Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat
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A Bronx teacher wanted better materials for English learners. He went to Latin America to find them.
Yan Carlos Mejia sees himself in his students.Mejia, who teaches students learning English as a new language at the Bronx’s Castle Hill Middle School, came to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic when he was 13. He felt frustrated to leave his friends …
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New York City’s Education Department is systematically failing to provide equal access to education for students with disabilities who are chronically absent due to “school avoidance,” according to a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Legal Aid …
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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.In an effort to address rising incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, New York City’s Education Department launched an anti-hate hotline, officials said Mo…
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In most school districts across the nation, teachers report to work a week before students show up for the first day of school.In New York City, teachers return just two days earlier.It’s not enough time, many educators say, especially since a large ch…
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Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Fencing is often seen as an elite sport, the province of pricey private schools on Manhattan’s Upper East or West sides.And while the sport is certainly not c…
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The curtain is expected to close next month on a long-running acting program at a Manhattan performing arts school serving grades 6-12, due to a funding shortfall, the program’s education and artistic director told parents this week.But students from t…