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New York�s Coveted Public Schools Face Pupil Jam

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A growing chorus of public officials and parents warns that [overcrowding] could crop up in other neighborhoods across the city where, they say, a rise in residential development is not being accompanied by a similar rise in new public schools.

Budget boost in school aid helps ease Mayor Bloomberg's pain on congest flop

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The fiscal blueprint increases state spending by 4.9%, avoids any broad-based tax hikes and increases school aid by a record $1.8 billion, including $643 million for city classrooms. Final approval came nine days late.

California's Fiscal Crisis Hits Schools

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Los Angeles - California, home to 1 in 9 American schoolchildren, is on the brink of what may be the biggest public education crisis in state history. Facing a $16 billion state budget shortfall, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed $4.8 billion in school-funding cuts, or 10 percent of education spending.

Hey Mayor Bloomberg, don't Shortchange our Schools

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

'We face uncertain times ahead, but this much is certain: We must keep the promises to our kids." This is the message that hundreds of parents, students, education activists and elected officials who Wednesday rallied at City Hall wanted to make sure Mayor Bloomberg would hear.

NYC Middle School Initiative Challenges Education as Usual

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

When Placida Rodriguez’s two sons were approaching middle school age, she knew that she didn’t want them to attend their neighborhood junior high. “Every year the test scores in Bushwick go down,” she says.

School Fracas a Lesson in Civics

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Police reports and several interviews reveal some of the factors that contributed to last week's disturbance at Edison Senior High School.

Data's in on School Vouchers: Poor Kids Are No Better Off

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

After Wisconsin has poured hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into private school vouchers for the past 18 years, the first comparison of student performance reveals the program hasn't made any difference at all in the education of poor children.

The Young and the Restless

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Concern about a leadership void at nonprofit organizations has been mounting in recent years

Push for 'New' School Seats Ripped as Musical Chairs

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT

School advocates at the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition were thrilled when they read in Mayor Bloomberg's school construction plan that the city had built a new, 300-student school in their neighborhood.

Parents, Teachers Outraged at Proposed $5 Billion Cut

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Parents, teachers and education advocates up and down California reacted with outrage Friday to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut nearly $5 billion from public schools over the next 18 months.