Theodoric Meyer

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Fred Rubino, a Popular Brooklyn Superintendent, Dies

Monday, April 02, 2012

Fortunato "Fred" Rubino, a popular former principal who was recently appointed the superintendent of District 14 in Brooklyn, died Monday morning.

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Teachers at a Harlem Charter Can Unionize

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Teachers at the New York French American Charter School in Harlem will be allowed to unionize, a state agency decided on Wednesday, overriding objections from the school’s administration.

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With Controversial Leader Gone, Charter Makes Bid to Stay Alive

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The lawyer for Williamsburg Charter High School, a troubled Brooklyn school that the city’s Department of Education has flagged for closing, made a forceful case at a hearing on Tuesday for keeping the school open.

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Protesters Urge Mayor to Spare Programs for Children

Monday, March 05, 2012

Parents, City Council members and Bill de Blasio, the city’s public advocate, gathered in front of City Hall on Monday to protest proposed cuts to child care and after-school programs...
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An Evaluation Architect Says Teaching Is Hard, but Assessing It Shouldn't Be

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Sixteen years ago, Charlotte Danielson, an Oxford-trained economist, developed a description of good teaching that became the foundation for attempts by federal and state officials an...
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Now These Are Some Brainy Students

Monday, February 06, 2012

Fifty-five high school students from the five boroughs and Westchester County were quizzed on Saturday about their knowledge of the brain. When the New York City Brain Bee at Columbia...
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Readers: Teacher Effectiveness Matters, But Test Scores Might Not

Friday, February 03, 2012

Do test scores indicate teacher effectiveness? SchoolBook asked readers that question last month, after a study found that teachers who boosted their students’ scores on standardized ...
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Middle School Students Put a Healthy Wager on the Giants

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Students at Central Park East Middle School/J.H.S. 13 are so confident in the Giants winning the Super Bowl this Sunday that they have entered into a wager with a Boston school. Meanw...
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