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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.