State budget battle over education
7Online.com
ALBANY (WABC) -- The mayor, his chancellor and even the Teacher's Union on Wednesday pleaded with Albany lawmakers to spare New York City schools from the ...
Dems drop shut-down vowNew York Post
Paterson plays budget chickenNew York Post

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UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
UPI.com
BATAVIA, NY, June 9 (UPI) -- A New York state woman arrested on a public lewdness charge for having sex in a park was booked on a less common charge ...

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Danehy
Tucson Weekly
It was a huge victory for billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a stinging defeat for New York's teachers' unions, which have long held sway ...
Teachers and parents fight NYC cutsSocialist Worker Online
NYC to Albany: Restore School Aidmyfoxny.com
Bloomberg: State Shutdown Probably No Biggie For NYC »New York Daily News (blog)

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Job outlook brightens for new grads _ just barely
The Associated Press
Trudy Steinfeld, executive director of New York University's Wasserman Center for Career Development, said banks and consulting firms that were invisible a ...

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No Rich Kid Left Behind
New York Press
Goliath fight, where the struggle for a good education means fighting the public school system and New York City Council—both held hostage by the teachers' ...

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Chicago Tribune
In the News: Recognizing reform; CPS' response Posted By Cassandra West On ...
Catalyst Chicago
(The New York Times) By John Kugler - June 09, 2010 Marilyn Stewart President of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) in a June 7, 2010 press conference ...
The challenges facing the CTUSocialist Worker Online

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Mother Jones
Should Teachers' Raises Depend on Kids' Test Scores?
Mother Jones
Plans to use student test scores to evaluate teachers are still pending in New York and New Jersey. Meanwhile, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has insisted that ...

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Teachers and parents fight NYC cuts
Socialist Worker Online
The whole PS 24 community demands fully and equitably funded public education for all New York City children. Meanwhile, teachers at the Bronx High School ...
NYC to Albany: Restore School Aidmyfoxny.com

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The Stimulus and Schools: Where Did the Money Go?
WNYC
NEW YORK, NY June 09, 2010 —New York is a city of tremendous disparities. There are schools where almost all of the students are poor enough ...

Transit scores first repeat win since '06
Bizjournals.com
Ratings were based on four years of test scores compiled by the New York State Education Department. This year's runner-up is Christ the King School, ...

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States and schools: A race against time
Stateline.org
Legislators in Oklahoma and New York have loosened their restrictions on charter schools. States also have been courting labor, because teacher union buy-in ...
Education secretary lauds state's plan for school fundingBuffalo News

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Teach for America: Education reform in action
Washington Post
Public school students here perform two grade levels behind their peers in New York City. Last year, Smith taught some children who were "nonreaders" ...

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New York college presidents attend DC summit
Elmira Star-Gazette
The 76 presidents of major research universities, private colleges and community colleges met with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York Democratic Sens ...
Gillibrand: Boost education, help the economyGlens Falls Post-Star
Gillibrand Pushing for Reforms to Make College More AffordableWBEN 930

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Law professor Bill Koski takes the state's education finance system to court
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
California spends in the neighborhood of $8000 per student whereas a state like New York spends about $14000 per student. I don't mean to make such a fine ...

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New system for school staff reviews
Queens Courier
“We have an obligation to New York State's children to provide them with the best education possible,” said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. ...

Behind the hype of charter schools
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Today there are more than 800, with about 40 new schools opening each year. But now there are concerns that what charters promise isn't always what they ...
The Choosiest of the ChartersNew York Times (blog)
A gain on charter schoolsBuffalo News
Charter School Myths DebunkedExaminer.com
Education Week News (blog) -Washington Post (blog) -WRAL.com
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Gillibrand Pushing for Reforms to Make College More Affordable
WBEN 930
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) -- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand wants more New Yorkers to have access to a college education. Gillibrand is hosting a summit of New York's ...
Gillibrand: Boost education, help the economyGlens Falls Post-Star

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GSE Professor Promotes Effective Science Education to Schools
Fordham University
“The effort is to get teachers to become turnkeys in their schools, so that when we talk about progressions or the purpose of science education or using ...

Capping New Jersey property taxes may backfire: study
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Capping New Jersey's property taxes may backfire, causing counties, cities and towns to slash essential services from funding schools ...
Gov. Christie Winning Battle with NJ Teachers' UnionHuman Events (blog)

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kjrh.com
Bedford Central School District Endorses New York's Race to the Top Bid
Patch (blog)
New York state lawmakers recently approved education legislation, signed into law by Governor Paterson, that lifted the cap on the number of charter schools ...
DC contract is just the tool to let creative, renegade teachers soarWashington Post
The Littlest SchoolhouseThe Atlantic (blog)
Reform breaking union moldSan Bernardino Sun
National Journal (blog) -allvoices
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