Instead of suspensions and other consequences, this Manhattan middle school has students try to peacefully hash out disputes in circles under teacher supervision. Violence in the building has spiraled, alarming parents.
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"A video obtained by The Post shows a teacher at Valley Stream South High School sitting at her desk behind a computer, while a projector screen at the front of the class shows a series of sex toys on what appears to be an online store."
"Estimates from…NYC suggest...school performance ratings & white enrollment shares reflects selection bias rather than causal school value-added…Higher-income & nonminority students tend to have better educational outcomes for reasons other than the quality of the schools.…"
"Charter schools saw an overall enrollment jump of 1.3 percent this school year, and by 9 percent combined over the past two years despite the coronavirus pandemic, the @NYCCharters reports."
"NYC kindergarten teacher Laleña Garcia, author of a children’s book about BLM principles, writes that while 'discussing big ideas w/ little people'...to 'consider age-appropriate language....' She suggests not talking about police violence w/ 'our youngest children.'”
"If school achievement depended only on funding, New York’s kids would be performing twice as well as other American children. Alas, they’re not — and Gov. @GovKathyHochul’s budget will only boost the spending gap more, with no path toward better results."
“These aren't people who are trying to hurt their children. They're trying to protect their children,” Gabriel Freiman of @BklynDefender told @small_asher. “ACS is just the wrong tool to employ” https://t.co/Uefqbj6Zv9
"The lawsuit, presented in the Chemung County Supreme Court on January 4, 2021, accuses the @ECSD_Schools of negligence, claiming the District put the student in danger by allowing her to be unsupervised by an adult, as required by her Individualized Education Program (IEP)."
"High school English teacher Ted Dickhudt said, "Historically, his 10th graders came to him with a reading level expected of a student in the middle of eighth grade. This year, his students scored the same as a seventh grader just starting off the school year."
NEW: @SuccessCharters CEO @MoskowitzEva argues against a cap on new charter schools in New York City.
She praises @NYCMayor Eric Adams for a record of charter school support, but calls his campaign plans to shutter failing charters and duplicate successful ones "insufficient."