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Charter schools perform worse when run for profit

A new report has found that students in charter schools run by for-profit companies perform markedly worse than their peers in nonprofit charters.

Public School Proud

We love our public schools. My sons got top-notch educations in New York City. My sons each attended excellent colleges and received academic scholarships.

Lookin’ good!

The prom boutique [“Say yes to the dress,” June 1] was a great event.

FirstBook is first rate

I attended the FirstBook event at PS 105 on June 10. Great event!

Budget benefits wealthy, not kids

The proposed federal education budget isn’t about education. This is a tax break to the wealthy in disguise. Simple as that.

Teacher’s Choice gets big boost in city budget

Teacher’s Choice received a 63.5 percent increase in the final city budget, passed on June 6, bringing funding for the City Council’s popular program that reimburses educators for out-of-pocket spending on classroom supplies back up to its pre...

Counting their chickens

They say a farmer’s work is never done, and no one knows this better than the students in the agriculture program at John Bowne HS in Flushing, Queens.

‘The best-kept secret’

High school students are sent to Brooklyn East Alternate Learning Center for instruction after they have committed an infraction that results in an out-of-school suspension. The school is serious about meeting their academic and social-emotional...

Mulgrew on mayoral control renewal

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the news that lawmakers in Albany had reached a deal on the renewal of mayoral control.