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‘Sex and the City’ star and Public Schools Advocate Cynthia Nixon Launches Bid for N.Y. Governor

‘Sex and the City’ star and public schools advocate Cynthia Nixon launches bid for N.Y. governor Originally posted on Chalkbeat by...

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Mayor de Blasio Appoints Richard A. Carranza as Schools Chancellor

Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Richard A. Carranza as New York City’s next Schools Chancellor. As Superintendent of the Houston...

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Mayor De Blasio Announces First-Ever 3-K For All Offers

Original Media Source: NYC Newswire Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, Deputy Mayor Richard Buery, and ACS...

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Experts Say There’s a Catch To Cuomo’s Free College Tuition Concept

Original Media Source: Chalkbeat Recently Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that lawmakers had reached a deal on a new scholarship, hailed as...

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Parent Led Organization Calls On DeBlasio To Make Schools Responsive To Diverse Cultures

Original Media Source: NYC Newswire A broad coalition of parents, education advocates, and elected officials joined the city’s largest...

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Education Advocacy Group’s New Video Comparing Cuomo To Trump

Alliance for Quality Education launched a 90 second ad comparing Governor Cuomo to Trump. The advocacy group is a supporter of public...

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UFT Endorses Mayor De Blasio For a Second Term

The Delegate Assembly of the United Federation of Teachers today voted to endorse Mayor Bill de Blasio in his re-election race this fall....

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NYC DOE Brings Back Cursive Writing To NYC Schools

As a result of a push by Staten Island Assemblywoman, Nicole Malliotakis, DOE’s Chancellor Carmen Farina has committed to include...

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DeBlasio’s Proposed Budget Cuts 3,200 City-Funded Summer Camp Slots for Middle Schoolers

They want the kids to be happy campers — for their own good. Thousands of middle school kids will be left unsupervised for the longest...

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First Community Meeting Held Regarding Proposed 1,000 Seat East New York School

East New York – Tuesday night was the first community meeting held on the proposed 1,000 seat school to be built in East New York, as...

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