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Parents shut down a Panel for Educational Policy meeting two weeks ago when they weren't allowed to comment directly after DOE officials...

NY won the Federal Race to the Top money but except for a longtime Unity rep, the people aren't very happy over at Gothamschools.org. M...

It looks like the principal at Columbus wants the school to become a charter school to save it. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/bx_...

The UFT has fired NY Teacher reporter Jim Calaghan. Callaghan alleges that the cause of the dismissal is that he was trying to organize the ...

A newspaper editorial that actually gets it. No this isn't from the Daily News, NY Post or NY Times. This is an editorial from the Queen...

It seems as though many people are almost gloating over the huge fall in state test scores . People are saying that it finally proves, what ...

Ed Notes reported extensively on the UFT agreement with the DOE that I refer to as a stab in the back where two new schools are going to be ...

The following is an excerpt from something sent out to the Jamaica email list. Help us if you can as this is positively a call for assistan...

In an apparent case of first impression the Appellate Division, First Department, has unanimously affirmed a lower court's determinati...

Take a look at Gotham for a link to the speech that newly elected Chicago Teacher Union leader Karen Lewis gave last week upon taking office...

After a long anticipated period the Appellate Division, First Department has upheld Justice Lobis' decision to enjoin the DOE from clos...

The DOE plans to announce the closing of the two remaining schools on Rikers Island tomorrow in a meeting called on the last day of school. ...

A high school needs freshmen to keep going but the Department of Education has basically starved the closing Queens High Schools of new stud...

If you are near a radio or computer tonight, please tune in to WPAT, 930 am between 7:00p.m. and 9:00 p.m. as Joan Seedorf and I will be on ...

Just as quietly as it appeared the layoff and retention section of the open market screen has disappeared. It is unclear why the DOE deleted...

Without warning or explanation the Open Market System has been changed to reflect "Current Status" which indicates whether the DOE...

Contract negotiations between the UFT and the city are at impasse and a state mediator is attempting to bridge differences. In the midst of ...

With the recent passage of the new rating system for classroom teachers and principals (nothing in the law about other titles) a thorough r...

Yesterday, the governor signed into law a measure which would allow an incentive for teachers to retire early. Under the law the City must a...

The Panel for Educational Policy held their monthly meeting last Tuesday at Long Island City High School. It turned out to be a meeting that...