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The New York Times, April 2, 2013
With Legacy on His Mind, Mayor Adds More Schools
The Republic, March 13, 2013
New online guide to NYC high schools offers info on class size, metal detectors
CBS New York, March 13, 2013
New School Launches Online Guide To New York City High Schools
New York Post, March 13, 2013
New family-friendly guide to New York City high schools goes online
The Epoch Times, March 12, 2013
A New Way to Look at High School Ratings
NY1, March 12, 2013
New Website Gives Detailed Statistics On City Public Schools
The New York Times, February 28, 2013
Born as a Tribute but Faltering, a Bronx School Nears Its End
Foc Business, February 20, 2013
FAFSA Tips for Low-Income Families
NY1, February 12, 2013
Housing Authority Chairman Opens Up On His Agency's Failings After Sandy
The Epoch Times, January 16, 2013
Quinn Outlines New York City Education Policy
Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2013
In Speech, Quinn Spells Out Education Platform
SchoolBook, January 15, 2013
Quinn Calls for Less Testing, More Community Input
NY1, January 15, 2013
Quinn Proposes Changes To City's Education System
NY Daily News, January 15, 2013
Chris Quinn Talks Education At New School
Crain's, January 15, 2013
Quinn seeks to build on Bloomberg's education legacy
The New York Times, January 15, 2013
Quinn Presents Vision for Improving New York City Schools
Politicker, January 15, 2013
Christine Quinn Wants to Model NYC's School System on Zappos
Metro, January 15, 2013
Christine Quinn's education speech proposes axing textbooks, extending school until 6 p.m.
Staten Island Live, January 15, 2013
Speaker Christine Quinn talks school reform, calling for less emphasis on testing
Capital, January 15, 2013
Tablets Instead of Textbooks, and other education ideas from Candidate Quinn
New York Post, January 15, 2013
Quinn floats plan to replace textbooks with tablets
DNAinfo, January 15, 2013
Christine Quinn Wants to Replace Textbooks with Tablets
New York Daily News , December 10, 2012
"Students miss a day per week on average at dozens of city high schools"
WNYC, December 9, 2012
"More Young Offenders Diverted Away from Criminal Justice System"
WNYC, November 21, 2012
"Immigrant Farm Workers, the Hidden Part of New York's Local Food Movement"
WNYC, November 21, 2012
Sandy Leaves At-Risk Kids and Families in Perilous Position
Gotham Schools, September 13, 2012
Change in city schools' data czar as number-crunching goes on
GothamSchools, June 26, 2012
Panel: Path to college-readiness paved with hard-to-fund plans
Reuters, June 12, 2012
Eating the food cart street in a New York afternoon
The New York Times, April 29, 2012
On Report Cards for City Schools, Invisible Line Between 'A' and 'F'
The Epoch Times, April 26, 2012
Students Unprepared for College, Say CUNY Officials
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, April 26, 2012
"Alternatives Needed to New York City Department of Education School Closure Policy"
Capital, April 13, 2012
"At awards ceremony for ethnic and indie press, Connie Chung describes big media as 'a male-oriented, very white-oriented executive suite'"
AlterNet, February 24, 2012
"Special Needs Students Shut Out of NYC Schools, Despite DOE 'Reforms'"
Education Week, February 23, 2012
"A Recipe for Mediocrity: Tell Every School to Meet Every Need for Every Kid "
NY1, January 26, 2012
"Small High Schools Have Bigger Graduation Rates, Study Finds "
NY Times, December 12, 2011
"Out-of-School Time Program Faces Deep Cuts"
Epoch Times, December 12, 2011
"After-School Programs Face Funding Cuts "
New York World , November 28, 2011
NYPD opens books on arrests in public schools
Huffington Post, November 17, 2011
"These Kids Don't Have a Shot"
Daily News, November 1, 2011
Say big Bronx schools failing as Department of Ed steers best students towards its small schools
Daily News, October 27, 2011
Mayor's schools set students up for failure when it comes to college preparation, but more graduate
New York Times , October 19, 2011
Solidarity: 99% Elusive
Gotham Gazette, October 14, 2011
Gates' Agenda and Money Shape City Schools
The Epoch Times, September 30, 2011
Gov. Cuomo and the Media
Capital , September 28, 2011
A discussion of Cuomo's relationship with the press zeroes in on "Post" statehouse guy, Fred Dicker
Politico - Ben Smith , September 28, 2011
Cuomo's reign
Capitol Confidential, September 28, 2011
Watch New School's "Cuomo and the Media" panel
WNYC, September 23, 2011
More City Schools Get Low Marks
The New York Times, School Book, September 23, 2011
What to Make of School Progress Reports
Education Week , September 15, 2011
Large Number of K-3 Students Miss Weeks of School
Brooklyn Based , September 14, 2011
Inside the New Insideschools: A conversation with Pamela Wheaton
Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2011
Republicans look for upset in NY special election
WNET New York Public Media , September 1, 2011
Out of Foster Care —and into What?
