Albor Ruiz - Ny Local
Thursday, June 24th 2010, 4:00 AM
More than 100 protestors rallied Wednesday on the steps of City Hall demanding Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council save free English classes for immigrants.
The demonstrators were joined by City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), immigrant and community leaders to denounce plans [...]
Posted By Maura Walz On June 29, 2010 @ 2:55 pm In Newsroom | 1 Comment
After repeatedly lobbying the mayor to find more funding for charter schools, charter school leaders believe the battle in Albany is over for this year.
The state’s education spending for next year is still in limbo: [...]
By Meredith Kolodner
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, June 17th 2010, 4:00 AM
Some of the city’s worst middle schools made stunning turnarounds with extra cash, a new study found - but budget cuts may mean their success can’t be copied elsewhere.
Since the City Council devoted $5million to improving the 51 schools three years [...]
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
NYSCHOOLS July 1, 2010
By BARBARA MARTINEZ
While schools across New York City have been forced to trim their budgets, the number of teachers who get full salaries and benefits even though they’ve lost their permanent classroom assignments is expected to rise.
Principals—who are facing an average [...]
Posted By Anna Phillips On June 29, 2010 @ 4:55 pm In Newsroom | 12 Comments
Friday is the deadline for principals to decide how to spend their budgets next year, but many have already made one tough call: To cut teachers.
A high school teacher who is being excessed sent GothamSchools the [...]
Gov. David Paterson’s word for proposed $2.5B cuts in education, health: ‘pain’
By Kenneth Lovett
October 15th 2009
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/10/14/2009-10-14_gov_david_patersons_.html
ALBANY - Get ready for more pain.
Gov. Paterson will propose $2.5 billion in budget cuts today - primarily in health and education - to close a mushrooming deficit the controller says could hit $4.1 billion.
Asked to describe the latest round [...]
