- A new poll finds that half of New Yorkers think the city’s schools have declined in the last 20 years. (NY1)
- A new test will play a bigger rule in the city’s gifted screening this year than previously announced. (WSJ)
- Ginia Bellafante: To increase diversity at specialized high schools, the city should invest in pre-K. (Times)
- Three teachers cited for lewd or offensive classroom speech no longer work in city schools. (Daily News)
- A Queens teacher filed a harassment claim against her principal, whom the city tried to fire before. (Post)
- An educator who was fired for racy photos taken before she started teaching is suing the city. (Post)
- Confusion about protocol at Grover Cleveland HS blocked some students from taking the SAT. (NY1)
- Cell-phone storage systems that city students have been using for years are unique to New York. (AP)
- Charter backer James Merriman: Progress reports are flawed but have good news for charters. (Post)
- The city and UFT are trying to fill vacant special education jobs by recruiting new teachers. (SchoolBook)
- Some doctors are prescribing Ritalin just to help low-performing students do better in school. (Times)
- In India, affirmative action in higher education more often gives a boost to the upper class. (Times)
Last week on GothamSchools:
- The State Education Department is looking to farm out some of its charter authorizing duties. (Friday)
- The city says it is on track with the Young Men’s Initiative, especially the justice piece. (Thursday)
- Public advocate Bill de Blasio said he would raise taxes on the rich to pay for more pre-K. (Thursday)
- Comptroller John Liu issued a report calling on the city to add 1,600 guidance counselors. (Thursday)
- About 300 existing counselors are rotating schools because they don’t have regular jobs. (Thursday)
- A change to how teachers without positions are placed means more stability for some. (Wednesday)
- The city put three dozen elementary and middle schools on notice that they could close. (Wednesday)
- Choir Academy saw its scores drop while it was under two investigations for cheating. (Wednesday)
- The city held special high school admissions guidance sessions for students in foster care. (Tuesday)
- A charter school principal explained how different enrollment policies can affect scores. (Tuesday)
- High schools that the city tried to close last year are under pressure to get many applicants. (Tuesday)
- Many more schools became eligible for closure because of their city grades for last year. (Monday)