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Group Makes Push for Muslim School Holidays

Updated 06/30/2010 10:41 PM’

By: Rebecca Spitz
A group of Muslim parents and their supporters gathered Wednesday on the steps of City Hall where they called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to recognize Islamic holidays on the school calendar.
The coalition of religious, immigrant and labor groups is asking the mayor to honor a [...]

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Filed under: Holidays — admin, July 7, 2010 @ 9:45 pm

Department of Education Mulls Later School Start With First Day Being Sept. 13

By Meredith Kolodner
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, June 24th 2010, 4:00 AM
School may start a little later next year.
The Education Department is negotiating with the teachers union to change the first day of school to Monday, Sept. 13, officials told the News.
Students are now scheduled to start on Wednesday, Sept. 8, two [...]

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Filed under: Holidays — admin, @ 9:44 pm


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