Rise & Shine: Depression setting in for children in affected areas
Depression and anxiety are setting in for many children in areas that are still without power. (Daily News) Repairs to storm-damaged schools will continue into 2013. (GothamSchools, SchoolBook, NY1,...
View ArticleFor some high school math teachers, a Common Core head start
Math teachers from New Visions schools gather for a Common Core training. (Courtesy Tim Farrell, New Visions) The city’s teachers union has been clamoring for more time for teachers to prepare for the...
View ArticleFor storm-swept Rockaway football team, a brief bright moment
Coach Victor Nazario had no shortage of material to draw on as he launched into a pep talk for the Beach Channel Campus Dolphins before their playoff football game on Saturday. Less than two weeks...
View ArticleAs schools stabilize, some students and supplies still missing
Council members Christine Quinn and Domenic Recchia hand out school supplies to students at I.S. 281 in Bensonhurst (Credit: William Alatriste) If today’s attendance figures were a test of how well the...
View ArticleRemainders: The pain of realizing a student’s 55 is likely to stick
A teacher describes realizing that some students might not lift themselves up from a 55. (Jose Vilson) In Michigan, one third of schools’ state rating is based on self-assessments of future plans....
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