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Heroic actions bring change in tone on teachers
Hung on a building in the Connecticut town where 20 children and six adults were killed at an elementary school is a spray-painted sign with four words: "Hug a teacher today." It's a testament to the...
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Possible school bus strike threatens to strand Staten Island students
Mayor sounds the tocsin over strife with union ... and stop is just what they might do. Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- All the borough's middle schoolers are finally...
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Two parish schools on Staten Island face threat of closure
Archdiocese puts 'at risk' tag on Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph's Rosebank St. Joseph's School has long been a fixture in its Rosebank neighborhood. Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel...
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Staten Island's Community Education Council supports a call to arms
Panel aims to step up security, put retired cops on front lines "feel that the time is now for this conversation. We lose the momentum if we wait any longer," CEC President Sam Pirozzolo (left) told...
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Along with rest of city, Staten Island girds for Wednesday's yellow-bus strike
Mayor says city can't legally grant what drivers are asking School buses are slated to stop in their tracks citywide on Wednesday, as drivers walk out. Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel STATEN...
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No NYC teacher evaluation deal as deadline approaches
NEW YORK -- A New York state-imposed deadline for school districts to submit a teacher evaluation plan has arrived but New York City remains among the handful of districts that have yet to comply, due...
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Parents worry about how long strike will last By RYAN LAVIS and STEPHANIE SLEPIANSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Crossing guards, teachers and police officers once again directed heavy traffic around Staten...
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Staten Island students can get a jump-start on applying for financial aid at...
Program takes place at Wagner College on Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. High school seniors can learn how to navigate the financial aid process at College Goal New York on Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. at Wagner College,...
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Study: High school grad rate highest since 1976
Still, more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the U.S. Department of Education says The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but...
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Bus strike hobbling Staten Island students enters its fifth day
National Labor Relations Board weighing legality of drivers' action Matrons and bus drivers picket the Atlantic Express depot in Charleston. Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimo STATEN ISLAND, N.Y....
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24 NY Catholic schools to close by year's end; no decision on Staten Island...
St. Joseph's School in Rosebank and Immaculate Conception School in Stapleton were at risk Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced the closure of 24 Catholic schools. No decisions have been made on Staten...
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NYC Parent Academy hosts Staten Island workshop Feb. 2
The conference is free of charge and walk-ins are welcome, but pre-registration is encouraged. Children welcome the first day of school in this Advance file photo. A free workshop Feb. 2 will help...
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Silence in the museum: School bus strike means fewer field trips on Staten...
As the strike drags on, nearly 40 classes have had to cancel their trips to the Staten Island Children's Museum. View full size Signs are posted outside the Pioneer Bus depot, as bus drivers and...
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NYC school bus companies, union to meet Monday
A mediator will attend the meeting at Gracie Mansion in an effort to resolve the strike The school bus union and Mayor Michael Bloomberg will meet Monday in Gracie Mansion with a mediator as the...
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NYC parents file suit against Cuomo over teacher evaluations
Suit says withholding $250 million in education funding is 'unconstitutional and a violation of our children's rights' New York City parents have filed a lawsuit against state officials, including...
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Walcott spars with parents and strikers during meeting on Staten Island
Quality of services for special-needs children also a bone of contention Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott defended the city's insistence on strict teacher-evaluation criteria, despite the loss of...
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Two Staten Island Catholic schools to learn their fate on Monday
St. Joseph's School in Rosebank, as well as Immaculate Conception School, Stapleton, should hear by late Monday afternoon from the New York Archdiocese and the Staten Island regional Catholic schools...
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Staten Island's St. Joseph's School, Immaculate Conception School notified...
Parents receive word of the closure at dismissal, in a letter from Dr. Timothy McNiff, superintendent of schools for the archdiocese Students leave St Joseph's Elementary School in Rosebank, one of...
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Police respond to fight at Staten Island's Curtis High School
Seven are taken into custody after melee, according to police Police responded to a fight at Curtis High School in St. George. Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A fight at Curtis High...
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Police charge seven with inciting to riot after fight at Staten Island's...
The teens, all males between 15 and 17 years old, are charged after the melee, according to an NYPD spokesman Seven teens were charged after a brawl at Curtis High School in St. George, according to...
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