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Panel for Educational Policy

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Central Harlem

April 16, 2013

Two New Autistic School Sites and Bronx School Closure Go Up for Vote

Two new school sites for autistic students and a Bronx school closure are among proposals up for vote.

East Harlem

April 08, 2013

East Harlem to Get Progressive Middle School in 2014, DOE Says

Central Park East II will expand into a middle school for the 2014-2015 school year.

East Harlem

February 22, 2013

Choir Academy of Harlem Supporters Plead With DOE to Keep the School Open

DOE officials say the school is failing and unsafe, and are planning to phase it out.

Gramercy

December 11, 2012

Parents, Teachers Turn Out to Oppose Success Academy Charter School

The charter school chain is looking to open a new elementary school in the Washington Irving campus.

Union Square

October 26, 2012

Washington Irving Teachers, Parents Protest Success Academy Charter School

Teachers said they plan to fight against the opening of a charter school inside the building.

New York City

September 08, 2012

Tutoring Company Slammed in Audit Seeks $28M City Contract

Comptroller John Liu criticized Champion Learning Center in a May 2012 audit.

Gramercy

July 17, 2012

DOE Selects 'Suggested' Sites for Success Academy Collocations

Washington Irving and High School of Graphic Communication Arts named as "suggested sites."

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.

Crown Heights

April 26, 2012

City Panel Votes to Close 24 Schools

Hundreds gathered Thursday to protest the city's plan to shutter the schools.

Ridgewood

April 26, 2012

Two City High Schools Given Last Minute Reprieve From Closure

Bushwick Community High School and Grover Cleveland High School are no longer facing closure. 

South Bronx

February 10, 2012

Panel Votes to Close Six Bronx Schools, Despite Protests

The city education panel approved DOE plans to phase out five Bronx high schools and to shrink another.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

February 10, 2012

Legacy High School to Close, DOE Panel Votes

The West 14th Street high school will be phased out, the Panel for Educational Policy voted Thursday.

Manhattan

February 10, 2012

City Panel Votes to Close 23 Public Schools

The Panel for Educational Policy voted to close 23 schools despite protests from parents and advocates.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

February 10, 2012

City's Education Panel Votes to Close Washington Irving

The century-old Washington Irving High School was among 23 schools the panel has now voted to close.

South Bronx

February 03, 2012

Samuel Gompers Students, Staff Make Final Plea to Stave Off School Closure

Gompers supporters packed into a final hearing Thursday to protest the DOE's plan to shutter the school.