New York Post, August 23, 2011
How to get your top pick
City Hall News, August 12, 2011
Poorly Funded
City Limits, August 9, 2011
Concerns Persist Over Child Welfare Cases Involving Mental Health
Thirteen.org Metrofocus, July 27, 2011
The Burdensome Legacy of Child Services Chief John Mattingly
Gothamist, July 27, 2011
Children's Services Commissioner Mattingly Resigns
Thirteen.org Metrofocus, July 27, 2011
Op-Ed: Reflections on Mattingly's Tenure as Head of NYC's Child Services Agency
NY1, July 26, 2011
ACS Commissioner's Controversial Term Ends With Sudden Resignation
New York Daily News, July 26, 2011
ACS commissioner John Mattingly leaving post after seven years; presided during Nixzmary Brown death
NY1, July 21, 2011
Survey Finds Some City Teachers Do Not Trust Their Own Principals
The Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2011
Mayor Defends Record
The New York Times, June 16, 2011
City Reduces Chronic Absenteeism in Public Schools
The New York Daily News, June 3, 2011
Brooklyn honor student among 8th-graders stuck in high school they didn't choose
The New York Times, Room for Debate, May 30, 2011
Testing Students to Grade Teachers
The Boston Globe, May 13, 2011
The turnaround starts with attendance
New York Observer, May 6, 2011
Cuomo and the Media
The New York Times, May 6, 2011
Lost in the School Choice Maze
The Wall Street Journal, April 29, 2011
Parents Fret as Kids Seek 'Gifted' Status
GothamSchools, April 20, 2011
Study looks at what influences students' high school choices
Rise, April, 2011
Strong Advocates, Strong Families: Lessons from an initiative to strengthen parent advocates in New York City
The New York Times, City Room, April 14, 2011
Principal Cleared of Charges in Confrontation With Teacher
WNET THIRTEEN, State Room, April 11, 2011
The New York Education of Jason Helgerson
The Financial Times, April 8, 2011
Blow to Bloomberg as school chief exits
The New York Daily News, April 8, 2011
City Council members want ACS commissioner to step down in wake of homicide charge
WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show, April 8, 2011
Open Phones: New NYC School Chancellor
The New York Times, Room for Debate, April 8, 2011
The Toughest Job Around: What Cathleen Black's brief tenure as New York's schools chancellor says about running the city's education department
City Hall News, April 7, 2011
At Medicaid Post-Mortem, State And City Officials Look Ahead
Bam! Radio Educators Channel, April 4, 2011
Missing Students: A Bigger, Younger Problem Than We Think
The Associated Press, April 3, 2011
Child welfare workers second-guess stressful jobs
New York Daily News, March 31, 2011
Why we shouldn't close failing schools: Vulnerable young men of color stand to lose
New York Daily News, March 31, 2011
Nearly one third of students who aced specialized high school exam choose other schools
WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show, March 25, 2011
Protecting Children
The New York Times, March 24, 2011
A.C.S. Caseworkers Dispirited Over Charges in Girl's Death
The Gotham Gazette, March 2011
Prosecutors Grapple with Marijuana Arrests
The Epoch Times, March 16, 2011
Helping Parents With Children in Foster Care
Covenant House Blog, February 7, 2011
Worrying Trends for Foster Care Youth
NY1, "Inside City Hall," February 3, 2011
Foster Care Discussion
The Riverdale Press, February 2, 2011
Will Clinton be next to face Dept. of Ed axe?
The New York Times, February 2, 2011
When a Tax Isn’t Really a Tax
Gotham Gazette, January 26, 2011
UFT President on School Closings
UFT.org January 26, 2011
UFT President Michael Mulgrew's speech at the Center for New York City Affairs
WBAI Evening News, January 11, 2011
(Click here to listen to MP3)
The New York Times, January 1, 2011
More Play, Please, for Kindergartners, Parents Ask
The New York Daily News December 27, 2010
City Officials Continue to Point Students Toward Doomed High Schools
PBS NewsHour, December 23, 2010
In NYC, Small Schools Touted to Make a Big Difference in Education Reform
State Room, December 17, 2010
New York’s Shifting Demographics: What Does It Mean for City Politics?
