Beth Fertig

New York's chance of winning up to $700 million in education aid from the federal Race to the Top program appears to have hit a road block.

The New York Civil Liberties Union has brought a federal class-action lawsuit against the city, accusing school safety agents of violating students' rights through excessive force.

The head of the city's teachers union says his members are not to blame for Albany's failure to pass a bill that could have helped the state win $700 million in federal aid.

The more than 100 parents and teachers who rallied outside P.S. 332 in Brownsville held white and black signs that read 'Instruction Not Destruction' and 'More Programs Less Politics.'

At P.S. 269 in Brooklyn, which has a large Haitian population, some students just want to help.

A map of city schools will be phased out in September.  

The city now has to hold public hearings whenever it plans to close down a school. 

The city wants to close Jamaica High School, but was booed down by students at a recent presentation.

Nearly 900 people turned out for a hearing last night on the city's plan to close Jamaica High School.

The city has agreed to provide a therapeutic and safe environment for patients.

Jamaica High is one of 20 schools the city wants to phase out for poor performance while opening smaller new schools in the same buildings. 

The teachers union has filed a lawsuit that accuses the city of squandering more than 760 million dollars in state aid that was intended to reduce class sizes.

Raymond says it appears New York City is doing an exceptional job with charters and she's not sure why. 

Another study finds students in New York City charter schools are performing better on average than their peers in regular public schools.

New York is encouraging school districts to sign a plan this week that could help the state win hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funding.

Today's the deadline for prospective teachers in New York to enter the state pension system before retirement benefits become less generous on Jan. 1.

An estimated one million social workers, artists, and teens employed by after-school programs are often not receiving adequate training.

Two Trinity High School students have apparently discovered a new species of cockroach.

New York City has yet to decide whether it will issue $700 million worth of school construction bonds through the federal stimulus program.

The city's plan to phase out several low performing high schools could also affect older adults who are learning a trade.