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  • Anti-bullying efforts fail to save 12-year-old

    Anti-bullying efforts fail to save 12-year-old On Wednesday, a 12-year-old middle school student in Queens hanged herself, leaving behind a note saying she had been harassed by classmates at school and bullied online. What can be done to prevent tragedies in…
  • 15 principals reject state tests for admissions

    15 principals reject state tests for admissions A group of 15 principals from across the city announced this week they will no longer be using results from a controversial new state test as part of their middle and high school admissions criteria.…
  • Parents win victory in PCB removal

    Parents win victory in PCB removal The Department of Education's announcement yesterday that it will accelerate the removal of light fixtures that may be contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) from more than 730 school buildings by December 2016 is an important victory…
  • College Counselor: What's with the waitlist?

    Q: So we all read the article in the New York Times last week about waiting lists and the extreme things some applicants do to get noticed and maybe picked. This seems to create an…
  • Parents say school choice hurts blacks and Latinos

    A group of public school parents and community groups filed a complaint today with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights alleging that New York City’s high school admissions policy discriminates against black and Hispanic students…
  • Help! I got a "promotion in doubt" letter

    We had a number of questions this week from parents who are confronted with “Promotion in Doubt” letters, or “PIDs” as they are known in DOE lingo. These letters are sent to families of children…