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‘IBM was not ready for prime time,’ the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education said.
NEW YORK—April Rose teaches at P.S. 132, an elementary school in Springfield Gardens, Queens. She spoke with enthusiasm about the last round of education reforms hitting her classroom after an August education forum. Some may have worried about her third-graders facing their first standardized tests last April, but she exuded confidence.
NEW YORK—While officials focused on modest gains on this year’s state school tests, released Thursday, a closer look at city results reveal a widening gap between white students and students of color.
NEW YORK—Less than a third of the city’s third- to eighth-graders are proficient in English and math according to test scores released by the state—but things are not as bleak as they seem.
Lower Manhattan is a step closer to opening a new public middle school at 75 Morton St, after the New York City School Construction Authority and the State of New York signed a $40 million purchase agreement on July 26. The seven-story 177,000 square foot property includes an auditorium and elevators, and it is expected to house a maximum of 900 students.
