Beth Fertig appears in the following:
Schoolbook Off for Labor Day
Friday, August 31, 2012
It's going to get busy real soon. The city's public schools open for students on September 6. We'll be back at work on Tuesday with fresh reporting and commentaries.
City Schools Bracing for Big Reforms
Friday, August 31, 2012
On WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, reporters Beth Fertig and Yasmeen Khan explain the new big initiatives that city parents, teachers and students will encounter this coming school year...
State Identifies Hundreds of Schools for Improvement, Under New System
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Now that New York State has a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law, it's identified over 700 schools that must plan improvements - but they will have more flexibility over...
Jonathan Kozol Discusses New Book "Fire in the Ashes"
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Author and activist Jonathan Kozol is interviewed by WNYC's Leonard Lopate about his new book "Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-five Years Among the Poorest Children in America."
To Improve Comprehension, a School Tries Slowing Down
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A reading program developed by a New York University associate professor aims to help all students improve their comprehension and writing skills by forcing them to slow down. That's ...
"Money Talking" - Why there's Big Money in Education
Friday, August 24, 2012
Whether they're selling digital textbooks and educational services or running for-profit schools, established technology, media and publishing companies, as well as a fleet of start-u...
Money Talking: Big Money in Schools
Friday, August 24, 2012
It's also back to school for the businesses trying to make a profit from teaching the nation’s children.
City Provides $18 Million for 24 Schools it Wanted to Overhaul
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Two weeks before the start of the new school year, the city has freed up $18 million for 24 schools it had wanted to reshape before being blocked by a court. But the funding is just a...
Teaching Colleges Remain Wary of Survey
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
New York's private teaching colleges, including N.Y.U. and Pace, remain wary about participating in a national review of the country's 1,400 teaching colleges.
Town Hall on Sexual Misconduct in Schools Postponed
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday on sexual misconduct in the city's public schools has now been postponed. The meeting was organized by a parent group following a nasty voll...
Calendar for this Month's Department of Education Hearings
Monday, August 20, 2012
August is hardly as slow as it seems. Public hearings are scheduled almost every weeknight for the remainder of the month on proposals to open charter schools in 2013, and the Panel f...
Just Over Half of Eligible Teachers Receive Tenure
Friday, August 17, 2012
The Bloomberg administration's efforts to raise the bar for granting tenure status to teachers continued this year, with nearly half of the eligible teachers denied tenure. Many of th...
Getting Schooled With Jumaane Williams
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
City Councilman Jumaane Williams stands out in a crowd. It’s not just his long dreadlocks. It’s the rocking, jerking motion of his body that is the result of Tourette's syndrome. Mr. ...
Audit Finds Faulty Expenses at Two Schools
Monday, August 13, 2012
An audit by the state comptroller chastises James Madison High School and Herbert Lehman High School for sloppy accounting. Tweed officials say most of the expenses were appropriate b...
Tutoring Not Required Under a Federal Waiver
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The city says certain struggling schools no longer have to use their federal money to pay for tutoring services offered free to students, now that New York has won a waiver from the N...
Proposed Charters Get Public Hearings
Monday, August 06, 2012
Hearings are being held this month on charter schools that plan to open in the Bronx, on Staten Island and in East Harlem and Brooklyn in the fall of 2013. See the schedule and details.
Advocates Say Special Education Bill Was Misunderstood
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo disappointed some religious groups this week when he vetoed a bill that would have required school districts to consider a student's home environment and family b...
For Grown-Ups, the Field of Dreams is One With Lighting
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
During the summer, it seems like every field in the city is occupied by a softball or soccer game, no matter the hour. The demand is especially strong at night when working adults hav...
Turnaround Schools Revert to Old Names
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
After months of pushing for an overhaul of 24 struggling schools, the city has taken the pragmatic step of telling principals what they need to do to ensure a smooth start of the scho...
