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Cordes, Sarah A. – National Education Policy Center, 2017
A common argument leveled against charter schools is that they attract the most motivated and intelligent students from already struggling public schools. Marcus Winters seeks to examine this claim, known as "cream-skimming," by comparing the performance of New York City's (NYC) charter middle schools with a set of traditional selective…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Urban Schools, School Effectiveness
Miles, James – Teaching Artist Journal, 2016
Black and brown people are being murdered by police officers at an alarming rate, and nothing is being done about it.
Descriptors: Community Action, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Racial Relations
Natale, Jo Anna – Executive Educator, 1994
At Frederick Douglass Academy, middle school of choice in central Harlem, principal Lorraine Monroe is creating public school that exudes private school values--hard work, discipline, college preparation. Drawing 75% of its student body from central Harlem, school will evolve into a secondary school and graduate its first class in 1997. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Blacks, Dress Codes, Expectation

Schur, Joan Brodsky – Social Education, 2001
Presents the reflections of a social studies teacher from New York City about the September 11, 2001, attacks and the days following it. Focuses on her personal experiences during that time period and the response of the school where she taught. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Personal Narratives