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A Long Day Begins Before Sunrise
NEW YORK — The number of school-age children in New York City who live in shelters or “doubled up” in apartments with family or friends has swelled by 70% over the past decade — a crisis without precedent in the city’s history.
Why White Parents Were at the Front of the Line for the School Tour
NEW YORK — There is a trick to getting to the front of the lines that clog sidewalks outside New York City’s top public high schools each fall.
Integration, Diversity and the Future of Schools for the Gifted
NEW YORK — Every morning, students from each of New York City’s five boroughs pull on red plaid uniforms and head to an unusual school in East Harlem.
This Top Gifted and Talented School Is Integrated. Is It the Future?
NEW YORK — Every morning, students from each of New York City’s five boroughs pull on red plaid uniforms and head to an unusual school in East Harlem.
Segregation Has Been the Story of New York City's Schools for 50 Years
(Past Tense)Frustrated Students Vow Change at Elite School
NEW YORK — Sarai Pridgen had just gotten home from debate practice Monday evening when she opened her laptop to find her Facebook feed flooded with stories about a staggering statistic: only seven black students had been admitted into Stuyvesant High School, out of 895 spots. The number was causing a wrenching citywide discussion about race and inequality in America’s largest school system.
How the Few Black and Hispanic Students at Stuyvesant High School Feel
NEW YORK — Sarai Pridgen had just gotten home from debate practice Monday evening when she opened her laptop to find her Facebook feed flooded with stories about a staggering statistic: only seven black students had been admitted into Stuyvesant High School, out of 895 spots. The number was causing a wrenching citywide discussion about race and inequality in America’s largest school system.
Only 7 Black Students Got Into New York's Most Selective High School, Out of 900 Spots
NEW YORK — Only a tiny number of black students were offered admission to the highly selective public high schools in New York City on Monday, raising the pressure on officials to finally confront the decades-old challenge of integrating New York’s elite public schools.City School Test Scores Inch Up, but Less Than Half of Students Pass
NEW YORK — Entrenched segregation, rising student homelessness and breakdowns in special education services: Mayor Bill de Blasio will face significant hurdles when it comes to improving the school system this fall.
Diversity Issue at New York's Elite Schools Pulls In Big Money
NEW YORK — Ronald Lauder, the billionaire cosmetics heir, and Richard Parsons, the former chairman of Citigroup, have for decades had their hands in New York City affairs. Lauder ran a failed bid for mayor and successfully led a campaign for term limits for local elected officials. Parsons has been a prominent adviser to two mayors.Facing Segregated Schools, Parents Took Integration Into Their Own Hands. It's Working.
NEW YORK — For months, in two of New York City’s most politically progressive neighborhoods, parents debated what to do about their deeply segregated schools. Now, after adopting a series of initiatives last year following many spirited and emotionally charged discussions, these neighborhoods are starting to see swift changes in enrollment, according to city data released Monday.Racist? Fair? Biased? Asian-American Alumni Debate Elite High School Admissions
NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to overhaul admissions for New York City’s elite high schools has proved highly divisive, leaving some Asian-American students feeling that they are being pitted against their black and Hispanic neighbors.New York Joins Movement to Abandon Use of Student Tests in Teacher Evaluations
Four years ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York pushed through a plan to put New York at the forefront of a national movement to reshape American public education: He vowed that half of a teacher’s rating would be determined by student results on standardized exams.Public Pre-K in New York City Keeps Getting Better
NEW YORK — A well-placed, orderly sandbox. Teachers who laugh often. Plenty of miniature tables and chairs.Growing backlash to charter schools spurs a reckoning from within
NEW YORK — When the charter school movement first burst onto the scene, its founders pledged to transform big urban school districts by offering low-income and minority families something they believed was missing: safe, orderly schools with rigorous academics.
$60 million awarded to N.Y. student engulfed in flames in chemistry accident
The January 2014 accident jolted the city school system and prompted calls for schools to overhaul how they approached science experiments.
A few more black students are offered spots at Stuyvesant, fanning fresh uproar
NEW YORK — The news last month that only seven black students were offered seats at Stuyvesant High School, New York City’s most selective public high school, incited a national uproar about merit, race and class in education.
A few more black students are offered spots at Stuyvesant, fanning fresh uproar
NEW YORK — The news last month that only seven black students were offered seats at Stuyvesant High School, New York City’s most selective public high school, incited a national uproar about merit, race and class in education.New York's most selective public high school has 895 spots; black students got 7
NEW YORK — Only a tiny number of black students were offered admission to the highly selective public high schools in New York City on Monday, raising the pressure on officials to confront the decades-old challenge of integrating New York’s elite public schools.
After racist video surfaces, private school students protest with overnight lock-in
Tensions at the school’s sprawling Bronx campus had been fomenting for weeks.
