Category: New York; New York City; Education; Finance; Public Schools
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Academic Intervention Services
If you are a NYC public school parent, did you know that your struggling student is entitled to receive academic assistance for free? That’s right. So, before you spend money on a private tutor or tutoring service take a peek at this blog post about academic intervention services (AIS). Across New York State, according to…
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Top 5 Ways to Maximize Your School’s Funding Requests
I recently attended a legislative breakfast in my school district. A legislative breakfast is a chance for schools within the district to put forward special funding appeals and have these requests be heard and presented to the public. On that day, attendees completely filled a school gym that had been outfitted with a delicious buffet…
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School Transportation Trouble?
Are we on the brink of yet another school bus strike? Here’s some basic information about pupil transportation in NYC public schools. New York City students can travel to and from school via the school bus service and use of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus and train system. City public schools claim to serve…
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The Citywide Leadership Team Summit is Coming for School Year 23-24!!
An inspired coalition of education stakeholders called the Citywide Leadership Team (CLT) has announced its’ proposed calendar for the upcoming school year. The CLT goals are to improve the quality of education, teaching, and learning, for all NYC public school students by ensuring that effective and efficient policies that promote exceptional opportunities are implemented by…
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Looking at an invisible disability: ADHD
New York City public schools have recently intensified their efforts to work with children with dyslexia. A $100,000 investment for the structured literacy school pilot is one such example. However, there’s another learning difference that is widely known but hidden with respect to meaningful categorization and that’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). Research done in…
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Who Remembers General Education?
Hi everyone! Before I get into the topic, I’d like to thank my subscribers for staying tuned. For today’s installment I’m going to discuss just regular ol’ general education which doesn’t get much attention very often. Despite slowing enrollment declines and stable projections as reported by the DOE, let’s not forget that general education enrollment…
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Talk About Title I
History and Purpose. If you’ve been involved in education circles for any amount of time you’ve probably heard something about Title I funding. Title I funds have been a very important component of school budgets for almost 60 years. Title I is the largest federal entitlement grant for New York City public schools. Originally enacted…
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Strategic Conversations About Comprehensive Education Plans and School Budgets
On April 11, 2023 I spoke with the Queens Community Board #13 about school comprehensive education plans and the budget. Here’s a summary of the highlights. The NYC Chancellor’s Regulations give school leadership teams authority to review school budget data. It’s helpful to be mindful of certain times in the NYC public school budget cycle…
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10 Things Parent Leaders Can Do To Understand School Budgets
If you are a parent or guardian of a NYC public school student and you’re involved with the school leadership team (SLT) or parent association (PA, PTA), it might seem very difficult to understand how the school budget works. You might even be afraid to talk about the budget or perhaps did not know you…
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