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How do you think the civil rights movement should be taught? What can be done to freshen the content and stimulate students' understanding of this crucial period of American history? ...

Everyone has an opinion about what makes a good teacher. Here's what students at Edward R. Murrow High School think about what it takes for a teacher to be effective in the classroom.

A reader worries about whether teachers can require students to join Facebook, and about possible legal ramifications. Linda Fogg Phillips, who is Facebook's consultant on education a...

More than 100 principals from New York City schools have signed a letter objecting to New York State’s system of teacher evaluations, organizers of the protest said. All told, more th...

The city's Department of Education has set hearing dates for the 25 schools that officials have recommended for closing or for the removal of middle school grades. The Panel for Educ...

To all of our readers, SchoolBook wishes you the happiest of holidays and a week of rest. We will be back with more news, data and conversation in the new year.

Students at the Devereux School in Red Hook created artwork inspired by nature and using materials found in nature. The school, which serves students with special needs, is seeking a space to display the works.

In a video report, reaction from the New York Civil Liberties Union to a report released last month by the New York Police Department about arrests of students during a 50-day period during the summer.

The number of principals who have signed a letter objecting to the state's system of teacher evaluations has grown to 1,088, with more New York City public school principals joining the protest.

As of Sunday night, 1,046 principals had signed a letter objecting to New York State’s system of teacher evaluations.

Marc Sternberg, the deputy chancellor for portfolio planning, responds to some of the questions left over after the SchoolBook community event at the Pratt Institute on Dec. 8. Parent...

What happens when your preschool child is obviously ready for an organized program and you are not one of the families lucky enough to make it into a public school pre-K? Some familie...

To bake or to buy? That is the question many mothers, and fathers, consider when they are asked to contribute something to their child's school fund-raising bake sale.

Nearly a quarter of all principals in New York State have signed a letter objecting to New York State’s system of teacher evaluations.

A police search at the front door of New Dorp High School turned up many cellphones and other devices banned by the city's official policies, but left students and parents irate, a student journalist writes.

The New York City schools limit the use of some sites on the Internet, while other schools have embraced it, using social media as a learning tool, according to a student journalist on Staten Island.

The number of principals who have signed onto a letter objecting to New York State’s system of teacher evaluations has grown by 150 in the last week.

While pursuing their 14th straight New York City basketball championship, the girls on the team from Murry Bergtraum High School must deal with the killing in September of Tayshana Murphy, a star teammate.

Students at Public School 11 in Brooklyn harvested their own basil and made pesto. Check out the slide show at our sister blog, The Local of Fort Greene.

Eighty-five more principals have signed on this week to a letter objecting to the state system for teacher evaluations, bringing the total to 841.