Kyle Spencer appears in the following:
A Gifted and Talented Program Grows in Carroll Gardens
Friday, June 08, 2012
When a small gifted and talented program was started at Public School 32 in Brooklyn last year, there were few takers. This year, as its reputation spread, there were more applicants ...
Charter Schools Prepare for a New Regime at City Hall
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Supporters of charter schools rallied at City Hall Wednesday with a message for those who want to succeed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has been a supporter of charter schools. “May...
The City Council Speaker Weighs in on the School Discipline Code
Monday, June 04, 2012
As the city tries to decrease its student suspension rate with a revised discipline code, Christine Quinn, the city council speaker, urges the Department of Education to consider even...
Parents and Tight Public School Budgets
Monday, June 04, 2012
Kyle Spencer, freelance education reporter and New York Times contributor, discusses parents digging deeper into their pockets to relieve tight public school budgets.
Public School Parents Resent, and Worry About, Pervasive Fund-Raising
Monday, June 04, 2012
When SchoolBook asked parents to tell us how much they spend on their child's public school education, many wrote in to say they felt “nickeled and dimed.” One mother said she resente...
Parents Dig Deeper to Relieve Tight Public School Budgets
Thursday, May 31, 2012
After five years of cuts to public school budgets, parents say they are being pressed for more supplies, support and dollars than ever, and many are spending hundreds of dollars, and ...
City Panel Approves Special Education Inclusion Plan
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A plan to restructure the city’s special education program by funneling thousands of learning-disabled children into mainstream classrooms — an increasingly popular practice around th...
