Yasmeen Khan appears in the following:
Student Navigates Alternate Routes to School
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
With thousands of school bus drivers on strike, families are making patchwork arrangements to get their children to and from school.
Creating Schools for All Students, Disabled or Not
Monday, January 14, 2013
A group of architects and educators presented their ideas on how to design schools that accommodate children with special needs. Hint: creating an environment for children with disabi...
Teens Say Online Shaming is a Familiar But Confusing Issue
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
A Radio Rookies story on sexual cyberbullying sparked a classroom discussion among students from the Academy for Young Writers who said they regularly encounter sexually explicit mat...
More Schools Return Home Two Months After Sandy
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
By the end of the week, all but two schools displaced by storm Sandy will be back in their original locations. P.S. 288 on Coney Island welcomed back students Monday with great enthus...
In Newtown, A Father Sends His First Grader Back to School
Friday, January 04, 2013
WNYC's Yasmeen Khan caught up with Glenn Schicker, whose first grade daughter attends Sandy Hook Elementary. Her best friend and fellow first-grader was killed in the shooting.
Most Schools Relocated by Sandy Return Home
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
As the city's public schools reopen today after the winter break, students and teachers from five schools return to their original buildings for the first time since Sandy and more wi...
Panel Approves Nine New Charters
Friday, December 21, 2012
In its final public meeting for 2012, the city's Panel for Educational Policy approved nine new charters schools and also approved a resolution to keep school lunches at the current p...
Former Schools Chancellor Frank Macchiarola Dies
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Former New York City schools chancellor, Frank Macchiarola, died Tuesday at the age of 71.
CT Teacher Puts Lessons Aside to Talk About Shooting
Monday, December 17, 2012
Students and teachers in New York City and around the country are back in their classrooms on Monday, and many will hold discussions on the school shooting on Friday in Newtown, Conn....
A Father Mourns the Loss of His Daughter's Best Friend
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Glenn Schicker shares his story, starting with when he first learned that there had been a shooting at his little girl's school.
Talking to Children About the CT Shooting
Friday, December 14, 2012
Two experts weigh in on how to discuss Friday's mass school shooting with children. The primary concern, they said, is to emphasize to young people that they are safe.
Using Hip Hop to Develop Young Scientists
Friday, December 14, 2012
A professor and a hip hop icon have teamed up to help high school students use popular music techniques like rhyme and keen observation to communicate science concepts. The idea is to...
D.O.E. Wraps Up Early Engagement Process
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Schools on the city's "early engagement" list have finished up their meetings with education officials. They now wait to see which schools the Education Department will propose for ph...
Audit Finds Irregularities in Special Education Billing
Thursday, December 06, 2012
A report by the city comptroller's office shows that some consultants, hired by the Education Department to provide special education services to students, billed the city for service...
Walcott: No Deal Would Mean School Cuts
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said Wednesday that without a teacher evaluation agreement, which comes with an increase in state funding, there could be major cuts to New York City...
Probing Questions Inspire Award-Winning Teacher
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Naoual Eljastimi is the kind of chemistry teacher who assigns homework every day and yet receives impromptu hugs from students at Leon M. Goldstein High School. She is one of seven ci...
Deadline Fast Approaching on Teacher Evaluation Deal
Thursday, November 29, 2012
With $300 million in state funds on the line, the January deadline for reaching a teacher evaluation agreement in New York City looms large. The United Federation of Teachers and educ...
Students: Progress Reports Do Not Tell the Whole Story
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Students, who have perhaps the greatest interest in how their schools perform, are also thinking critically about how the Department of Education grades high schools each year. A grou...
