‘No Child’ Law Is Not Closing a Racial Gap
April 29, 2009 NY Times
By Sam Dillon
URL:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/education/29scores.html?_r=1&refcation&pagewanted=print

The achievement gap between white and minority students has not narrowed in recent years, despite the focus of the No Child Left Behind law on improving the scores of blacks and Hispanics, according to results of a federal test considered [...]

Piden no cortar fondos para inmigrantes
30 de Abril, 2009 El Diario
Por Manuel E. Avendano

BROOKLYN — Cientos de personas participaron ayer en una manifestación para exigir que se restauren los fondos municipales destinados a la enseñanza de inglés y alfabetización de adultos, como una forma de hacer que los inmigrantes participen en los esfuerzos de recuperación [...]

Study Cites Dire Economic Impact of Poor Schools
April 23, 2009 NY Times
By Javier C. Hernandez
URL:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/nyregion/23klein.html?refcation&pagewanted=print

WASHINGTON — The lagging performance of American schoolchildren, particularly among poor and minority students, has had a negative economic impact on the country that exceeds that of the current recession, according to a report released on Wednesday.
The study, conducted by [...]

By Chuck Bennett
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Next week, a coalition of advocacy groups will bus an army of parents into Albany for a “lobby day” against mayoral control of the city’s schools — a prime example of how Randi Weingarten’s teachers’ union shapes public perception and policy behind the scenes.
The May 5 event, part of the Campaign [...]

‘PICK’Y PARENTS REJOICE
April 27, 2009 NY Post
By Carl Campanile
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One thing is clear under mayoral control of city education: Thousands of parents have more choices on where to send their kids — particularly, higher-performing charter schools.
The number of charters operating in the Big Apple has jumped from 17 in 2002 — when Mayor [...]

The Mayor’s High Stakes Test
By Gail Robinson
April 27, 2009 Gotham Gazette
URL: http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20090427/200/2897

For the next few days, New York City public school parents can vote in what the city’s Department of Education bills as “the first public election in the U.S. to be held entirely online.” By going to powertotheparents.org, parents can vote for members of [...]