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Assignments for the New Chancellor

Nov 15, 2010

Edward Reed Cathie Black meets the press after being appointed schools chancellor last week. Since Mayor Michael Bloomberg shocked most of the city last week by appointing publishing executive Cathleen Black schools

 

City Schools Gamble on Going Digital

Sep 18, 2010

Photos by Andrea Gabor The iSchool, a selective high school in Manhattan, is experimenting with new methods of teaching and of challenging its students. At City Polytechnic High School in Brooklyn some

 

Governor Signs Bill to Combat Bullying

Sep 10, 2010

Photo, office of Gov. David Paterson .Supporters celebrated Wednesday as Gov. David Paterson signed the Dignity for All Students Act. It took 10 years for the New York State legislature to pass

 

Budget Cuts Reduce English Classes for Immigrants

Sep 07, 2010

Photo by United Neighborhood Houses A rally in City Hall Park in June protested the cuts in English as a Second Language classes and other adult literacy services. Being a beautician is

 

Libraries 'Biggest Loser' in City Budget

Jun 09, 2010

Photo by wally g The Poppenhusen branch library in College Point is part of the Queens Public Library, the largest library system in the country in terms of circulation. Spending an