Beth Fertig

Beth Fertig appears in the following:

Assessing New York's Teachers

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The stimulus package encourages states to distribute the best teachers fairly among low and high income districts, and to figure out a way to measure which teachers are most effective.

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Out Takes: How the stimulus package is pushing technology in education

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

A $5 billion grant to states is helping schools develop data networks to monitor students’ progress and keep track of tests mandated under the No Child Left Behind legislation. New Yo...

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U.S. Ed Sec: NYS to Get $4.8B Stimulus

Thursday, February 19, 2009

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks with PTA Vice President Sheryl Davis at the Explore charter school in Brooklyn. 

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MTA's Tunnel Boring Machine

Thursday, February 19, 2009

MTA Chief Executive Elliot Lee Sander and Mayor Bloomberg at the launch of a tunnel boring machine for the 7 train extension, which will open in 2013.

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Controlling New York City Schools

Thursday, February 19, 2009

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan says New York state schools stand to get $4.8 billion from the federal stimulus package.

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Funding School Alternatives

Thursday, February 19, 2009

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan paid his first official visit to New York City today, with a stop at the Explore charter school in Brooklyn.

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New York's Crowded Classrooms

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Average class sizes have gone up slightly in the city's public schools.

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Stimulating City Schools

Friday, February 13, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg predicts New York will get enough education funding to prevent the city from laying off any teachers.

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"Substantial" Change Needed to Convert Schools

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg has offered to help the Diocese of Brooklyn convert four Catholic schools into charter schools, but the church and the city are wading into unchartered waters.

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From Catholic to Charter in Brooklyn

Monday, February 09, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg's plan to help the Brooklyn Diocese convert four Catholic schools into publicly financed charter schools will require a delicate balancing act.

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200 Pack Hearing on Mayoral Control of Schools

Saturday, February 07, 2009

The question of whether to renew the law granting Mayor Bloomberg control over city schools brought 200 people to a state assembly committee hearing Friday.

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Second Hearing on Mayoral Control of Schools

Friday, February 06, 2009

The second of five hearings on mayoral control is being heard by the State Assembly's Education Committee this morning at the State Office Building in Lower Manhattan. 

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Lawmakers Decide Who Controls City Schools

Friday, February 06, 2009

A second hearing on whether to renew a state law giving the mayor control of the city's schools drew another huge crowd.

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Choosing the Direction of New York City Schools

Friday, February 06, 2009

Once again, parents packed a state assembly hearing on whether the mayor should retain control of the city's schools.

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Hearing on Renewing Mayoral Control Packed; Bloomberg Optimistic

Friday, February 06, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg says he's confident his control of the schools will be extended beyond the June expiration of the law.

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Joel Klein on Schools and Stimulus

Friday, February 06, 2009

WNYC’s Beth Fertig sat down with Chancellor Klein this week. 

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Control of the Schools

Thursday, February 05, 2009

The law giving the mayor control of the New York City public schools expires in June.

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NYC Teachers Want Less Mayoral Control

Thursday, February 05, 2009

City teachers want the law granting Mayor Bloomberg control over city schools to be weakened when it comes up for renewal this June. 

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Feds Can Help Save NYC Teachers

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says there's no need for Mayor Bloomberg to eliminate up to 15 thousand teaching positions in his new budget plan.

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City Could Cut Thousands of Classroom Jobs in Spite of Stimulus

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Mayor Bloomberg says he's optimistic about the federal stimulus package, but he still may need to cut up to 15,000 classroom positions. 

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