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Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said his last day will be Dec. 31, no matter who becomes the new mayor.
Many of the city's high school graduates remain unprepared for college-level work, officials said.
This year's 3rd to 8th grade math and English tests will meet more rigorous state standards.
Hundreds of students will move to the next grade this fall despite failing state tests, officials said.
Tests used in city schools omitted potentially offensive words like "dancing."
The century-old Washington Irving High School was among 23 schools the panel has now voted to close.
Gompers supporters packed into a final hearing Thursday to protest the DOE's plan to shutter the school.
At a public meeting, parents, teachers and students pleaded with the DOE not to close Washington Irving.
Nearly one in three Manhattan public elementary and middle schools earned ‘A’s on new report cards out Friday.
Less than 60 percent of new teachers were granted tenure this year, down from 97 percent back in '06-'07.
Newly appointed Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott began his first day on the job by walking his grandson to school.
Black needed the waiver because she lacks the education experience legally required for the job.
Opponents plan to challenge any waiver exemption given to Cathie Black allowing her to become Schools Chancellor.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.