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Special
Ed Schools Offer Intimate Learning Environments
By
Hope Glassberg
In schools across the country, special education facilities have
the ignominious distinction of being housed in... (more)
A
Bi-Cultural Program for Children with Special Needs
By
Dr. Ronald S. Lenkowsky
In a classroom in Whitestone, Queens, young children celebrated
the New Year by performing the Lion Dance Parade for their peers,
playing the dragon’s head and tail...(more)
Integrating
the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) into Inclusion
By Sherryl Berti
The inclusion program at Chelsea Vocational
High School concluded its fourth year in June 2002 with eleven
students, five paraprofessionals and a District 75 special...
(more)
Legal
Aspects of Special Education
By
Hope Glassberg
Special Education is as much a legal issue as it is an educational
one. Several federal laws delineate the ways in which schools
handle children with special needs. (more)
The
College Board and Disabilities Rights Advocates Announce Agreement
to Drop ‘Flagging’ From Standardized Tests (more)
College
Choices for Students With Special Needs
By Zaher Karp
College is the anticipated fork in the road for many students,
but for those with special needs, this shift is far more uncertain.
For students who suffer... (more)
SPECIAL
EDUCATION RESOURCES (more)
 
I.S.
318 Wins Chess Championship
Intermediate
School 318 recently celebrated its third consecutive National
Chess Championship. Located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn,
I.S. 318 triumphed over thousands of competitors to bring the
top prize back to Brooklyn. (more)
We
Need Mentors By
Matilda Raffa Cuomo and Jack M. Adrien
In 1987, when we established the New York State Mentoring Program
(NYSMP), our vision was to provide children at risk of dropping
out of school with... (more)
A
Tale of Two Obstacles By
Jill S. Levy
These are certainly not the best of times for New York City public
schools. They may turn out to be the worst of times, but for New
York City school principals... (more)
Summer
in the City:
A Gift of Great Math for Gifted Students By
Tom Kertes
There’s
really no reason why outstanding New York City high school students
who are interested in a high quality summer program in math and
science... (more)
A
Mural Grows in a Harlem Garde By
Marie Holmes
Climbing up from the subway station at Lexington Avenue and
116th street, the idea of green space seems very far
away indeed. (more)
Schechter
Students Track Screech Owls in Central Park
By
Lori Skopp
Eleven students from Solomon Schechter High School of New York
participated in an innovative screech owl field trip in Central
Park recently. (more)
Profiles
in Education: Sandra Priest Rose By
Marylena Mantas
Since its inception more than 20 years ago, the Reading Reform
Foundation of New York has given more than 3,000 teachers the
tools necessary to bring their students... (more)
HS
Students Learn to Write at Sarah Lawrence College
By
Christina Perpignano
Emily Leavitt, a 14-year-old student at Beacon High School,
always had... (more)
Helen
Santiago: #1 IN #1 By
Jacob M. Appel
Helen
Santiago and Community School District 1 go back a long ways.
(more)
Mayor
Bloomberg Appoints Joel Klein As Schools Chancellor
On
July 29th, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the appointment
of Joel I. Klein as New York City Schools Chancellor. (more)
Storytelling,
Carnivorous Plants, and Ballet in the Everett Children’s Adventure
Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
Visit
the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and experience the beauty
and excitement of nature in the one-of-a-kind, 12-acre indoor/outdoor
science... (more)
 -new
Art
in the Curriculum By
Marcia Osterink
Leadership
in education lies with those who understand the complex dual functions
– verbal and visual – of the brain, and are open to making the
creative... (more)
Homeschool
Curriculum By
Zaher karp
From
the Rochester Area Homeschoolers Association, a mother who subscribes
to the ‘Unschool’ philosophy allowed her son to study with the...
(more)
Home
Schooling in the United States: A Legal Analysis
By
Christopher J. Klieka, J.D. (more)
An
Open Letter to All Educators and All Parents
Summer
vacation is almost over. So now is the time to seriously consider
doing something to help a silent minority attain their rights
to an equal educational... (more)
Homeschooling,
Like Lessons, Requires Careful Planning
Every day countless families wrestle with whether to homeschool.
When making this important decision for your family, consider
the following factors. (more)
Homeschooling
Resources (more)
Become
a Rock Detective! By
Joan K. Ferguson
Oh, no!!! Rocks! It’s time to study rocks! I’ve always loved rocks,
but the children are all going to bring in their rock collections...
