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Library Vital to Immigrants Squeezed by City Budget
The small McKinley Park branch in Dyker Heights bustles with immigrants but struggles to meet demand after years of cuts to the library system.
Bid to Co-Locate Bushwick Schools Attracts Little Attention
Proposals to put charters in existing school buildings often stir outrage. While teachers are worried about two such moves in Bushwick, few parents attended the public hearings.
Critics: CUNY Rushing Medgar Evers Search
William Pollard's resignation hasn't quelled controversy at the Crown Heights school, where some believe the search for a new leader has moved too quickly.
DOE Head Says Funding Discrepancies Overblown
Meeting with parents in East New York, Chancellor Walcott said that while the state was still shortchanging the city, inequities in city funding have been resolved.
Amid Tests and Tight Budgets, Schools Find Room for Arts
DOE statistics indicate arts instruction is absent from many middle and high schools. But for some principals, arts aren't an extra—they're a priority.
Call for Tax Credits for Public Housing
Federal support for public housing operating expenses has been lagging costs for a decade. A NYCHA board member said a new approach might shore up funding from Washington.
Doubts on Hate-Crime Laws Amid Rash of Anti-Gay Crimes
Some suspect the current bias-crime statutes aren't strong enough to deter or punish violent bigots. Others wonder if extra jail time is the best way to change mindsets.
Comedian Running for Mayor Not Joking About Tax on Stocks
Randy Credico wants to restore a stock transactions tax, an idea that used to get discussed in polite company, but now is relegated to the fringes of the 2013 campaign. Meet the other candidates at the edge.
De Blasio, Thompson Economic Plans: Poverty vs. Inequality
The two Democrats unveiled their economic strategy on consecutive days. While their proposals overlapped a lot, de Blasio emphasized the growing gap between the rich and poor.
Rockaway Businesses Still Treading Water Post-Sandy
Some 60 percent were still closed four or five months after the storm, thanks to long-standing challenges of economics and geography that hampered an already difficult recovery.
News Network
This article examines a proposal by a California state legislator that would require community colleges to provide students with a clear path on how to acquire their degree.
Community College Spotlight Two Boroughs, One World: Brooklyn and Queens Immigrants Unionize
Knickerbocker Avenue labor campaign unites neighborhoods.
Queens Ledger A study shows that if just half of 2008's high school dropouts had graduated, their greater earnings would increase state and local tax revenues by nearly $536 million.
Alliance for Excellent Education With the city facing a $5 billion budget gap and a new teachers' contract due, this report raises some of the questions the city will face as it sits down with the UFT.
Citizens Budget Commission Community Education Pathways to Success Final Evaluation Report
The CEPS model is effective at improving the lot of disconnected youth, says this analysis.
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