Tag: equality in education
Staten Island’s Outstanding Teachers: Nominations Open For Life-Changing Teachers, School Administrators: BP Fossella Calls For Daly Awards
BP Fossella Invites Staten Islanders to Nominate Life-Changing Staten Island Teachers, School Administrators for 2025…
Staten Island Senior Prepares for Career in Literacy, Special Education
Staten Island Senior Prepares for Career in Literacy, Special Education Mount senior prepares for…
Staten Islanders Rally Against Gifted & Talented Program Changes For NY
BP Fossella, Staten Island Parents to Rally in Opposition to Any Changes to Gifted &…
Department Of Education Cuts At Its Civil Rights Office Likely To Negatively Impact Vulnerable Students Facing Discrimination For Years To Come
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years…
NYC’s Private School Special Education Students Will Begin Receiving Services They’re Entitled To By Law Once More
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on NYCDOE Restoring Services to Non-Public School Special…
School Choice Vouchers Tend To Drain Funding From Cash-Strapped Area Public Schools – Don’t Lead To Better Education Outcomes
Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or…
SCHOOL Act Introduced In Senate To Protect, Expand Educational Freedom
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces the SCHOOL Act for Educational Freedom Editor’s note: Staten Islander previously…
NYC Public Schools Updates Guidelines For Children With Disabilities To Receive Federally-Mandated Accommodations After Debacle This Year – Requires Waiving Rights To Get Benefits
Malliotakis Statement on Updates to NYCPS IESP Guidelines Editor’s note: We previously published a story…
Attention Friends Of Educators, School Administrators: Nominations Now Being Accepted For Patrick F. Daly Award
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News covered this award nomination period last year as well. About…
NYC’s Recent Crackdown On Private School Special Ed. Costs Left Hundreds Of Children In Need Of Services But Unable To Obtain Them: Newly Enforced Deadline At Issue
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters NYC…
Protecting Homeschool Families From Needless, Cumbersome Regulation: School Choice, ESAs, Why It Matters
School Choice Programs Need a Firewall for Homeschoolers School choice is here to stay, so it’s…
BP Fossella Announces Nominations Being Accepted For Patrick F. Daly Award 2023 – Eligible Educators Include Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Assistant Principals, Principals
BP Fossella Announces Patrick F. Daly Award For 2023 Award honors fallen principal, nominations currently…
Why Are There So Few Teachers Who Are Black Men In NYC Schools?
Why are so few Black men teachers in New York City? Amaya McDonald, NYCity News…
2023 Is Community, Citywide Education Council (CCEC) Election Year: Vote For Your Education Council Members
2023 Community and Citywide Education Council Elections Elections 2023 Community and Citywide Education Councils (CCECs) The…
Did You Know? Education Department Announces Special Program For PSLF (Loan Forgiveness) Candidates Shortly Before Deadline (Which Has Now Passed)
Overshadowed by the legal challenge-ridden Executive Order forgiving loans for all students regardless of career,…
Application For Middle, High Schools Extended After MySchools Website Crashes
NYC’s middle and high school application deadline extended after website crashes Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat New…
NYC Education Officials Walk Back Chancellor’s Statement On Paid Private School Tuition For Students With Disabilities
Education officials walk back Banks’ comments on private school tuition Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York…
NYC School Spending Highest In Nation; Do Students Perform Better?
New York schools see a big disconnect between spending and test scores. Why? Matt Barnum,…
Chancellor Porter and City Council Announce Historic $4 Million Investment in Language Access For All
NEW YORK – On Tuesday, November 30th, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter and City Council announced…
Staten Island’s Concord High School Re-Envisioned Initiative Offers All Community Residents New Education Pathways
BP Oddo, NYC Department of Education’s District 79 and 31, Concord HS, Coop Tech announce…
NYC’s Gifted and Talented Program Is Out; What’s Next For Students Wanting Accelerated Learning? Experts Weigh In
by Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat New York Originally published at Chalkbeat.org on Oct 21, 8:00pm EDT…
Staten Island BP Swears in New Student Government At Elementary School P.S. 48, Winners of Patrick R. Daly Award For Outstanding Educators Announced
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Staten Island BP Swears in New Student Government At Elementary School P.S. 48, Winners of…