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DOE Diaspora: NYC School Vets Spread Reforms Nationwide
The impact of Mayor Bloomberg's education reforms is being felt well beyond New York as former DOE aides have taken top jobs in other cities and states.
The Election's Over. So Let's Talk Issues
A look at the policy questions that campaign 2010 didn't answer
Ten Questions for Cathie Black
How would the incoming schools chancellor—or you—score on a quiz covering the system she inherits, her predecessor's reforms and the steep challenges awaiting her?
The Klein Era: Eight Years, One Legacy
The New York City schools chancellor is stepping down. Here's a look at some of the battles he stepped into during his time at Tweed.
A 'D' For Details: Should The City Release Teachers' Ratings?
As a businesswoman prepares to take over the city's schools, New York's teacher rating system—itself borrowed from the business world—stirs controversy.
Fill In The Blanks: Cuomo's Education Plans Short On Detail
The gubernatorial frontrunner says New York's schools need to save money, improve performance and address inequality. He hasn't been specific about how they're supposed to do that.
Music Lessons Improve Lives, Rarely Available In NYC Schools
As the city faces financial hardship again, some arts education activists worry that New York schools are turning their backs on teaching the arts.
Pedagogy and Profits: Charter School Bid Raises Questions
One of the 16 proposed charter schools tapped for a final round of consideration has close links to a private company with family ties to a top state education official.
State Education Test Scores Take Nosedive
Elementary and middle school students statewide scored far worse this year on their annual state math and English exams. For New York City, it was the first year-to-year decline in at least four years.
Hard Math: Charter Schools Race For Space
The new charter school law ended months of political acrimony. But it didn't answer the question of where the new schools will find seats.
City Council Endorses School Turnaround Zone
4th & 8th Graders Get National Report Card
Doomsday Mayoral Budget Steps Closer To Reality
Bloomberg's final fiscal plan looks a lot like the "doomsday" preliminary budget he issued in January.
Grad Gain Endangered
The Great Escape
"If You Hit 65 Percent of the Population, That's the Tipping Point."
Getting Lost On the Way
To the Principal's Office
What Will It Take To Alter
Makeup of Top Schools?
Special Education: Yoga
Finds New Fans In Schools
Language Companies Shut
By New Dept. of Ed Policy
A Matter Of Principals:
On Training School Chiefs
In 2002, Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Joel Klein Chancellor of New York City schools. Before his appointment, he was a business leader and the CEO of Bertelsmann, Inc. Immediately Klein and Bloomberg worked together to improve the city’s school system. Throughout his tenure, he focused on developing a uniform citywide curriculum and replacing ineffective principals and educators.
Klein stepped down as Chancellor in 2010, in order to become an executive at News Corp.; Cathleen Black replaced him. The success of his programs has yet to be seen. During his reign, he faced myriad challenges, but continued to create and develop solutions for the nation’s largest school system.
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Cheat Sheet for Parents: Understanding School Progress Reports - Helen Zelon
The grades are out, and so is the list of schools that might close because of them. But what's the difference between an A and a B when the DOE grades its 1,700 schools?
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