Topic: Merryl Tisch

$60M in funds for city schools

The city has won $60 million in federal grants to turn around 46 struggling schools, state officials announced Wednesday.. . The award came after a...

Editorial: Under union rule

A judge has put the teachers union in command of the drive for school reform in New York. Good luck with that.. . According to a decision by state...

Editorial: Truth in testing

When the state releases the 2011 public school test scores on Monday, New York City kids may very well show gains over last year.. . If so, the...
The city's official graduation rate climbed to 61 % for the Class of 2010, up by 2 percentage points from the previous year, the state Education...

NYC HS grads up but not ready for college

The City's graduation rate continues to improve, but a woeful number of students finishing high school are adequately prepared for college.....

Cuomo wants tough evals for teachers

At the urging of Gov. Cuomo, education leaders are pushing for tougher teacher evaluations - including giving more weight to students' scores on...