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Use summer to explore

Here are some strategies to make it through June and plan for a summer with a genuine break.

Scores lower for students with vouchers

Students in the nation’s only federally funded school voucher program perform worse on standardized math and reading tests when compared with their public school peers, a new rigorous study from the U.S. Education Department has found.

Better Speech and Hearing Month Celebration

Colorful art and creative projects lined the walls of the union’s Shanker Hall this year for the union’s 11th annual Better Speech and Hearing Month celebration on May 11.

Stay organized, reflect and celebrate

With summer inching closer, here are some tips to get your classroom together, review the work you’ve done this year and commemorate a job well done.


Getting students to lead the lesson

I find my students are more active and motivated when a classmate is leading the class discussion. But what are some steps that teachers can take to create a foundation that will support meaningful accountable talk?

Trump education budget slashes public school funds

The Trump administration’s proposed education budget strips $10.6 billion from federal education initiatives and channels part of those savings into so-called “school choice” programs, including $400 million to expand charter schools and vouchers for...

It’s great to be appreciated

Public schools lauded, feted and thanked their teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, which was observed this year from May 8 to 12.

Manhattan Parent Newsletter - June 1, 2017

This is the June 1 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

Shame on Eva

House Speaker Paul Ryan — fresh from celebrating passage of a health care bill in the House that would leave 24 million people uninsured and give a generous tax cut to billionaires — headed to Success Academy I in Harlem on May 9 for a personal...

Lessons in respect

Students should feel safe and supported in our schools, no matter what else is going on in their lives — or in the nation.