http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:37:33 -0700 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:09:50 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Second-round-NYC-preK-admissions-applications-due-July-31?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner Photo by oregongirl.The New York City Department of Education today announced that the second round of the pre-kindergarten admissions process will begin Monday, July 13. Families who do not already have a public school pre-kindergarten placement c... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:09:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Second-round-NYC-preK-admissions-applications-due-July-31?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Inside-schools-dot-org-needs-our-help?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner I recently received this plea on one of my listserves:A few weeks ago, many of us were shocked to read that Insideschools.org, the online resource with profiles of every public school in NYC, is in financial trouble. There were messages on many neigh... Great Programs Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:41:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Inside-schools-dot-org-needs-our-help?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-The-GFCF-equation?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner Eating at Work, by gadi.I’ve recently been experimenting with a vegan diet, and my diet plus Fiona’s gluten-free diet takes some meal planning. Add to that the sibling rivalry of her brother and sister, which often means cooking two diffe... Confessions of an Autism Mother Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:10:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-The-GFCF-equation?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d19-NYC-Department-of-Education-prepares-home-lesson-plans-for-swine-flu-school-closings?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner photo: apdkWith fifteen New York City public schools closed--one in Brooklyn and fourteen in Queens--and many more experiencing overwhelming absences from teachers and students due to the H1N1 flu outbreak, the Education Department is encouraging hom... Tue, 19 May 2009 11:51:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d19-NYC-Department-of-Education-prepares-home-lesson-plans-for-swine-flu-school-closings?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d18-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-We-threw-a-birthday-party-and-practically-no-one-came?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner Gluten-free, vegan cupcakes. Oh yeah!   photo: K.ByrneHave you heard the wise yet universally ignored birthday party advice that you should only invite as many guests as your child’s age? With twins, this advice was not only prudent b... Confessions of an Autism Mother Mon, 18 May 2009 09:48:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d18-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-We-threw-a-birthday-party-and-practically-no-one-came?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-I-spent-Mothers-Day-without-my-kids-and-I-liked-it?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner IIn another state to attend my new nephew’s baptism, I woke up alone on Mother’s Day, poured myself a black cup of coffee instead of getting served the traditional breakfast in bed. We decided, to save money, my husband would stay home w... Confessions of an Autism Mother Mon, 11 May 2009 11:15:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-I-spent-Mothers-Day-without-my-kids-and-I-liked-it?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Another-NY-school-suicide-this-time-upstate?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner Yearbook photo of suicide victim.A senior at Canandaigua Academy in Ontario County took his life with a sawed off shotgun on Tuesday in a school bathroom. Two Molotov cocktails and 30 rounds of ammunition were found in the student’s locker late... Fri, 08 May 2009 11:49:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d8-Another-NY-school-suicide-this-time-upstate?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Mayor-Bloomberg-stone-cold-as-NYC-parents-anger-erupts-at-City-Hall?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner AP photo/Jason DeCrowHundreds of parents protested yesterday, marching down Broadway and rallying in front of City Hall. They were angry over the latest move by the mayor controlled Department of Education, which cancelled pre-K programs at the last ... Education Reform Thu, 07 May 2009 11:20:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d7-Mayor-Bloomberg-stone-cold-as-NYC-parents-anger-erupts-at-City-Hall?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Childrens-Museum-of-Manhattan-hosting-free-event-for-special-needs-children?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner  The Children’s Museum of Manhattan Welcomes Families of Children with Disabilities You are invited to a special event for families of children with disabilities Monday, May 18, 2009  2 – 6pm, Free admission at CMOM, 212 W... Wed, 06 May 2009 09:16:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Childrens-Museum-of-Manhattan-hosting-free-event-for-special-needs-children?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Outstanding-NYC-teachers-are-everywhere-but-here-a-just-a-few?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner “Mischievous Apple” by fernando.It’s National Teacher Appreciation Day. Across the country hundreds of thousands of teachers will go to work today with the same passion and commitment that they always do. Today is the day parents an... Tue, 05 May 2009 10:47:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d5-Outstanding-NYC-teachers-are-everywhere-but-here-a-just-a-few?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-I-dont-do-ABA-at-home?