More teachers getting low marks
BY Meredith Kolodner
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Monday, July 20th 2009, 11:10 PM
The percentage of teachers rated “unsatisfactory” nearly doubled this year compared to three years ago, possibly putting them on the road to getting fired, the Daily News has learned.
The jump reflects Mayor Bloomberg’s contention that many bad teachers automatically [...]
Sikh Coalition grades New York City Department of Education on school bullying
Via South Asian Times, 24 July 2009.
At an energetic Manhattan press conference, the Sikh Coalition and four other advocacy organi zations released a report demonstrating New York City Department of Education’s (DOE) shortcomings protecting public school students from bias based harassment and [...]
Parent coalition begins writing checks for Council races
Posted By Anna Phillips
On July 21, 2009 @ 3:48 pm In Newsroom | 2 Comments
A group of parents is forming its own political action committee and donating small amounts of money to candidates who share their educational views.
Members of the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, [...]
07/16/2009
Queens schools are most crowded: CFE
by Lisa Fogarty , Assistant Editor
The Department of Education’s strong-arm tactics may have helped New York City’s public school students raise their state test scores, but when it comes to giving kids more elbow room — particularly in Queens — the DOE’s efforts have lacked clout, [...]
“Parlez-vous Français?” – City’s French speakers on verge of getting long-awaited bilingual charter school
By Darlie Gervais, The Haitian Times,
30 June 2009.
Johanne Picard, a New York City mother, gave birth to a girl 18 months ago, but she is already planning to enroll the toddler at the New York Fren ch-American Charter School, [...]
Election notebook: the politics of school closings
By Adam Dickter, Jewish Week,
8 July 2009.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg opposes days off for Muslim holidays. Students need to study, he says.
Now that alternate-side parking has been suspended on almost every conceivable festival, mass or fast day, there is a new front in the battle for [...]
