Beth Fertig appears in the following:
Report: What Works - and Doesn't - in NYC Schools
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Despite "tremendous strides" in raising high school graduation rates, two new reports published today find the New York City public schools still face huge challenges in getting all s...
One Last Tango for City Council and Outgoing Chancellor
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Brooklyn councilman Stephen Levin questioned the effort to move ahead on schools opening next school year when "the person with the 40 point lead in the polls."
Penny Harvest Group Facing Closure
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
The annual and ubiquitous Penny Harvest is run by a program called Common Cents.
Report: Why Charters Have Fewer Special Ed Students
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Overall, 13.1 percent of charter school students receive special education services compared to 16.5 percent in traditional New York City public schools.
Building a New School, With Cameras Rolling
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
The story of starting a new school is at the heart of a documentary film airing on PBS Tuesday night called The New Public. It's an unvarnished view into the teachers and students who...
De Blasio's Rent Plan Makes Charters Anxious
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
The Democrat gave no details for how much rent he would charge for the better-funded charters.
School Lunch Prices Rise
Monday, September 30, 2013
City officials said the change is necessary because prices have gone up for ingredients, such as skim milk and whole-wheat bread.
City Sues Union Over 'Rubber Room' Agreement
Friday, September 27, 2013
The union accuses the city of stalling the process.
Parent Input and Schools: Where the Candidates Stand
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
After Mayor Michael Bloomberg persuaded Albany to give him control over the city schools in 2002, he hired parent coordinators for each public school.
Ravitch Criticizes Testing, Charters
Monday, September 23, 2013
Ravitch is promoting her new book Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools.
Judge Reinstates Teacher Caught with Heroin; City Appeals
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Damian Esteban was arrested in October 2012 when he reported for jury duty and a court officer found he was carrying 20 small bags of heroin inside a cigarette pack.
Q&A on Online Kindergarten Admissions
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Emails have been sent to panel members, asking them for more time for public comment.
20 School Buildings That Sent Most Children to ERs
Monday, September 16, 2013
It's impossible in some cases to know which individual schools made the 911 calls.
Sending Disruptive Students to the E.R. Worries Docs, Advocates
Monday, September 16, 2013
A WNYC investigation of 911 calls made from schools reveals that buildings with the highest rates of calls were likely to house District 75 schools, those with the mission of educatin...
City to Cancel CTB/McGraw Hill's Contract Over Regents Problems
Friday, September 13, 2013
Department of Education spokeswoman Erin Hughes said CTB/McGraw-Hill had "experienced significant delays" in its distributed scoring services.
As Thompson Refuses to Concede, So Does the Teachers Union
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Thompson's hope all along was to get into a runoff with one of the candidates.
In Roar for Change, Voters Pick De Blasio, Rebuke Quinn
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
With three quarters of Democratic voters saying they wanted change, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio just edged over the 40 percent needed to avoid a run-off in the Democratic primary. But former Comptroller Bill Thompson, who came in second with 26 percent, vowed to plow on. The vote was a sharp rebuke to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and to City Council Christine Quinn, who ran as a nicer, gentler Bloomberg. Quinn came in a distant third.
City Refutes Union's Charge that Teaching Materials are MIA
Monday, September 09, 2013
Still, United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew said he heard "rampant" complaints from teachers around the city as recently as this past weekend.
