Beth Fertig appears in the following:
Parents Sue Over School Closings
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The teachers union, the New York Civil Liberties Union and several parents claim the city is closing schools without community input.
State Assembly Holds Final Hearing on Mayoral Control of Schools
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Hundreds of parents and community leaders turned out for the last state Assembly hearing about mayoral control over city schools.
Final Meeting on Mayoral Control of Schools
Friday, March 20, 2009
Mark and Rochelle Sanders and other members of East Brooklyn congregations hold signs in support of mayoral control because they think their local schools have improved.
Comptroller Supports Mayoral Control of Schools
Friday, March 20, 2009
City Comptroller Bill Thompson says he supports keeping mayoral control of the schools, but he has called for changing the selection process for members of the existing panel.
Business Group Says Mayoral Control Helps Graduates
Friday, March 20, 2009
The president of the pro-business Partnership for New York City says mayoral control has improved the public schools.
Control Issues
Thursday, March 19, 2009
This June the state legislature will decide whether to renew the 2002 law that gave Mayor Michael Bloomberg control of the city’s schools.
About Those Subway Ads for the Schools
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, who chairs the Fund for Public Schools, says the ad campaign started a couple of years ago - well before Bloomberg decided to seek a third term.
Should the Mayor Control NYC Schools?
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
This June, the state legislature will decide whether to renew the 2002 law that put Mayor Michael Bloomberg in charge of the city’s schools.
Tempers Flare at Hearing on Mayoral Control of Schools
Friday, March 13, 2009
Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell also asked why a school on the Upper West Side was being replaced by a charter school that has no experience with teaching English Language Learners.
Dept. of Ed Says Small Classes Cost Big Money
Friday, March 13, 2009
The city's Department of Education says it can't afford to reduce class sizes as much as many parents would like.
Chancellor Supports Measuring Effective Teachers
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Both Joel Klein and Mayor Bloomberg said the city would apply for some of the $5 billion in stimulus grants for school reform, both on its own and in conjunction with the state.
Chancellor Klein Supports National Standards
Thursday, March 12, 2009
City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein says he agrees with President Obama's call for national standards.
Setting Standards on Wall Street in the '80s
Sunday, March 08, 2009
The ongoing recession has many New Yorkers in the financial services industry reflecting on Wall Street.
A Look Back at Wall Street in the '70s
Saturday, March 07, 2009
As the Dow continued to plummet, WNYC's Beth Fertig turned to New Yorkers who worked in the finance industry a generation ago to hear what standards were like in their day.
Wall Street Stories
Friday, March 06, 2009
Bob McGuire is now retired and living on Long Island with his wife and two Saint Bernards.
Fewer NYC Schools on State Watch List
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
The number of city schools on a state watch list has dropped in the past year from 32 to 20.
New Computer System Changes NYC Schools
Monday, March 02, 2009
Between e-mail, web sites, blogs and wikis, we're all coping with an information overload.
Clash of Charter and Traditional Schools
Monday, March 02, 2009
Some Harlem parents want the city to stop moving charter schools into traditional public school buildings.
Governor Paterson Not Sure How to Measure Effective Teachers
Thursday, February 26, 2009
With an expected $4.8 billion for New York State over the next two years, the money would go a long way toward preventing devastating cuts to school districts.
