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May 03, 2012
New York City

Mayor Slashes After-School Programs but Spares Teacher Cuts

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2013 Executive Budget will cut 200 after-school programs.

April 06, 2012
Manhattan

Mayor Says Arbitrators Would Give Ax Murderer "Slap on the Wrist”

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that some arbitrators refuse to fire even worst teachers.

April 02, 2012
Harlem

Harlem Renaissance Among Schools Removed from Closure List

Harlem Renaissance High School is one of seven schools where teachers' jobs are safe.

March 05, 2012
Murray Hill & Gramercy

Manhattan's Best Teachers Shine in Murray Hill

Murray Hill is home to a higher concentration of the city's best teachers than any other neighborhood.

January 17, 2012
Manhattan

Governor Will Withhold Extra School Aid Without Teacher Evaluation System

Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to withhold schools funding without teacher evaluation systems.

January 12, 2012
Manhattan

Mayor Vows Major Pay Raise For Top Teachers at State of the City Address

Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his State of the City Address in the Bronx Thursday.

December 21, 2011
Murray Hill & Gramercy

DOE Rejects Plan to Ease Overcrowding at P.S. 116 For Second Time

After reviewing its initial rejection of a plan to ease overcrowding at P.S. 116, the DOE has said no.

December 20, 2011
Murray Hill & Gramercy

Washington Irving High School Closure Plan Sparks Outrage

Washington Irving High School in Gramercy is among the latest schools to be marked for closure.

December 03, 2011
Midtown

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.

November 30, 2011
Manhattan

Bloomberg Says He Has 'Own Army' in NYPD, Slams Teachers

Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed some of the perks of being mayor during a speech at MIT.

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