September 22, 2009
New Leader of City Teachers Is Ready for His Test
By JENNIFER MEDINA
This is not the kind of man who walks into a room unnoticed. Michael Mulgrew’s stature — six feet tall, 230 pounds, size 48 — demands attention. His voice, trained in years of childhood theater, booms from his chest. He is [...]
September 18, 2009
Klein Pressures Principals20to Hire Reserve Pool’s Teachers
By JENNIFER MEDINA
With more than 1,500 existing teachers on the city’s payroll without permanent job placements, the schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, has told principals that if they do not fill those jobs by the end of next month, they will lose any money they had [...]
NYCLU: Schools Are Safer Without Metal Detectors
The NYCLU, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, and Make the Road New York have released a report arguing that schools can create a safer environment without metal detecto rs and harsh discipline. The study, called “Safety with Dignity: Alternatives to Over-Policing Schools,” is based [...]
09/22/2009 10:14 PM
Back to school means back to overcrowded classrooms: ‘It’s like on the subway at rush hour’
BY Meredith Kolodner
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, September 22nd 2009, 4:00 AM
Lunch at 9 A.M., sharing books and sitting on the floor, is the norm for some of the 225,000 students stuffed into overcrowded classrooms around the city.
“I [...]
Study: Test Scores Up Among Charter Students
By: NY1 News
A new study finds city charter school students are outperforming those who applied for charter spots but did not get them.
The study dispels critics who have said that charter schools have a higher performance rate because they attract the most motivated students.
Stanford University found charter school [...]
Gotham Schools: Among new small high schools, enrollment patterns vary
by Anna Phillips
The students who enroll at new small schools are not always just like those who enrolled at the large high schools they replaced, a new study has found.
The study, by Aaron Pallas, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College and Jennifer Jennings, an assistant professor [...]
