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Staten Island Advance 'College graduates on parade' -- honor your students
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's graduation time for thousands of college students. Once again, the Advance is honoring Staten Island residents who have successfully completed college studies by publishing...
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Union sues Education Department to stop new New York teacher evaluations
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state teachers union has sued New York's Board of Regents and the education commissioner to stop a new teacher evaluation system that includes greater reliance on student...
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NYC teachers from Caribbean seek immigration help
NEW YORK -- Hundreds of New York City teachers recruited from Jamaica, Trinidad and other Caribbean countries a decade ago say city officials have not followed through on promises to help them obtain...
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After a mere week's respite, some Staten Island pupils troop back to school
Staten Island Advance/Irving SilversteinFancy meeting you here! Christina Coppola, 15, and John Pellegrino, also 15, wait outside Susan E. Wagner High School for the start of summer school classes....
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Staten Island parents are seated on Education Council
Volunteers eager to take up duties following problematic election Advance file photoSam Pirozzolo was re-elected president of Community Education Council District 31. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After one...
View ArticlePlans for 3 NYC, NJ charter schools abandoned
NEW YORK -- A former official with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who was in charge of distributing education grants has abandoned plans to open three charter schools of his own in New York...
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Free summer meals for kids a boon for hard-pressed Staten Islanders
Ad blitz for 'secret' city program Staten Island Advance/Irving SilversteinPackaged meals are ready for distribution to youngsters at El Centro de Hospitalidad in Port Richmond. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y....
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Staten Island BP James Molinaro says teacher tenure should be based on...
He applauds new policy of Mayor Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Walcott Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo"The best job protection, whether you're a teacher, an office manager, or a rocket scientist,...
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Mayor Bloomberg raises money to give Regents tests to NYC students
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has raised $1.5 million to resume January Regents exam testing statewide. The tests that allow as many as 5,000 New York City students to graduate...
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Gunman reported near Virginia Tech dining hall
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech was locked down today when three children attending a summer camp said they saw a man holding what looked like a gun, an unsettling report on the campus where a 2007...
View ArticleNew York Education Department to release statewide public school test scores
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The latest standardized test scores for New York state students will track progress in raising achievement in grades three through eight. The examinations scheduled for release today...
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City students make small strides in math, English exams
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In the second year of new, tougher standards for math and English language arts exams, city students have made small strides in both subjects, even as they continue to score...
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Sex education courses to be required for NYC public school students
The new curriculum will take effect after the winter break Associated PressSchools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and the Education Department will require public school students to take sexual education...
View ArticleNew tests for NY school kids trim trick questions
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York state is turning a new page on standardized tests -- with one big change: Fewer trick questions. Starting next spring, redesigned tests designed by a new company will be...
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Staten Island Catholic school students top public school peers in English...
Math scores, however, more on par with city schools Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel"I'm pleased with them," Timothy McNiff, Archdiocese of New York Schools Superintendent, said of the scores....
View ArticleGrade tampering allegations rise in NYC public schools
NEW YORK -- New York City's special investigation commissioner says allegations of grade changing and test tampering by city teachers and school administrators have more than tripled since 2003. The...
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Have a child with a difficult commute to school due to yellow bus cuts?...
The Advance is seeking to interview parents of school children with difficult city bus or walking commutes to school due to the cut of yellow bus service. If you have a child in seventh or eighth...
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Staten Island families new to public school system can begin registering today
With more than 779 students displaced from private schools that closed, some public schools may see an influx Associated PressIf you're not on the bus ... you're off the bus. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --...
View ArticleStaten Island 2011-2012 public schools calendar
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Here is a calendar of events for public schools: September *8 First day of school *29-30 Schools closed for Rosh Hashanah October * 10 Columbus Day, schools closed November *8...
View ArticleStaten Island 2011-2012 Catholic schools calendar
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Here is a calendar of event and holidays for Catholic schools: September *7 First day of school October *10 Columbus Day (no school) November *1 Feast of All Saints (some...
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