How One Woman Became the Scapegoat for America’s Reading Crisis
Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she ...
Embattled CPS CEO criticized in meeting with mayor as Johnson administration continues moving to fire him
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez got chewed out this week by allies of Mayor Brandon Johnson over impending charter school closures, in a contentious City Hall meeting that could spell the ...
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NYC plans to close Brooklyn school, open new ‘literacy academy’ for struggling readers
A plan to close one school and open another addresses two problems: A growing number of unsustainably small schools and ...
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law over displaying Ten Commandments in public schools
A federal judge has blocked a Louisiana law over displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools from taking effect. NBC ...
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Rita Joseph, NYC Council’s ed committee chair, talks school budgets, curriculum mandates, and more
With another budget cycle on the horizon, Joseph has her eyes on a number of priorities, including securing permanent funding ...
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The sharp divide over technology use in schools
March 13, 2020 marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and forever transformed traditional educational systems with the ...
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New NYC Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is highest paid city employee — trumping Mayor Adams’ salary
New city schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is the city’s highest paid employee – far exceeding the mayor’s salary – ...
NYC public schools brace for increase in anti-migrant rhetoric after Trump’s election
While Trump’s message failed to resonate with a majority of residents in New Yorke — close to 68% of voters casting their ...
Mayor Adams’ longtime girlfriend quietly retires from high-ranking $225K DOE role amid city probe into alleged ‘no-show’ gig
Mayor Eric Adams’ longtime girlfriend has quietly retired from her high-ranking six-figure position in the Big Apple’s ...
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Tracey Collins, Eric Adams’ Partner, Retires Amid ‘No-Show’ Job Investigation
The mayor’s girlfriend, who received a significant promotion and a roughly $50,000 raise after Adams took office in 2022, ...
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Tracey Collins, Eric Adams’ partner, retires from NYC schools amid ‘no-show’ job investigation
Tracey Collins’ retirement comes after a former department employee tipped off city investigators that Collins “has had a no ...
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NYC Mayor Adams’ girlfriend Tracey Collins retires from DOE amid Department of Investigation inquiry into ‘no-show’ job claim
The special commissioner spokesperson wouldn’t comment beyond confirming the existence of its probe. Ex-Schools Chancellor David Banks, a close friend to Adams, tapped Collins, a former principal who ...