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Civic Center

February 22, 2013

Pre-K Classes Coming to Peck Slip School This Fall

The new Peck Slip school, located in Tweed Courthouse, will have two, half-day sections of pre-K.

New York City

February 18, 2013

After Month-Long Strike, School Buses Will Be Rolling Wednesday

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said he expects all buses to be back on the road Wednesday.

New York City

January 14, 2013

How to Get Your Kids To School During the Bus Strike

Here's how to get your kids to school during the strike.

New York City

June 04, 2012

City to Reinstate Social Promotion for Some Failing Students

Hundreds of students will move to the next grade this fall despite failing state tests, officials said.

Fordham & Tremont

March 27, 2012

Top DOE Official Fired After Allegedly Pulling Strings to Hire Wife

A top Department of Education official has been accused of using his influence to get his wife a job.

Downtown

January 26, 2012

TriBeCa's P.S. 234 Will Hold Lottery for Kindergarten Seats

P.S. 234 has received 163 applications for 125 kindergarten seats.

Downtown

December 20, 2011

Maggie Siena, P.S. 150 Principal, Will Lead New Peck Slip School

The Peck Slip School will open with two kindergarten classes in the fall of 2012.

Downtown

December 16, 2011

More Seats Announced for New Peck Slip School

The Peck Slip School will now offer 712 elementary seats, 56 more than had been announced in November.

Downtown

November 21, 2011

Convert Tweed Courthouse to a School, Downtown Pol Says

State Sen. Daniel Squadron suggested that the Department of Education vacate its offices at Tweed Courthouse to make way for a school.

Manhattan

August 04, 2011

January Regents Saved by Private Funds, Including $250K From Bloomberg

Six donations of $250,000, including one from Mayor Bloomberg, were collected to restore next January's Regents exams, which had been cut by the state.

Manhattan

July 27, 2011

Teacher Tenure Rates Plummet

Less than 60 percent of new teachers were granted tenure this year, down from 97 percent back in '06-'07.

Downtown

June 15, 2011

City Defends Sending TriBeCa Kindergartners to Chinatown

The city is not changing its plan to send waitlisted P.S. 234 families to P.S. 130 in Chinatown.

Downtown

May 18, 2011

Peck Slip School Deal Looks 'Very Positive,' Postal Service Says

The city hopes to open a new elementary school at the Peck Slip Post Office site in the fall of 2015.

Manhattan

April 08, 2011

New Chancellor Dennis Walcott is a Stark Contrast to Cathie Black

Dennis Walcott has been a student, a teacher, a parent, and a grandparent in the city's public schools.

Downtown

March 24, 2011

Keep Tax on Millionaires, School Advocates Say

Supporters from Community Board 1 and the teacher's union say the millionaire's tax could offset cuts to education.