(more)
An
Ongoing Series of Interviews with Deans of Education
Dean
David Hodges: Hunter College By
Lena
Khidritsky
If I were a teacher in those schools and I were presiding over
the lives of children, I would try to teach them that those streets,
those neighborhoods and... (more)
Word
Watchers Weigh In At MMC Writers’ Conference
By
Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Capping a four-day seminar series on writing and publishing, led
concurrently by Ben Cheever, Grace Mirabella and Meg Wolitzer
- Marymount Manhattan College... (more)
Dean
Posamentier Heads CCNY Pilot:
Immersion Helps Math Teacher Shortage By
Tom Kertes (more)
Channel
13 Awards GED Diplomas
The 2002 Student Recognition Day, a ceremony for individuals who
have recently received their English As A Second Language (ESL)
or General Education Diploma... (more)
Teachers,
Students and Researchers
Work Side-by-Side at Rockefeller University
By Marie Holmes
Leslie
Vosshall, Annenberg Assistant Professor at Rockefeller University,
is delivering a lecture on the groundbreaking work done by researchers...
(more)
Weill
Cornell Medical College Advance
Recovery
of Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Tissue Regeneration
Edited
By Herman Rosen, M.D.
(more)
Take
Steps to Protect Eyes From Harmful UV Rays By
Betsy van Die
Are you a sun worshipper who cannot wait to hit the beach once
summer arrives? (more)
The
Bee’s Knees:
Common Childhood Knee Injuries and Their Treatment
By Dr. Fred Cushner (more)
Cal
State University, L.A.
School of Nursing Expands Baccalaureate Program
The School of Nursing at California State University, Los Angeles
has received a pledge of $178,500 from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
for the education of two cohorts of 10... (more)
The
Pressure to Perform: Stressed Out in Preschool
What are the effects on children and parents?
By
Amy Flynn, M.S., M.Ed.
Being the Director of the Family Center has afforded me the...
(more)
Getting
Ready to Make a Fresh Start
By
Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
As we all know, the month of August means one thing: school and
September are just around the corner. (more)
Personal
Stories by Parents of Children with Disabilities
By Merri Rosenberg (more)
Essential
Reading for Parents & Teachers
By
Merri Rosenberg (more)
August
Book Reviews By
Selene Vasquez (more)
Logos
Bookstore’s Recommendations
(more)
Art
and Education: the Links are Critical By
Tom Kertes
According
to Critical Links, a compendium of 62 research studies
and interpretive essays published by the Art Education Partnership
(AEP), arts in... (more)
Music,
Art and Dance in the City
Events
in Central Park, Events at Lincoln Center (more)
Interns
Immersed In Coral Research at The New York Aquarium
By Tom
Kertes
“The Osborne Laboratories of Marine Sciences is a very special
place,” said Ariana Chan, a junior at Midwood High School and
one of students who have the... (more)
At
Fieldston, Foreign Language Goes Beyond Hand-Outs
By
Chrisitina Perpignano
It’s summertime at the Fieldston School in Riverdale and the campus,
with its picturesque buildings and landscape, resembles that of
Princeton University in New Jersey. (more)
Report
Card on School Year Spending
While
the majority of the citys 1.1 million students have put away their
schoolbooks for the summer, the Board of Educations (BOE) budget
books remain open and... (more)
Summertime
Blues: Nearly 15,000 Fewer Summer Jobs for Teens
Despite an increase of $8 million in city funds for the Summer
Youth Employment Program (SYEP), 14,848 fewer New York City teens
were able to... (more)
Teachers
Should Save Receipts for New Tax Deduction
The
Internal Revenue Service recently advised teachers to save their
receipts for purchases of books and classroom supplies. (more)
Directions
in Dental Medicine: Women Making Inroads By
Joan Baum
She recalls clearly what happened 30 years ago when she went to
take the national dental boards for New York State. (more)
English
Language Learners Let Down by
Board of Education
By
Priya Athiappan
Advocates
for Children claims English Language Learner (ELL) students are
receiving an inferior education. (more)
New
Panel for Educational Policy By
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (more)
Memo
to Chancellor: Get into the Middle of Education
By
Assemblyman Steven Sanders (more)
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