In this collaborative autoethnography, written by multiple stakeholders involved in a teacher residency program, we address the complexities of preparing and supporting social justice-oriented teachers. We identify three tensions faced in the design and (re)development of the teacher preparation program. These tensions include preparing teachers…

Within an educational system increasingly focused on test-based accountability, how can a local education authority adopt an interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability education (ESE) policy? What local and global factors and actors shape and inform the creation of such a policy? In answering these questions, this article examines the…

There are 22 traditional public and 14 public charter schools in Central Harlem's Community School District 5 ("CSD 5"), educating approximately 9,200 students in grades 3 to 8, of whom 94% are Black or Hispanic and 84% economically disadvantaged. School results on 2019 statewide tests ranged from 99.8 % down to only 8.3% at grade level…

This article examines how 18 teachers, counselors, administrators, and support staff from seven New York City public high schools collaborated during the Black and Latino Male Professional Development Initiative (a pseudonym) to develop a "culturally relevant, schoolwide, college-going culture" supportive of Black and Latino males'…

Preparing teachers to work in urban public schools--and to remain there--is a daunting challenge. In an age plagued with the overrepresentation of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students placed in special education programs, it is important that teacher preparation programs within the field of special education devote attention to the…

This report examines the 1988-1989 Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) program as it operated in 30 New York City public high schools under new guidelines and broadened student eligibility criteria. Part I introduces the dropout prevention program, lists program guidelines and objectives, and describes the evaluation methodology. Part…

Reports a study of the social studies curriculum of the New York City Board of Education with the focus on curriculum innovation and implementation, with the investigation restricted to a district in which most children came from low income families and minority backgrounds; proposes curriculum development should be retained at a central level.…

Changes signaling more effective public education that taxpayers have not yet perceived include targeting of resources to deficient schools, summer remedial programs and tougher student promotion policies, principal training programs, more efficient use of funds, improved student achievement, new regulations reducing school violence, and increased…

This address outlined many of the problems confronting urban education. Listed as needs which are important prerequisites were such imperatives as adequate financing, changing attitudes, innovation, equalization of opportunities for the disadvantaged, and preparation and retraining of teachers. The author gave recognition to the attention in the…

In New York the private and benevolent Free School Society began operations in 1805 because there were too few schools for the poor in the city, and it treated education as a regular separation from a seductive yet frightening world. Perhaps the most neglected and misunderstood period in the history of an organization whose activities have been…

The School for the Physical City (SPC) is 1 of 50 new public schools established in New York City since 1993. Like many, SPC offers small classes, greater teacher-student interaction, and a rigorous curriculum, but depends on some private financial support. However, it remains questionable whether the City cares enough about reform to finance…

This booklet, printed in both English and Spanish, offers suggestions to parents for getting the most out of a visit to their children's schools during New York City's Open School Week. It is comprised of five sections. The first section, "The Parent/Teacher Conference," discusses the following areas: (1) questions and concerns to…

NOTING THE NEED TO DEVELOP CITYWIDE PLANS FOR DEALING WITH THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS OF HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, WELFARE, AND OTHER CITY SERVICES, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION STATES ITS DISAGREEMENT WITH THE REPORT OF THE MAYOR'S PANEL ON SCHOOL DECENTRALIZATION, THE SO-CALLED BUNDY REPORT. THE…

During the academic year 1968-69, the ESEA Title I sponsored "Teaching English as a Second Language in the Public Schools" (in the New York City Board of Education) was in its second of a projected three year program. The programs under this grant which are being considered in this evaluation are the Pilot Projects Using…