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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Bar raised for Gifted Classes

Education
Schools Raise Bar for Classes for the Gifted
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
Published: October 30, 2007
 
Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein announced a plan Monday to limit gifted and talented programs to students who score in the top 5 percent on admissions tests.
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Brooklyn 7th Grade Dies From Staph Superbug

Brooklyn 7th Grade Dies From Staph Superbug
By Jen Chung
Assemblyman Dov Hikind wants all schools to put signs up in bathrooms reminding students and faculty to wash their hands. If they included photographs of the MRSA, it would make hand washing much more compelling – it’s scary (check out …
Gothamist [...]

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RELIGIOUS EXCUSE ACT IN NEW YORK STATE

Religious Excuse Act in New York State
By HumanistPR
Lentol (D-Brooklyn) and Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn). On Sept. 12, the New York RFRA (S6464) was introduced, off session, by Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno’s Rules Committee with no co-sponsors. …
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Bloomberg’s Cop Jumped at Fulton Street Station!

Monday, October 22, 2007

BLOOMBITO’S COP GETS POPPED

Bloomberg’s Cop Jumped at Fulton Street Station!

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