from Elisa Hyman at AFC: I also wanted to share a few resources that came to us recently from the NYC DOE. New Graduation Requirements Guide The NYC DOE has...
http://www.nysun.com/article/40736 October 2, 2006 Edition > Section: New York <http://www.nysun.com/section/1> ... School Safety Officer Defends Cell Phone...
Manhattan: Care for Students Near Ground Zero New York Times (Entire Article) Representative Jerrold L. Nadler, Borough President Scott M. Stringer and...
headline wrong - this school is on the upper West Side, as noted below. http://www.nysun.com/article/40718 TARDY MOMS SHIPPED TO DETENTION AT E. SIDE SCHOOL By...
As I understand the response, students protected their property in robberies (taking the property of another by the use or threat of the use of physical force)...
Eugene Falik
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Oct 3, 2006 3:55 am
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It is quite concerning that no one ever worries, not even during 9/11 and immediately after, about the students and faculty of the the two high schools right...
rosa agosto
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Oct 3, 2006 11:13 am
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Approximately 2500 reports in a system with what about 1,000,000 students, what is that about .25 percent Most of the reports sound like they are part of a...
Good point Rosa; did those high schools reopen as early as Stuy did? Perhaps if people know parentsat these schools, they should let them know to contact...
Has there been any response from Stuyvesant administrators or teachers on this issue? Has the UFT said anything publicly? ________________________________ ...
Berman, John
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Oct 3, 2006 4:25 pm
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The lawyers who are working hard (and for free) to overturn the cell phone ban are would like to hear from any parent who has found it difficult to reach their...
P.S. 150 (now tribeca learning center) did not go back until March after break. We fought and fought not to have the kids go back there, especially since the...
Deborah Thomas
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Oct 3, 2006 9:51 pm
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The Dept. of City Planning says NYC's population hit an all time high of 8.2 million in July. Meanwhile, the Grier partnership, the consultants employed by...
I would be very interested in hearing from parents and educators as to the overall status of School Leadership Teams these days, especially in the new...
Berman, John
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To add to Leonie's post earlier today, here's an article in today's Post about the extraordinary amount of new housing being built. This boom will surely...
I know Leonie touched on this before. Considering the building boom going on and the give-aways to the builders without calling for more schools to be built as...
And what about the neighborhoods where people are converting 1 family houses into 2 or 3 family houses illegally???? Try and call 311 - report it to them...
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Oct 4, 2006 3:39 pm
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To add to Patrick's comments, below is a NY Sun article about the new building boom. Here is the link to the new building projections from the NY Building...
Aside from these major in the news projects, Brooklyn is being overbuilt at every opportunity. Sheepshead Bay has added any number of coops and condos and...
I too am interested in this. More specifically, are SLTs involved in school based budgeting in the empowerment schools--in any school? ... From: "Berman,...
October 3, 2006 Edition > Section: New York <http://www.nysun.com/section/1> ... To Fight Obesity, Open Schoolyards, Promoters of Council Resolution Say BY...
Yes. But by he time the schools are bulging Bloomberg will be walking into the sunset "Not my problem" could be his mantra. Hopefully the verdict of history...
Among the confirmed finalists for the job of superintendent of schools in Los Angeles is Tom Vander Ark of the Gates foundation. Before taking the job at...
when I was a NYC kid (back in the days of the dinosaurs), all the schoolyards were open during evenings and weekends. that's where we all met and played, even...
Beth Bernett
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Oct 4, 2006 5:44 pm
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An editorial today in the NY Observer urges the Mayor to run for President, citing, among other things his record in education. For those of us with concerns...
agreed. does anyone think there's any chance that mayoral control will be overturned when it comes up for 'renewal'? of course, there will already have been...
Beth Bernett
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Oct 4, 2006 6:42 pm
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I think there is definitely room for some change to the Mayoral control as it now stands. Will it be the same as it was in the past I doubt it, but we have...
School Shooting Won't Change Mayor's Mind On Cell Phone Ban http://www.nysun.com/article/40873 The killing of five young girls in a shooting spree at an Amish...