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Quinn Calls For Big Expansion Of Gifted And Talented Program In City Schools

Under the proposals she outlined, the City Council speaker would double the number of schools for high performing students, add thousands of seats to existing programs and loosen admissions requirements in some neighborhoods.

2013/05/07

Church service in NYC school (credit: CBS 2)

Dozens Of Small NYC Churches Looking For New Homes

The New York City Department of Education is defending the court ruling upholding the ban on using public schools for church services.

2012/02/12

March across Brooklyn Bridge (credit: CBS 2)

Thousands March To Protest Ban On Using Public Schools For Religious Services

“We are here to tell Mayor Bloomberg, I mean we are going to have 60 churches homeless and that’s not Christ-like,” said Bronx Pastor Sal Sabino.

2012/01/29

Chick-Fil-A's Martin Wills talks to a job seeker at a career fair at Prince George's Community College - Largo, MD - Nov 4, 2010 - Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Large Turnout For Education Job Fair Held At Rutgers University

A few less public schools, but a few more charter schools were looking to hire new teachers.

2011/02/25

Future Of NY Schools, Teachers On Line In Budget

Tuesday’s budget hearing in Albany will set the course for some of the year’s most heated confrontations between the popular new governor and the Legislature.

2011/02/15

Date Violence Education Bill Gets A Hearing

Health teachers in public schools would be required to give age-appropriate instruction.

2011/01/31

Higher Math Standard Planned For NY Kindergartens

The state Board of Regents has approved changes in the statewide curriculum and testing to enforce the requirements, which include the higher standard for math in kindergarten and first grade.

2011/01/12

Gov. Chris Christie addresses a town hall meeting in Washington Township (Gloucester County), NJ - Nov 15, 2010 - Photo: Tim Larsen / Governor's Office

NJ Top Court Has Tough Questions On School Funding

New Jersey’s State Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on a new chapter in its decades-long dilemma over what the state must do to provide an adequate education for children in its poorest communities.

2011/01/05