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After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?

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09/28/2017

After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors? ... that two students had been stabbed inside a Bronx high school on Wednesday, the parents of several students in the elementary school...

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NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

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11/03/2013

... a new statewide workforce development program for high school students. ALBANY, N.Y. — The first statewide program in the nation using an innovative school -to-career program to link students with companies in...

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After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals

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01/16/2015

After- School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals ... Blasio administration managed to boost enrollment in after- school programs for middle-schoolers this year — but still ... reached “121...

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Rockefeller Foundation Grants 'Hamilton' Tix to Bronx Theatre High School Students

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04/07/2016

... a half-hour with about 40 students at Bronx Theatre High School . On April 13, they will be among the first of 20,000 New York City public- school students given access to $10 ‘Hamilton’ ... Foundation Grants...

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How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

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01/12/2017

... other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers. According to the most ... approaches to conflict often push Black girls out of school and into the juvenile justice...

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City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System

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09/26/2017

... purchasing system set up by education officials. Every school must funnel its purchases through a city Department of ...

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Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

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04/06/2017

Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic The decision by Donald ... was a reminder, if any was needed, that proponents of school diversity need to look beyond...

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Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools

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09/12/2017

The New York State Board of Regents on Monday approved a plan laying out the state’s goals for its education system, as required by the sweeping federal education law signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 known as the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark

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09/19/2017

Five years ago, parents gulped when the price for attending some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year.

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New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools

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09/21/2017

... them navigate a complex admissions process. The NYC High School Application Guide seeks to nudge students toward ...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

... to escape racially isolated, high-poverty, poor-performing school districts are very limited—a major problem that has ... Inter-district Charter Schools as a Tool for Regional School Integration, outlines how...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators A science teacher ... winners an individual prize of $5,000 and $2,500 for their school ’s math or science department.... Sloan Teaching Awards...

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Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network

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04/13/2016

Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network Success Academy, the high-performing but polarizing charter school network, said on Tuesday that it had received a $25 ... Robertson...

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

... that the education department staff her neighborhood’s school with librarians — as it’s required to — she ...

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Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning It ... The deal also came with some caution for the cash-strapped school district. The Buffalo Board of Education Wednesday ... assistant...

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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

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09/27/2017

Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success How do you judge how good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance? In the new ... the wild card — aimed at measuring "student success...

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20 Jun 2017

Charter and District Schools Sharing Innovations: How Philanthropy Can Help

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New York City opened its doors to its first public charter school in 1999. Since then, the sector has grown to include ... public schools with distinct curriculum, pedagogy, and school culture. Philanthropy New...

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Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters

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08/15/2013

For the first time, Target is letting its shoppers decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With Target” campaign. (Target President of Community Relations Laysha Ward is also quoted in...

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