Beth Fertig appears in the following:
Turning Around Failing Schools from Within
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
One program in New York City seeks to improve struggling public schools by changing the overall learning environment.
Bloomberg Uncertain But Optimistic About Keeping School Control
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg says he is uncertain about the fate of mayoral control of the city's schools.
Six Days in Breukelen
Saturday, June 06, 2009
This year New Yorkers are celebrating the 400th anniversary year of Henry Hudson’s voyage from Amsterdam to our shores.
Adding Up
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
WNYC’s Beth Fertig talks about improvements in student math test scores.
Math Scores Are Up, Raise Your Glass
Monday, June 01, 2009
Previously, the teachers union had called for weakening mayoral control by taking away the mayor's majority on the Panel for Educational Policy.
Gains in Test Scores Seen Across NYS
Monday, June 01, 2009
New York State's Education Department plans to release the math scores today for this year's tests in grades three through eight.
New York State's Math Scores Rise
Monday, June 01, 2009
More than 86% of New York's elementary and middle school students met the state standards for math this year.
State Lawmakers Debate Mayoral Control of City Schools
Sunday, May 24, 2009
State lawmakers are hoping to agree on a bill this week.
Tweaking the Mayor's Control of the Schools
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Weingarten calls for giving the mayor's appointees to the panel fixed terms, so they can't be fired at will if they disagree with him.
"A Benevolent Dictatorship"
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Students from PS 33 in the Bronx attended the State Senate Education Committee's hearing on mayoral control of the schools, as part of their social studies class.
State Senate Considers Reduces Mayor's Power Over Schools
Thursday, May 21, 2009
State Senate leaders say they're seriously considering putting more checks on the mayor's power over the city schools.
Remembering Veteran Queens Educator Mitchell Wiener
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mitchell Wiener was an assistant principal who died on Sunday, becoming the city's first fatality in connection to swine flu.
A Memorial for Mitchell Wiener
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Sheeba Wajih, who graduated from I.S. 238 in 2002 says, 'We were not the best kids, but he was really dedicated. He must have loved it to come every day.'
Swine Flu Update
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Beth Fertig, WNYC reporter talks about school closures and the latest swine flu news in New York City and the rest of the country.
Audit of DOE No-Bid Contracts Raises Questions
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The city's education department has declined to justify a large number of contracts awarded without competitive bidding.
City Schools Face Cuts in July
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Chancellor Joel Klein says individual schools will have to make cuts of between 4 and 5 percent.
More School Closures, Chancellor Meets with UFT on Swine Flu
Monday, May 18, 2009
The swine flu scare has led to the closure of 16 schools in New York City, in the wake of the first local H1N1 fatality.
First NY Death Connected to Swine Flu, City Closes More Schools
Monday, May 18, 2009
An assistant principal has become New York's first death in connection to the swine flu virus.
Mayor’s School Panel: An Advisor or Rubber Stamp?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Steve Sanders is now lobbying for the New York State School Boards Association.
First NY Death Connected to Swine Flu, City Closes More Schools
Monday, May 18, 2009
An assistant principal has become New York's first death in connection to the swine flu virus.
