Beth Fertig appears in the following:
Dept. of Ed Disputes Class Size Stats
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The city's education department is disputing claims that class sizes have gone up this year.
More Families Seek Shelter as Recession Deepens
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Coalition for the Homeless says the number of homeless families hit a record high last month.
Report: Teen Mothers Need More Assistance at Schools
Monday, December 22, 2008
A new report says teenage mothers don't have enough child care at their schools.
Schools Hit Hard By Multiple Cuts
Friday, December 19, 2008
The combination of state and local cuts would have a huge impact on the public schools.
Budget Cuts Hit Schools Hard
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The city's Department of Education is preparing a list of possible budget cuts.
With Fundraising Prowess, Kennedy Championed Education
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Caroline Kennedy headed fundraising efforts for the New York City public schools.
Gifted & Talented
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The city's Department of Education says it's trying to diversify its gifted and talented programs after the number of accepted students fell by 50 percent this year.
Hundreds of City Schools Near Polluted Sites
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
A study by USA today finds 240 New York City schools are in locations with heavier-than-average industrial pollution.
It's Getting Tougher to Breathe in Some New York City Schools
Monday, December 08, 2008
More than half are in Brooklyn, with large numbers in Queens and Manhattan.
Three Schools Closing for Poor Performance
Friday, December 05, 2008
Three of the city's public schools are being closed for poor performance.
Special Ed Enrollment Rising in Some Small High Schools
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
New York City has opened about 200 small new schools since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
Trash on the Tracks: Recycling in NYC's Subways
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Recycling is the law of the state, and New Yorkers are used to seeing blue and green bins in their communities and at public agencies.
Retirements Among Air Traffic Controllers Mean More Jobs
Friday, November 16, 2007
Laguardia, Newark and Kennedy consistently have the most delays of any of the nation’s airports.
Concern over city plan to build schools in contaminated area
Monday, November 12, 2007
Some Bronx residents want the city to conduct an extra review of its plans to build 4 new schools on a former manufacturing site in Mott Haven.
Grand Central Shuttle Gets Riders Highest Ratings
Friday, November 09, 2007
Subway riders have given the 42nd Street Shuttle a B-minus, the highest grade so far of the 11 lines that have gotten passenger reviews
Union Prevented from Automatically Collecting Member Dues
Friday, November 09, 2007
A Brooklyn judge has ruled that the Transport Workers Union cannot resume automatically deducting membership dues from the paychecks of bus and subway workers.
A Train Incident Injures Transit Worker
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
New York City Transit says the train was not in passenger service.
City Schools Get Graded
Monday, November 05, 2007
Most of the city's 14-hundred public school principals got their grades today, as the city gave out its first ever progress reports.
MTA Bears No Grudge
Friday, November 02, 2007
WNYC reporter Beth Fertig explains the controversy over the MTA's stand to support allowing, conditionally, the TWU to start deducting union dues automatically again.
Transit Union Has to Promise Never to Strike Again
Friday, November 02, 2007
The MTA is willing to let the transit union collect dues from its members again unless it threatens another strike