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By Hunter Walker 11/02/11 2:23pm

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Governor Cuomo Says Schools Must Make The Grade To Get Grant Money

Governor Cuomo launched a new program today that will transform the way grants are awarded to public schools around the state.

“New York must be the leader when it comes to education reform and this begins with improving performance on all levels,” Gov. Cuomo said. ” For too many years, our state has spent more and more money on education, without producing the results our students deserve. This competitive award program will incentivize innovative reforms in school districts across the state that will benefit students and help educate the workforce of tomorrow.”

The School District Performance Improvement Awards program will distribute up to $75 million in grants to school districts that have demonstrated success in increasing student performance. In the past, grants have been awarded through formula-based grants that don’t include performance incentives.  Read More

By David Freedlander 8/08/11 2:03pm

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Bloomberg, Walcott Tout 'Continued Progress' On State Tests for City Students

Test scores for New York City students in Grades 3-8 rose slightly in results released today, even as the rest of the  state posted slight declines.

“All of our students, teachers and principals should be very proud of their progress and the fact that we continue to raise achievement levels and outpace the rest of the state,” said Mayor Michael  Bloomberg in a statement. “But as much progress as we have made, we know we have much more work to do. We are fully committed to ensuring that all of our students are prepared for a successful future.” Read More

By Azi Paybarah 6/02/11 2:45pm

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How the NAACP Will Respond to Charter School Parents

The NAACP is looking for parents to participate in a rally tomorrow, in order to respond to a pro-charter school rally that “assaulted” the organization’s office in Harlem earlier this week. A reader passed along this email from the NAACP, detailing the group’s effort.

The author of the email, Ken Cohen, referred calls to the NAACP, which did not respond to inquiries. Read More