Yasmeen Khan appears in the following:
Mayoral Candidates Call for More Collaboration
Monday, November 19, 2012
A group of candidates running for New York City mayor debated which education policies they would support as the race begins to carry school reforms into the post-Bloomberg era.
Overall Suspensions Decline, But High Rates Persist
Friday, November 16, 2012
The overall number of suspensions declined by more than five percent last school year, and longer-term suspensions showed an even greater drop. But some of the same trends remained: A...
A Damaged School But a Posh Bus
Thursday, November 15, 2012
About 15,000 students are in schools relocated to other buildings after storm Sandy. The students at P.S. 288 on Coney Island are adjusting to the new routine. Some said the comfortab...
Custodians Work Long Days to Ready Damaged School
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Middle school students from I.S. 211 return to their home building in Canarsie on Thursday.
A New Co-Location Issue: Shelters and Schools
Thursday, November 08, 2012
While the use of school buildings as shelters makes sense in the short term they are not necessarily meant for the long-term sheltering of displaced people. Take a listen to the discu...
Rockaways School Lands Across the Bay
Thursday, November 08, 2012
As of Thursday morning, the Education Department said all schools are open to students for the first time since Sandy hit the region. Many students expressed relief to be back, even t...
Sharing School Space Starts Without Incident
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Three high schools opened Wednesday serving the dual purpose of educating its students and sheltering people displaced by the storm. A small sample of the Brooklyn Tech school communi...
Teachers Volunteer in Hard-Hit Areas
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Teachers used Election Day, technically set aside for professional development, to offer help to people struggling in parts of the city devastated by Sandy.
Student Leaders Offer Presidential Candidates Words of Wisdom
Monday, November 05, 2012
Campaigning. Compromising. Figuring out how to represent the people. Student leaders talk about what it means to be a part of student government at their schools, including one overar...
More Than 100 Schools Remain Closed Monday
Friday, November 02, 2012
School officials are scrambling to re-route buses and get the word out to parents about the start of school Monday. While most students will return to the classroom on Monday, about 1...
DOE Presses Ahead With School Openings
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the Department of Education will be working all weekend to repair school buildings and communicate with school staff at those schools too damage...
Damaged Schools Dry Out, Clean Up From Storm
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Clean-up crews are working around the clock to get schools ready to re-open on Monday. It is still unclear what will happen to the school communities hardest hit by the storm. SchoolB...
Schools Closed Until Monday; Staff Returns Friday
Thursday, November 01, 2012
The storm known as Sandy has shut down the schools for the rest of the week.
Schools Closed To Students Until Monday; Staff Returns Friday
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
School faculty and staff are being asked to report to work on Friday, despite storm damage and complicated transit and power problems.
Wake-Up Calls Include Reformed Students
Monday, October 29, 2012
With one in five students missing at least 20 days of school per year, the city is continuing it's wake-up call program. The recorded messages, from celebrities and now fellow student...
Students Set Their Sights on a Specialized High School
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Eighth grade students hoping to get a coveted spot in a specialized high school take the admissions test starting this weekend. Students from the Urban Assembly School for Applied Ma...
Duncan Emphasizes Teacher Quality Over Class Sizes
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
During the final presidential debate on Monday, President Obama gave a sliver of air time to the idea of class size. And on a visit to Brooklyn on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education...
Brooklyn Latin Students Say Diversity Improves School
Friday, October 12, 2012
A recent legal complaint charges that the city’s admissions policy to specialized high schools excludes black and Latino students, particularly at Stuyvesant and Bronx Science. What’s...
District 2 Parents Mull Latest Rezoning Plans
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The Education Department has presented plans to rezone parts of District 2, covering Midtown East, Greenwich Village and Chelsea. Families and local residents can weigh in on the prop...