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner B. F. SkinnerI am a staunch believer in Applied Behavioral Analysis. It’s a concrete therapy with solid goals, statistical grids and a lot of scientific evidence proving its validity. I’ve been told by more than one therapist that I use m... Confessions of an Autism Mother Mon, 04 May 2009 10:54:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-I-dont-do-ABA-at-home?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Eva-Moskowitz-and-Randi-Weingarten-duke-it-out-over-charter-schools-public-schools-and-unions?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner A publicity still for Gloria's Romance, 1916, by Bobster1985, Flickr Creative Commons.Yesterday, United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten was interviewed with Harlem Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz on NY1’s Road to City Hall. ... Education Reform Fri, 01 May 2009 12:25:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Eva-Moskowitz-and-Randi-Weingarten-duke-it-out-over-charter-schools-public-schools-and-unions?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d30-NYC-public-school-parents-miffed-about-kindergarten-waitlists-plan-protest-at-City-Hall?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner It is anxiety-provoking enough to send your five-year-old off to school for the first time. Imagine not knowing where your kindergartener will be next fall. Hundreds of children around the city have been placed on waiting lists for their zoned elemen... Education Reform Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:54:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d30-NYC-public-school-parents-miffed-about-kindergarten-waitlists-plan-protest-at-City-Hall?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Book-report-Relentless-Pursuit-A-Year-in-the-Trenches-with-Teach-for-America?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner new InsightBookReader('preview', '9780307278234', 'Relentless%20Pursuit', 'Donna%20Foote', '0', '', 'http://www.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin/buy_landing.php?isbn=9780307278234'); Donna Foote’s case studies on recruits for Teach for America (TFA) d... Education Reform Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:26:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Book-report-Relentless-Pursuit-A-Year-in-the-Trenches-with-Teach-for-America?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-Once-again-Im-reversing-myself?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner Is it No U Turn or No, You Turn? photo marinegirl.When politicians do it, it’s called flip-flopping. When bosses do it, it’s called bad management. When men do it, it’s called hypocrisy, and when women do it, it’s called fligh... Confessions of an Autism Mother Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:19:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d27-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-Once-again-Im-reversing-myself?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Teacher-flips-out-at-Bronx-school-barricades-himself-in-classroom-and-threatens-bomb-blast?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner Today, Fransico Garabitos, a 30-year veteran computer teacher and union rep at the New Millennium Business Academy in the Bronx, barricaded himself alone inside a computer room at 8:20am to protest alleged unfair treatment of teachers. At 8:30am 55-y... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:11:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d24-Teacher-flips-out-at-Bronx-school-barricades-himself-in-classroom-and-threatens-bomb-blast?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d23-NYC-teacher-merit-pay-has-no-effect-on-test-scores-of-participating-NYC-schools?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner "Student and Teacher" by Wonderlane.The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a conservative public policy think tank, released a study this week looking at the effectiveness of New York City public schools’ School-wide Performance... Education Reform Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:49:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d23-NYC-teacher-merit-pay-has-no-effect-on-test-scores-of-participating-NYC-schools?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d22-School-reforms-under-NCLB-doing-more-harm-than-good-UCLA-study-finds?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner photo by dieselbug.Today the Civil Rights Project at UCLA released a study titled Why High Stakes Accountability Sounds Good but Doesn’t Work—And Why We Keep on Doing It Anyway. The report is highly critical of NCLB’s standardized t... Education Reform Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:35:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d22-School-reforms-under-NCLB-doing-more-harm-than-good-UCLA-study-finds?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Nominate-your-favorite-teacher-for-a-backtoschool-makeover?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner 2008 winner, Smokin' Matthew Pilarski, from the Bronx Academy of Letters.Jones New York In the Classroom, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping to improve the quality of education for America’s children, is accepting nominations for ou... Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:40:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d21-Nominate-your-favorite-teacher-for-a-backtoschool-makeover?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d20-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-I-leave-Fiona-behind-sometimes-when-I-ought-to-take-her?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner  IVintage folk record, by Marxchivist.Yesterday my son had a music recital. Twice a year, Zeke gives a solo performance with other student cellists for parents and teachers. In case you’re not familiar with the classical music world, audie... Confessions of an Autism Mother Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:32:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-949-NY-Schools-Examiner~y2009m4d20-Confessions-of-an-autism-mother-I-leave-Fiona-behind-sometimes-when-I-ought-to-take-her?cid=exrss-NY-Schools-Examiner