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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Rise & Shine: Review shows elite HS boost for charter students | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Review shows elite HS boost for charter students | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: Review shows elite HS boost for charter students

  • Curriculum will not be managed centrally after a new city DOE reorganization. (GothamSchools, Times)
  • Union officials and others are upset about the changes’ cost in a tight budget year. (Post, NY1)
  • Minority students at charter schools were more likely to get into specialized high schools. (Post)
  • The Post says State Sen. John Sampson is backing down on his proposed charter school special ed bill.
  • A fact-finder ruled last week against a Bronx Science dean accused of harassment. (Riverdale Press)
  • Middle-class Brooklyn areas are losing city-funded after school programs. (Brooklyn Paper, Courier-Life)
  • Student test scores will soon figure into New Haven teachers’ evaluation results. (New Haven Register)
  • Teachers at failing Boston schools had until yesterday to apply to keep their jobs. (Boston Globe)