Yasmeen Khan

Reporter

Yasmeen Khan appears in the following:

Conflicts Arise When Parents Are Asked to Close School Money Gap

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

After years of budget cuts, families are reaching into their own wallets more and more to pay for basics, like school supplies, as well as pooling enough funds to hire school staff. K...
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Following Shooting, Bullying Is Again in the Spotlight

Monday, March 12, 2012

School communities are turning yet again to issues of bullying, guns and violence following the shooting rampage two weeks ago at Chardon High School near Cleveland. On WNYC's "The Br...
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Nonprofit Faked Job Placement Says City

Friday, March 09, 2012

The Department of Investigation says the organization, Seedco, developed regular practices to falsify information in an effort to meet performance goals.

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Online Map Helps Track School Districts' Teacher Evaluation Plans

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office has created an online interactive map to show which school districts have adopted teacher evaluation plans. 
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Election Year Offers Students Livelier Civics Lessons

Monday, March 05, 2012

With Super Tuesday upon us, when 10 states will hold Republican primary elections, we are asking teachers and students: How have you been covering the election season in the classroom?
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New High Schools Seek Students in Round Two

Friday, March 02, 2012

The founding principals of three new schools in the city talk to Brian Lehrer about their search for new students to fill up their seats for their fall openings.
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City High School Admission: Round Two

Thursday, March 01, 2012

A second round of applications will soon begin.

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Students Begin to Hear About Their High School Choices

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Education officials announced the results for the first round of high school matches Wednesday. With just over 77,000 eighth graders applying, 84 percent of students will be able to a...
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Why February?

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Like many other neighboring districts, New York City public school students and teachers are enjoying a week off for midwinter recess. The break started as an energy-saving measure in...
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Mayor and Union Talk on Radio About Evaluations (Separately)

Friday, February 17, 2012

Two of the main parties in the teacher evaluations drama took to the airwaves. They accentuated the positive -- a deal on an appeals process for teachers rated as ineffective -- and m...
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Teacher Evaluation Debate Wasn't Always Contentious

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he would impose his own system for evaluating teacher performance if school districts and unions could not come to an agreement by Thursday night. Believe it...
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Growing Number of Principals Object to Evaluation System

Monday, February 13, 2012

Principals in New York state are banding together in growing numbers to raise objections to the state's use of student test scores in a new evaluation system for principals and ...

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Council Speaker Christine Quinn Calls for Mandatory Kindergarten

Thursday, February 09, 2012

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is proposing making kindergarten mandatory for the city's 5-year olds and instituting a loan program to help middle-income families p...

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Following Mayor's Lead, Teachers' Union Donates to Planned Parenthood

Friday, February 03, 2012

In a show of solidarity, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the teacher's union are both coming down on the side of Planned Parenthood. A day after the mayor made a $250,000 gift to the h...
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Report: Eligible Students Missing Free Breakfasts

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

A new report shows that New York City comes in dead last among 26 urban school districts when it comes to making sure low-income children receive a free breakfast at school. But educa...
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New Sex Education Mandate Taking Effect

Monday, January 30, 2012

A new sex education mandate is taking effect in New York City public schools, starting Tuesday in the high schools. All public middle schools and high schools are required to include ...
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Students at Manhattan Theatre Lab Vow to Fight School Closing

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

For many students at Manhattan Theatre Lab, the closing of their school is a personal affront. They defend the school, saying it is more than a set of numbers, and are mobilizing to p...
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Apple Launches Textbook App

Thursday, January 19, 2012

A new app, called iBooks2, will allow users to purchase e-textbooks from companies such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson.

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City Council Ends Stalemate Over Living Wage Bill

Friday, January 13, 2012

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Friday she will introduce a revised version of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act.

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Emergency Responders Take 911 Calls Side By Side

Thursday, January 05, 2012

For the first time, emergency dispatchers from the NYPD, FDNY and Emergency Medical Dispatch services are in the same location and using the same technology to respond to 911 calls. T...

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