Time Out for Phys Ed
Mar 05, 2008
Image courtesy of Susan NYC / Susan. For many, physical education class meant enduring the pain of a dodge ball to the gut or the dread of being picked last
Preventing Cuts in Education
Feb 25, 2008
As chair of the Assembly's Cities Committee, I'm both deeply concerned and deeply immersed in how Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposed budget will affect New York City. Although I am a
A Battle Brews Over Who Controls the Schools
Feb 19, 2008
Kelly J. Brownlee/Gotham Gazette It is a tale of two systems. In one, students in orderly classes eagerly learn language arts and math as teachers, equipped with the latest data, tailor the
The Crackdown on New York City Students
Feb 11, 2008
.pullquote { font-size:24px; font-style: oblique; padding: 10px; background: #FFF; color: #005676; display: box; float: left; width: 30%; } Graphic (c) xandert/ Dawn Turner and Vivek Chugh. Last month, a 5-year-old kindergarten student in a Queens public school threw a temper tantrum.
Investing in Higher Education
Jan 14, 2008
Arriving in America at the age of 13 from Macau, Benny Lee knew that education was the best chance he would have for a bright future in his newly adopted
Stated Meeting: Columbia Gets Approval
Dec 26, 2007
Most of us make New Year's resolutions or at least we attempt to. We hear them recited over and over by friends, family and in our own heads: "I
Report Cards Flunk the Clarity Test
Nov 26, 2007
Many city parents reacted with puzzlement, rather than celebration or disappointment, when they saw the newly released school report cards. Instead of taking the grades at
Greening City Schoolyards
Nov 13, 2007
To many New York City kids, it is part of life in the city. Hold a basketball in one hand, hang on with the other and clamber over a
College Boom
Oct 29, 2007
NYU's Web site proudly proclaims its location in the center of Greenwich Village, "long famous for its contributions to the fine arts, literature, and drama and
A Report Card from Students
Aug 14, 2007
“Everything must be filled out,” yelled my homeroom teacher at Staten Island’s Curtis High School as she passed papers with envelopes down the aisles. “What’s this?” mumbled some students. Others |