The New York Times, December 12, 2010
Stress and the High School Student
Newsday.com, December 2, 2010
Guv race redux: Paladino aide says e-mails were too much to overcome
WNYC.org. December 2, 2010
A Look Back: Snapshots from the Political Insiders' Campaign Roundtable
Politico.com, December 2, 2010
Keeping Cuomo Out
WNYC.org, December 2, 2010
Courting Cuomo: How the AG Candidates Tried, and Failed, to Woo Andrew Cuomo
Crains Insider, December 2, 2010
How Rice helped Schneiderman win
NY1, December 1, 2010
Campaign Secrets Revealed At Manhattan Roundtable
The New York Daily News, November 29, 2010
State Waiver Clears Cathie Black to Replace Joel Klein as Mayor Bloomberg's City Schools Chancellor
New York Daily News, November 28, 2010
Pols like City Councilman Charles Barron say they'll sue if Bloomberg pushes ahead with Cathie Black
The Wall Street Journal, November 27, 2010
NY study says punishment doesn't solve absenteeism
NBC New York , November 27, 2010
Punishing Parents Doesn't Solve NYC Absenteeism: Study
CBS New York , November 27, 2010
NY Study Says Punishment Doesn't Solve Absenteeism
New York Daily News, November 11, 2010
5 things: What should Cathie Black do when she becomes NYC's schools Chancellor?
The New York Times, Room for Debate, November 10, 2010
Tell Us Why Cathleen Black
DNAinfo, November 9, 2010
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to be Replaced by Hearst Chairwoman Cathie Black
Education Week, October 14, 2010
Early Grades Become the New Front in Absenteeism Wars
NY1, September 30, 2010
Schools Get Report Cards from City Education Dept.
Charlotte Observer, September 10, 2010
Caution, honesty in education reform
The Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2010
Middle School Fails Kids, Study Says
Gotham Gazette, August 2010
Bloomberg's Management Style Offers Some Surprises
The New York Times, City Room, July 28, 2010
Bloomberg Weilds His Wallet to Push His Agenda
New York Family, July 28, 2010
Is It Really Easier To Get Into Harvard Than An NYC Nursery School?
The New York Times, Room for Debate, July 4, 2010
The Pitfalls in Identifying a Gifted Child
New York Nonprofit Press, June 30, 2010
If You're Not in Class
WNYC, The Show, June 30, 2010
Passing Grades
City Limits, June 29, 2010
Taking Attendance in Bloomberg Bid to Cut Truancy
NBC New York, June 29, 2010
Bloomberg Doesn't Make Good on Diversity Staffing Promise
The New York Times, June 28, 2010
Mayor Falls Short of Vow on Diversity
The Education Gadfly, June 24, 2010
The Education Gadfly Weekly
The Wall Street Journal, Metropolis, June 23, 2010
Report: Small High Schools Boost Graduation Rates
NY1, June 22, 2010
Smaller City Schools a Success, Report Finds
Curious2 Blog, June 18, 2010
Buried in the New School Report, the Start of an Answer
The New York Teacher, June 17, 2010
Report: DOE oversight system flawed
Gotham Schools, June 17, 2010
The Good Old Days
City Limits, June 17, 2010
Some Bad Schools Get Good Grades
WNYC, June 16, 2010
Raising Standards Means More Kids Could Fail State Tests
NY1, June 16, 2010
School Performance Report Card Failing, Study Finds
Gotham Schools, June 16, 2010
A tale of two Bronx schools: similar scores but different grades
The Wall Street Journal, Metropolis, June 16, 2010
Report: City's System of Grading Schools Flawed
The New York Times, City Room, June 16, 2010
Study Faults School Accountability System
Gotham Schools, June 16, 2010
Report: Empowerment helped; grading system "deeply flawed"
New York Daily News, May 8, 2010
Teachers union and community groups trying to get city schools $30 million 'present'
Gotham Schools, May 7, 2010
A grant to create community schools makes strange bedfellows
The New York Times, May 5, 2010
With Debate on Openness, Mayor's Race Starts Early
The New York Times, April 27, 2010
Lessons in Tough Love at a Court for Truants
The New York Times, April 26, 2010
In Shake-Up, Principals May Get More Say Over What Is Taught
Gotham Schools, April 26, 2010
Teaching division to disappear in latest DOE reshuffling
The Vancouver Sun, April 17, 2010
Vancouver mayor aims to take a bite out of the Big Apple's environmental strategy
New York Post, April 4, 2010
Mayor Mike's 3rd term blues
The New York Times, March 30, 2010
Another Exit From Bloomberg's Inner Circle
The New York Times, City Room, March 16, 2010
Back to School, and Right Back on Vacation
City Hall News, March 1, 2010
City Should Close Schools When All Else Fails
NY1, NY1 Living, February 25, 2010
City Looks to Secure Unbanked NYers
Gotham Schools, January 28, 2010
City says bureaucracy reorganization will save $13 million
The Huffington Post, January 27, 2010
What If Our Schools Are Working?
