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For Staten Island 8th-graders, a tough choice at a tender age
How students plot their priority list may determine which Catholic high school they will attend Staten Island Advance/Irving SilversteinSarah Carp, a freshman at Notre Dame Academy High School, shows...
View ArticleNYC teachers union says budget cuts hurting kids
NEW YORK -- The union that represents New York City teachers says budget cuts have forced schools to raise class sizes and cut tutoring programs. United Federation of Teachers President Michael...
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Future of Staten Island's PS 14, a 'struggling' Stapleton school with a 'D'...
City begins talks, outlines options, with officials of 'struggling' Stapleton school View full sizeThe fate of PS 14, a 'struggling" school in the estimation of the city Department of Education, is...
View ArticleNew York SAT cheating probe expanded to ACT
NEW YORK -- New York authorities say their inquiry into alleged SAT cheating has been broadened to include the ACT college entrance exam, and they expect further arrests. A spokesman for the Nassau...
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Frank sex talk in lessons for Staten Island public school students
But parents have opt-out rights Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-HammelAssemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis brands parts of the city Department of Education's sex curriculum "explicit and graphic." STATEN...
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NYC warns parents of possible school bus strike
More than 150,000 students could be affected Advance file photoSchool bus drivers may go on strike.NEW YORK -- New York City is filing a charge with the National Labor Relations Board in an attempt to...
View Article15 arrested during NYC student protest
NEW YORK -- Authorities say 15 people were arrested when students protesting a planned tuition hike scuffled with police in a Manhattan building where City University of New York trustees were...
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Staten Island's special-ed parents and NYC Department of Education not on the...
Some say DOE programs are hard to access Staten Island Advance/Jillian JorgensenBarbara D'Amora of Annadale addresses the Citywide Council on Special Education and other education officials. STATEN...
View ArticleMore students surrender in New York SAT-cheating scandal
MINEOLA, N.Y. -- More students have been implicated in an SAT cheating scandal in New York. Three students accused of being paid to take college entrance exams for others surrendered to authorities...
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NYC Education Dept probes school credits irregularities
NEW YORK -- The City's Department of Education is trying to untangle alleged school credit irregularities that could leave some Bronx seniors unable to graduate. The DOE is investigating allegations...
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Staten Island education panel wants to allow students to carry cell phones to...
Members of Community Education Council call on Department of Ed to allow students their cell phones Staten Island Advance/Jillian JorgensenSam Pirozzolo, Community Education Council 31 president, and...
View ArticleFormer NYC schools chief financial officer is fined after using city e-mail...
NEW YORK -- A former chief financial officer for New York City schools has been fined following revelations that he inappropriately lined himself up for a private-sector job. The Wall Street Journal...
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Nation's report card shows NYC education scores flat
NEW YORK -- A national assessment of public schools shows test scores for New York City's fourth and eighth graders were flat between 2009 and 2011. New York schoolchildren scored about the same as...
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As deadly incident played out, College of Staten Island maintained a...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- From what any bystander could determine, the incident at the College of Staten Island on the afternoon of Nov. 29 looked like big trouble: Police violently struggling with a...
View ArticleEnergy reduction contest will reward NYC schools
NEW YORK -- A new contest will award a total of $30,000 to New York City schools that reduce their energy use the most. The Wall Street Journal says it's part of a project called the Green Design Lab....
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Will closing an NYC neighborhood school really help this Staten Island...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- So many factors are involved in the overall success of a school, including the involvement of parents and the larger community, that it's hard to assign blame specifically when...
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Staten Island principal does about-face, won't seek Assembly seat
Staten Island AdvancePS 29 Principal Linda Manfredi now says she's not a candidate and cites dedication to students. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Just one day after avowing her intention to run for the...
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The Facebook despair of doomed Staten Island teen Amanda Cummings
Did bullying drive the sophomore to end her life by stepping in front of a Hylan Boulevard bus? Amanda Diane Cummings from her Facebook page. By JOHN ANNESE and JILLIAN JORGENSEN STATEN ISLAND, N.Y....
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Notre Dame Academy Elementary School principal dies
Sister Rose Galligan has led the Grymes Hill school for decades View full sizeSister Rose GalliganSister Rose Galligan, the longtime principal of Notre Dame Academy Elementary School, died today.She...
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Community Education Council girds for hearing on PS 14
Staten Island Advance/Hilton FloresFranca Okeiche, attending last night's meeting, has concerns about the city's process for closing PS 14 in Stapleton. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Members of the Community...
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