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Education Mayor Takes a Hit

Apr 08, 2011

Photo (cc) In a stunning reversal and a glaring miscalculation in the Bloomberg administration's third term, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black stepped down Thursday just three months after she took the reins

 

City Students Fall Short in Science

Mar 10, 2011

Photo by Art Jessen As the city attempts to lure high-tech jobs, city students, by several measures, seem to lack basic science skills. With Google having purchased property in Chelsea for almost

 

Ms. Black Goes to Albany

Feb 16, 2011

Photo by Edward Reed Schools Chancellor Cathie Black on a recent visit to P.S. 262 "Is Cathleen Black here?" The pointed, almost scolding voice of Sen. John DeFrancisco rang out across the