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The Principal of Academy of Urban Planning in Bushwick talks about what makes his school unique.

Families believe newly empowered superintendents will be more responsive to complaints about schools.

Most public elementary schools in Fort Greene share space with a charter, magnet or private school.

Bender's approach at P.S. 11 includes a commitment to diversity and a groundbreaking food program.

When Robert Rhodes took the helm of Millennium High School in the months following 9/11, the idea for the school was little more than a dream of downtown residents.

City Council members said Tuesday that the largest round of layoffs since the mayor took office could have been prevented.

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said that he intends to open 50 new middle schools over the next two years.

A top DOE official revealed one-in-five teachers were rated "ineffective" under a pilot program for the city's new teacher evaulation system, Crain's reported.

The state also voted in its new Education Commissioner, Dr. John King Jr., in addition to the new standards.

The NYCLU, which obtained the data after a four-year fight, said the increase in suspensions is "appalling."

Parents and City Council Members rallied on the steps of City Hall Thursday.

The new law will force schools to disclose extensive information about suspensions and police activity.

The teacher who let kids she knew couldn't swim into the water, leading to a girl's drowning, was fired.

At least 2,000 teaching jobs and an unknown number of non-teaching positions will be slashed in 2011.

The mayor said that he will not provide the 2 percent raise, which had been promised to city teachers and principals.