The New York Times, January 25, 2010
Large High Schools in the City Are Taking Hard Falls
The New York Times City Room blog, January 18, 2010
Ask About New York's High Schools
New York Times, January 15, 2010
Trusted Aides to Bloomberg Get Big Bonuses
New York Daily News, January 11, 2010
Critics see a lose-lose situation with 15 city high schools on closure list
New York Times, January 6, 2010
Council Speaker Tries to Move Out of Mayor's Shadow
Metro, January 4, 2010
Advocate eyes expanded office
WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show, January 4, 2010
New Year, New Politics
The New York Teacher, December 21, 2009
Panel: School 'choice' must serve all students
New York Daily News, December 20, 2009
Fix, don't close 'failing' schools: Union head says Bloomberg and Klein have the wrong approach
The New York Teacher, December 16, 2009
Chicago shows pitfalls of closing schools
The Associated Press, December 15, 2009
NYC school kids face paying to ride to school
The New Yorker, Close Read blog, December 14, 2009
Prisons and Subways
New York Daily News, December 13, 2009
Parents rip MTA plan to ax student passes; kids would pay full price by 2011
NY1, December 13, 2009
State's Juvenile Justice System Slammed in New Report
The New York Times, December 13, 2009
New York Finds Extreme Crisis in Youth Prisons
The West Side Spirit , December 9, 2009
High School Hustle
The Wonkster, Gotham Gazette, December 8, 2009
Bloomberg, Liu, Thompson Staffers Dish on Campaign
The New York Times, November 17, 2009
Bloomberg? Humble? Experts Suggest How Mayor Could Try
The New York Times, November 17, 2009
Schools' Grades Reflect Persistent Disparity
The New York Times, November 17, 2009
Schools' Grades Reflect Persistent Disparity
Queens Chronicle , November 12, 2009
No Quick Answers for Overcrowding
Gotham Schools, November 5, 2009
Leadership, Accountability and School Improvement
New York Post, November 1, 2009
No School Left Behind: NYC has to fix old high schools instead of just building new ones
WNYC, October 20, 2009
Correctional Facilities Lack Adequate Mental Health Care
Gotham Schools, October 20, 2009
UWS Parents and Politicos took central role in McCourts building
The Huffington Post, August 3, 2009
Honoring Frank McCourt with a New School
The Huffington Post, July 22, 2009
Let's Agree on Mayoral Control of NYC Schools
The Huffington Post, July 15, 2009
Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt?
The Huffington Post, July 1, 2009
Are the Rising Graduation Rates Real?
The American Prospect, TAPPED, June 24, 2009
What School Choice Looks Like
WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show, June 22, 2009
Smaller is Better?
Education Week, June 18, 2009
N.Y.C. Small-Schools Push Found to Hurt Big High Schools
The New York Times, June 17, 2009
Success at Small Schools Has a Price, a Report Says
New York Daily News, June 17, 2009
Study shows larger city high schools posting declining graduation rates
New York Post, June 17, 2009
Burden on Big Schools
Gotham Schools, June 17, 2009
Report: City's small schools push damaged large high schools
American Educator, Summer 2009
Freeing Teachers to Teach
New York Nonprofit Press, May 2009
The Center for New NYC Affairs profile (pdf)
The Daily Politics, New York Daily News, April 22, 2009
Wayne Barrett Channels His Version Of Bloomberg
New York Daily News, March 10, 2009
Social services cuts to hit Queens boro seniors hard
New York Daily News, February 3, 2009
Fiscal crisis in 1975 taught New York hard lessons of chopping, freezing that are handy now
The Wonkster, Gotham Gazette, January 27, 2009
Budget Likely to Shock
The New York Times, November 28, 2008
For Seperated Families, City Never Seemed Bigger
The New York Teacher, November 20, 2008
UFT: Chronic absenteeism must be addressed
Staten Island Advance, October 27, 2008
1 in 5 kids skip school here
New York Daily News, October 27, 2008
Absent on truants
The New York Times, October 20, 2008
Report Details Chronic Absenteeism in City Schools
Financial Times, October 8, 2008
Bloomberg fights to stay on
The New York Times, September 23, 2008
New York City Wants Cuts by Agencies Across Board
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 2008
Letter From The President Of The New York County Lawyers' Association (pdf)
New York Daily News, July 9, 2008
Parents need some help, too
The New York Times, City Room, July 9, 2008
Fewer Children in Foster Care, but They Stay Longer
WNYC, July 9, 2008
Number of NYC Foster Children Living in Congregate Care Declining
Gotham Gazette, The Wonkster, June 13, 2008
Megaprojects and the Economic Downturn
ABC 7, Eyewitness News, June 9, 2008
Boy's death raises red flags (video)
The New York Times, June 8, 2008
As Teenagers Leave Group Homes, a Challenge Placing Those Who Remain
Crain's New York Business, May 10, 2008
The right response to economic fear
Metro, May 1, 2008
Moynihan Station is a priority, panel says
New York Daily News, March 27, 2008
One crisis city can't afford
The Huffington Post, March 19, 2008
On Reform and Mayoral Control of New York City's Public Schools
New York Daily News, March 7, 2008
Heated debate at New School discussion of city schools control
Gotham Gazette, The Wonkster, March 6, 2008
School Control: To Tweak or Not to Tweak?
