Growth in Charter Schools Leads to Tensions Over Space – City Room Blog – NYTimes.com

Growth in Charter Schools Leads to Tensions Over Space
By SEWELL CHAN
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has made charter schools one of his third-term priorities, and that means that in New York, battles and resentment over space — already a way of life — will become even more common. He and his schools chancellor, Joel I. [...]

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School Grades Reflect a Persistent Disparity – NYTimes.com

Schools’ Grades Reflect Persistent Disparity
By JENNIFER MEDINA and ROBERT GEBELOFF
Over the last three years, high schools that received the lowest marks from the city have been the ones with the highest percentages of poor, black and Hispanic students, despite an evaluation system that was meant to equalize differences among student bodies, according to an analysis [...]

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Is America Really Post-Racial?: Rap Sessions

Is America Really Post-Racial?: Rap Sessions

Date: Thursday, October 29thTime: 6:30pmLocation: Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street)Cost: Free with Reservations 917.492.3395
“What does it mean to be post-racial in the hip-hop generation? Hip-hop, the youth culture of our time, has become synonymous with race even as it appeals to global [...]

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EPA tells schools to test aging caulk for PCBs
By LIBBY QUAID   AP Education Writer

Hundreds of school buildings across the United States have caulk around windows and doors containing potentially cancer-causing PCBs, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
The danger to students is uncertain, and EPA does not know for sure how many schools could [...]

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Race and the Soda Pop Tax

Race and the Soda Pop Tax
By Nina JacintoPosted on September 24, 2009, Printed on September 24, 2009http://www.wiretapmag.org/blogs/race/44529/
I think most of us can think of a commercial for Pepsi or Coke faster than we can think of any advertisement for fruits or vegetables. That’s because the $115 billion dollar soda industry has done a lot to [...]

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President Obama’s Speech to UN 9/23/09

Obama’s Speech to UN 9/23/09

Below is the full transcript of Obama’s speech as prepared for delivery:

President Obama: Good morning. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to address you for the first time as the 44th president of the United States.
I come before you humbled by the responsibility that [...]

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TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION® LAUNCHES “SCHOLAR OF HONOR” SCHOLARSHIP

CONTACT:Neil Foote, Media RelationsTom Joyner Foundation214-448-3765neil@neilfoote.com

TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION® LAUNCHES “SCHOLAR OF HONOR” SCHOLARSHIP

Veterans of Iraq, Afghan Wars Who are Students at HBCUs are Eligible

Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) – The Tom Joyner Foundation® today announced a new ‘Scholar of Honor’ program that will provide a $1,500 scholarship to a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars since [...]

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The Battle Over Public Education
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School Governance Isn’t Over!Network with like minded individualsBecome Informed and Involved in the Process of School GovernanceTake a Stand for Democracy

Event: Founding Convention
Time: 12 Noon – 5 P.M.
Day & Date: Saturday, august 29, 2009
Location:
DC 37 Headquarters
125 Barclay Street & West Side Highway
New York City
Food: Light Supper and Refreshments
Program:

Education Experts
Key Not [...]

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HSA PREP AUDITIONS BEGIN AUGUST 17, 2009

Do you know a talented youth?
 

HSA Prep Auditions Begin August 17th!
The Harlem School of the Arts’ High School and College Prep program (HSA Prep) is unique to HSA and prepares students in the technical and performance skills necessary to compete for post-secondary study and career development.  This highly competitive professional training program is open to students [...]

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