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Remainders: Analyzing Jamaica High’s progress report scores
GothamSchools
Dec 21Happy Hanukkah from us and the P.S. 22 Chorus, which performed “Mi Yimalel,” above. (YouTube) Digging down into the progress report metrics for Jamaica High School. (Gary Rubinstein) A hard look at whether No Child Left Behind waiver applications refle... »
Rise & Shine: School closures are planned — and also panned
GothamSchools
Dec 09The city announced plans to close 12 schools. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, Daily News, WSJ, NY1) Supporters of Staten Island’s P.S. 14, one of the schools on the list, are rallying today. (S.I. Advance) At one of the schools, Brooklyn’s century-old P.S... »
Queens teen stabbed to death in the neck by gang of kids trying to steal his iPhone: cops
NY Daily News Money
Oct 29A Queens teenager getting off a bus from school was stabbed to death Friday after a gang of teens tried to rob his iPhone, cops said. Patrick Dixon, 17, a student at Thomas Edison High School, had just stepped off a city bus at 11 a.m. »
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Morning Reads: Suchin Pak Tour, End of Century Spotlighted, Swap Your Stuff, Lil Lovell in N.O.
The Lo-Down
Jan 18Daily Candy correspondent and Hester Street Fair co-founder Suchin Pak gives a video tour of her favorite LES spots, including An Choi on Orchard. (NBC) Blog love for End of Century boutique on Eldridge Street. (Style Defined NYC) Reuse, reduce, recycl... »
The Eternal Quest
NYC Educator
Dec 14I was talking to a group of people yesterday about the agreement Governor One Percent made to reshape the tax system and bring 1.9 billion in revenue to NY State. That is indeed a positive step. However, the expiring millionaires' tax will cost us five... »