The New York Times, City Room, February 27, 2008
Spitzer Has Options for Turning Things Around
New York Daily News, February 27, 2008
A Pro-Spitzer (And Anti-Bruno/Dicker) Voice In The Wilderness
The New York Observer, February 27, 2008
At the New School, Special-Election Theories and Spitzer Memories
The New York Observer, February 27, 2008
Arzt on Spitzer on Silver
WNYC, January 11, 2008
Busy Courts Mean Backup in Foster Care
The New York Times, City Room, January 10, 2008
Child Welfare Cases Overwhelm Family Court, Report Finds
New York Daily News, January 10, 2008
Nixmary Brown case fallout ups time kids spend in foster care time
WNYC, January 24, 2008
Retired Cops Now Swell Ranks of Child Welfare System
New York Daily News, December 6, 2007
Budget cuts could put in jeopardy ACS programs, head warns
New York Daily News, November 9, 2007
City Hall urges that fiscal panel keep right to watch budget
The New York Sun, November 9, 2007
City Debates Usefulness Of Financial Control Law
The New York Times, City Room, November 8, 2007
Fiscal Policy, 30 Years After the Crisis
New York Daily News, November 8, 2007
To save the projects, think big
New York Magazine, October 31, 2007
Wall Street Bonus Drop Presaging Real-Estate Meltdown?0
New York Daily News, October 24, 2007
Feds eye New York building sale at housing projects
Financial Times, July 5, 2007
New York skyline scales dizzy heights
Financial Times, July 4, 2007
Projects attempt to reverse 'ravages' of Robert Moses
New York Post, June 10, 2007
CITY HAUL: WORKERS PAID 150G UP 50%
American Renaissnce.com, June 2, 2007
Franklin: Black Atlantans May Lose Power
New York Newsday, June 2, 2007
Long Island Briefs: Suozzi part of affordable housing panel (pdf)
New York Magazine, Daily Intel, June 1, 2007
Will Tax-Happy Georgians Foil Bloomberg's Traffic Plans?
New York Daily News, May 6, 2007
City targeting nabes—'underused' sites key to green goals
New York Post, March 11, 2007
Tragedy in the Bronx, Pained Father—'aloof' Mike taking heat
New York Post, March 6, 2007
GOV'T JOBS MAKE N.Y. A WORK FORCE
The New York Observer, March 4, 2007
Bloomberg Hits Up Real-Estate Bigs For WTC Memorial--$5 M. Apiece!
The New York Times, January 14, 2007
New York's Kindest
The New York Times, January 29, 2006
A Tragedy, but Not a Trend
El Diario, January 9, 2006
La educacion preescolar: mas que una promesa (Spanish pdf)
Preschool education: more than a promise (English)
New York Daily News, Opinions, November 27, 2005
More foster care won't reduce deaths (pdf)
The Christian Science Monitor, November 7, 2005
States should invest in preschool
New York Daily News, Opinions, October 13, 2005
Little kids need good teachers too (pdf)
Newsday, December 7, 2004
Republicans can't run away from city issues (pdf)
The New York Times, Opinion, January 20, 2004
Fighting Crime and Gaining Favor
The New York Times, Opinion, June 1, 2003
A Mayor Without a Message
The New York Times, Opinion, November 9, 2002
How the City Pays for State's Sins
The New York Times, Opinion, May 6, 2002
Remaking Urban Welfare
The New York Times, Op-Ed, November 8, 2001
No Strings, No loyalists (pdf)
The American Prospect, October 21, 2001
New York in the 1960s
The American Prospect, June 17, 2001
The Ruin of Cities
