiring at 24 Struggling Schools New York Times Also in the news on Wednesday, Tamar Lewin of The New York Times reports that David Coleman, an architect of the Common Core standards that are being phased into schools in New York and in almost all 50 states, will become the new president of the ...
15 May 2012 23:37:54

Save Students By Ending Bloomberg's Destructive School Closings Policy

Save Students By Ending Bloomberg's Destructive School Closings Policy Black Star News By Zakiyah Ansari In April, former New York City schools Chancellor Joel Klein and former Washington DC schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced that their StudentsFirstNY group intends to spend $10 million a year for five years to make sure that ...
10 May 2012 09:41:15

For 24 Schools Getting New Start, 24 New Names

New York Times For 24 Schools Getting New Start, 24 New Names New York Times Suzanne DeChillo The New York TimesAugust Martin High School in Queens will now be called the School of Opportunities. By Anna M. Phillips For nearly 50 years, the large school building on Avenue X in Gravesend, Brooklyn, has been known as John Dewey ...
08 May 2012 22:52:11

Teachers suing NYC over school closings

New York Daily News Teachers suing NYC over school closings CBS News NEW YORK в Unions representing teachers and principals are suing the New York City to stop the official closing of 24 schools , arguing education officials are pretending to shutter the schools without actually changing anything significant in a bid to ... NYC teachers union sues over school closures Queenswide: Teachers' union files lawsuit to stop school closures
08 May 2012 21:05:09

NYC Labor Unions For Teachers, Principals Sue City Over School Closings

CBS Local NYC Labor Unions For Teachers, Principals Sue City Over School Closings CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) в Labor unions representing New York City teachers and principals are suing the city to try to stop 24 schools from closing . The United Federal of Teachers and the Council of School Supervisors & Administrators filed the lawsuit ...
08 May 2012 18:41:09

Unions file suit to stop New York City school closings

7Online.com Unions file suit to stop New York City school closings 7Online.com NEW YORK (WABC) -- Unions representing New York City teachers and principals are suing to stop the closing of two dozen schools . Last month, a panel voted to close 24 under-performing schools and open new schools in their place, but with mostly new ...
08 May 2012 03:33:53

Teachers suing NYC over school closings

New York Daily News Teachers suing NYC over school closings Wall Street Journal AP NEW YORK в Unions representing teachers and principals are suing the city to stop the official closing of 24 schools , arguing education officials are pretending to shutter the schools without actually changing anything significant in a bid to ... The UFT's latest junk lawsuit
27 Apr 2012 09:56:54

Crowds Protest School Closures Ahead of Vote

New York Times Crowds Protest School Closures Ahead of Vote NBC New York By Andrew Siff A New York City education panel is voting Thursday night on a plan to shut down more than two dozen schools . Andrew Siff has reaction from teachers and parents. A city panel voted to shutter two dozen struggling schools in Brooklyn ... With Panel Vote, Once-Venerable City Schools Will Close
26 Apr 2012 11:07:54

Protests continue against New York school closings

New York Daily News Protests continue against New York school closings World Socialist Web Site By Steve Light New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's plans to close 26 schools have provoked a series of angry protests in New York City. Teachers, parents and students have turned out at public hearings and demonstrations to oppose the shutdowns ... The folly of closing schools