Prompted by a series of racist incidents, students at The Beacon School participated in a school sit-in in December. ( Photo: Jeremy Weine) Schools in Our Age of Intolerance This moment of racial and religious tensions in New York City and its surrounding communities presents a test for the city’s... Education Guide 17 Jan 2020 | 03:39
Mayor Bill de Blasio, seen here at a recent 3-K for All event, is caught in a controversy over the future of gifted and talented programs in city schools. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via Flickr) The Gifted Student Quandary Recent recommendations by the Mayor's School Diversity Advisory Group to change how we identify and teach the city's brightest... News 16 Sep 2019 | 02:44