Bringing Diversity to New York Elite High Schools
Aug 13, 2007
Calculus class at Stuyvesant Luis Rosario just completed fifth grade but he already thinks about attending an Ivy League college. And he would seem to be on his way. He
When Students Need 'Someone to Talk to'
Jul 31, 2007
Our guidance counselor came to the classroom for a brief, and awkward conversation with my English class. One of our schoolmates had committed suicide. It was almost exactly a year
After-School Programs Lose Funds
Jul 30, 2007
Every afternoon during the school year, tens of thousands of New York City children stay after school, and many of them like it. While they enjoy activities, such as arts
Poor Grades for a School â€Contract’
Jul 16, 2007
As the fight to get more state money for New York City public schools wended its way through the courts for more than a decade, educators, parents, politicians and others
Education’s Difficult Stage
Jun 04, 2007
Photo: Ruby Washington/The New York Times On most mornings about 1,000 students show up at I.S 287, the Christa McAuliffe School in Bensonhurst Brooklyn. Whatever gripes they have about
Reorganizing the Schools (Again)
Jan 23, 2007
The adjustments to the city’s school system announced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his State of the City More about:city, bloomberg, michael
Military Recruiters In High Schools
Jan 09, 2007
Andrew Morgan was happy that the military had a presence in his high school. Morgan attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, which was named one of the lowest-performing schools
Cops In High Schools
Dec 06, 2006
My school dean and a stern male security guard escorted my friend and me to an empty classroom near the dean's office, then ordered us to put our bags against the wall
Small Schools Exclude Many Immigrants
Dec 04, 2006
In recent years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein have undertaken a wide range of school reform efforts, the cornerstone of which has been the dismantling of large,
The Last Word in School Funding?
Nov 27, 2006
If Governor George Pataki needs a motto to hang above the mantle in his new home on Lake Champlain, he could consider "Haste Makes Waste." Education advocates might prefer, "Justice |