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Class Size

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New York City

March 01, 2013

Bloomberg Questions Trading Textbooks for Tablets in the Classroom

Mayor Michael Bloomberg also dissed telecommuting as "one of the dumber ideas I’ve ever heard."

New York City

December 14, 2012

City Class Sizes Continue to Grow, DOE Report Shows

Class sizes rose across the city this year, the Department of Education said.

Park Slope

October 01, 2012

P.S. 321's PTA Aims to Raise Nearly $1 Million This Year

Money raised by the PTA goes toward reducing class size at the growing school.

Downtown

December 08, 2011

Schools Chancellor Waves off Overcrowding Complaints

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the city schools are not as overcrowded as critics fear.

Midtown

December 03, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg Defends Call to Cut Teachers by Half

Critics have slammed the mayor, who said he'd like to fire half the city's teachers to pay others more.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 25, 2011

Parents, Teachers Fear Closure After LES School Earns 'F' Grade

The Department of Education ranked P.S. 137 on East Broadway among the 20 lowest-performing schools in the city.

Manhattan

September 25, 2011

Mayor Bristles at 'Constant Dissing' of City's Education System

Mayor Bloomberg shot back at criticism of the city's education system and his handling of it on "Meet the Press" Sunday.

Downtown

September 22, 2011

Murray Bergtraum Most Overcrowded School in Manhattan, Union Says

The city has nearly 1,000 more overcrowded classrooms this year than last year, the United Federation of Teachers said.

Manhattan

July 28, 2011

State Appeals Court Rules Against UFT on Class Size

The teacher's union brought a suit saying the city mismanaged $760 million in state funds meant to reduce class size.