By Alison Leigh Cowan
October 29, 2009
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/the-teachers-contract-up-close/

Think textbooks are long and dense? Try reading the 165-page contract that spells out the pay and perks for New York City’s 79,000 public school teachers.

At the moment, it is a document of some interest for teachers, their union and city officials since it expires on Saturday, just as the [...]

Decision ‘09: Schools chancellor Joel Klein becomes an issue unto himself as wanna-bes pounce
BY Erin Einhorn
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU
Thursday, July 23rd 2009, 4:00 AM

Look out, Joel Klein! There’s a target on your back.
In an election year full of unknown candidates with similar politics, the controversial schools chancellor is fast emerging as a [...]

July 23, 2009
Thompson Continues to Challenge Mayor’s Claims of Success in Schools
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ

How do you beat a candidate who is on television at all hours, has already spent $37 million on his campaign and floods mailboxes with photos of smiling children to promote his education record?

After months of running an [...]

Comptroller-DOE feud takes center stage at audit announcement
Posted By Philissa Cramer
On July 22, 2009 @ 12:02 pm In Newsroom | 5 Comments

Comptroller William Thompson is releasing his second education audit in two days right now, this time focusing on testing conditions and oversight in the city schools. Also for the second time in [...]

July 22, 2009
Comptroller Questions Graduation Rate
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
The New York City comptroller, William C. Thompson Jr., released a report on Tuesday suggesting that the city’s graduation rate was inflated, saying he had found instances where it appeared schools had wrongly changed student grades and improperly awarded credit.
But Mr. Thompson, a candidate for [...]