Patricia Willens

Patricia Willens appears in the following:

Guide: Where Candidates Stand on City Schools

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Take a look at our mayor tracker.
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Capture Back to School in Pictures

Sunday, September 08, 2013

Over one hundred parents, educators, and administrators documented the first day of school in New York City.
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Report: Asst. Principal Accused of Rape

Wednesday, September 04, 2013

The report also detailed charges against Juan Martinez that included forcing a then 16-year-old student to perform oral sex on him in his school office.
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Parents: Get Informed, Not Anxious About Test Scores

Monday, August 26, 2013

One father advises parents to remain calm when they look up their child’s state test results, slated to be available Monday on ARIS. "Your child has not become a lot less (or more) co...
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Student Mentors Should Not Be Overlooked

Monday, August 19, 2013

A recent graduate looks back at what made high school successful for her. She says it had a lot to do with the other students, and the way her school helped students help each other.
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About Those New State Exams: Questions for a Testing Expert

Friday, August 16, 2013

Education historian Diane Ravitch wrote a column in which she said it wasn't fair to make these new exams similar to the national tests.
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Report: Teacher Training Programs Responding to School Needs

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

This was the first time a school district has analyzed the quality, distribution and retention of its new teachers.
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Educators Debate Stark Decline in Test Scores

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

One teacher on Twitter said she was concerned what the lower scores may mean for her tenure chances. 
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CHART: See How Your School Performed on State Tests

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Want to know how your school survived this year's plummeting test scores? Find and compare scores here.
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Fewer than One Third of New York City Students Pass State Tests

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

The city scores were slightly lower than the statewide averages which dropped from the previous year by between 24 and 35 percentage points. 
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Report: Principal Removes Book From Summer List Due to Racy Prose

Thursday, August 01, 2013

  Parents told the News that students had been expected to write a graded-essay on the book by author Sherman Alexie. 
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Real Talk for Real Teachers, with Rafe Esquith

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

His book Real Talk for Real Teachers mixes instructive stories with useful in-class advice for new teachers and veteran educators.
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Report: Student Spending Does Not Always Lead to Higher On-Time Graduation Rates

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

In the Sunday paper, reporters Ben Chapman and Corinne Lestch found that "bigger bucks haven’t always produced higher graduation rates."
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How to Talk About Trayvon

Monday, July 15, 2013

On the Brian Lehrer Show, Patricia Williams, a Columbia University Law School professor and columnist for The Nation, analyzed the decision and discussed the reaction.
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Regents Scores Delayed by Computer Glitch

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

"I'm there. I'm ready to work and nothing is coming through," said Sean McManamon, one of the teachers encountering delays in the city's new electronic scoring system. With teachers w...
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FAQ on Regents Tests

Monday, June 10, 2013

Regents exams get underway on Tuesday. SchoolBook speaks to an expert from Inside Schools who helps us all understand this other class of state tests, and what they are all about.
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Principal Kvells Over Spelling Bee Champ Who Won With 'Knaidel'

Friday, May 31, 2013

Arvind Mahankali took home the top prize from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. His supporters at J.H.S. 74 were thrilled. Principal Armstrong said the eighth grader is a boy with wi...
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Budget Group Releases Extensive Schools Data

Thursday, May 30, 2013

The IBO analysts have made sense of reams of numbers and graphs in their second survey of New York City schools data. One factoid: 83 percent of public school students in 2011-2012 we...
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STEM: The New Space Race

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Join the conversation on STEM education in New York City schools. That's science, technology, engineering and math in case you haven't heard all the buzz about STEM. What's the event'...
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Teachers Union Looking Forward to a "Friend" in Mayor's Office

Thursday, April 25, 2013

A series reported by Gotham Schools and the Hechinger Report offers context and analysis of the United Federation of Teachers, as its leaders face their own re-election prospects and ...
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