Aug 10 Amid pressure, New York releases half of Common Core test questions By Carey Reed In response to requests by educators and parent-teacher associations, the New York State Department of Education released 50 percent of the Common Core-based English Language Arts and Math test questions for exams taken by students in the third through eighth… Continue reading
Aug 03 UPDATE: New York becomes latest state to challenge teacher tenure law By Tracy Wholf Two separate education advocacy groups have filed suits in New York challenging the state’s teacher tenure laws, claiming that current laws, which protect teacher employment, violate the constitutional rights of children and make it difficult to dismiss ineffective teachers. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch Upwardly mobile: Paraclimbers overcome perceived limitations of disability By PBS News Hour Last month in Atlanta, 39 competitors took part in the first ever National Paraclimbing Championships sponsored by USA Climbing, the governing body of competitive climbing in the United States. NewsHour Weekend visited with some of the athletes in Brooklyn as… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Could Brooklyn hipsters help save the middle class? By PBS News Hour Frozen ginger slushies, tea-based pro-biotic drinks, a bed bug-killing steam machine -- these are just a few of the locally-grown products coming out of Brooklyn’s burgeoning artisan economy. But as popular as these start-ups may be, are they generating more… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch News Wrap: As Ukraine cease-fire draws to a close, Kerry urges peace efforts by Russia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 Drink up — New York City’s soda ban is dead By Lorna Baldwin New York's highest court ruled Thursday not to reinstate a ban on big sodas. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch After Cantor’s upset, incumbents hold their ground in close primary races By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 25 Rangel wins New York primary By Jonathan Lemire, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, the face of Harlem politics for generations, held off a strong Democratic primary challenge and moved one step closer to what he says will be his 23rd and final term in the House. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch After Cantor’s loss, incumbents brace for primary challenges By Ariel Min Voters in seven states will head to the polls Tuesday for another set of primary elections. Since House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia’s Republican primary two weeks ago, incumbents all over the country are scrambling to secure victories. Continue watching
Jun 23 Incumbents beware: Challengers look to join the ‘Brat Pack’ By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Tuesday’s elections feature current officeholders trying to hold on In Mississippi, Cochran’s hopes might rest with black voters Charlie Rangel in tough fight – does he become first Democratic incumbent to lose? Hillary Clinton… Continue reading