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By | November 22, 2013, 11:54am UTC - The state education department is requesting $9.5 million to create exams for English learners. (Capital)
- Philanthropies say de Blasio needs to focus on literacy, Common Core. (GothamSchools, WNYC, NY1)
- Many teachers are still waiting for new Common Core-aligned curricula to be completed. (Capital)
- During that talk, Shael Polakow-Suransky said the city could pay for CUNY apps. (GothamSchools)
- Educators say new rules about accessing SESIS haven’t addressed persistent flaws. (GothamSchools)
- Manhattan’s District 2 has maintained local priorities for many of the city’s top schools. (WNYC)
- Politicians have already decided whom a future Upper West Side school should be named for. (DNAInfo)
- Student reporters from Curtis High School reveal more about a leaked benchmark exam. (Daily News)
- “Top Chef” judge Gail Simmons is judging a pie contest at fundraiser for Brooklyn’s P.S. 29. (DNAInfo)
- In Philadelphia schools, poverty is both deep and widespread, adding to the overall crisis. (NPR)