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9.21.11 | NY Daily News
Kids held back in eighth grade say the school system is failing them

9.16.2011 | NY1
New Report Details Rise in Crime since 2010; Bloomberg Warns of Continued Service Strains

8.31.2011 | Insideschools.org
Advocates offer Q&A for special ed parents

8.10.2011 | Insideschools.org
DOE answers parents’ busing questions

8.1.2011 | Gotham Schools
Housing projects in affluent areas face daycare funding cuts 

7.31.2011 | NYC Public School Parents
Maggie Moroff on how parents need a voice in teacher evaluation  

7.22.2011 | New York Times
State Approves School Closings, but Puts City on Notice 

7.20.2011 | Gotham Schools
Special ed teachers need ‘tweaked’ evaluations, advocates say   

7.11.2011 | New York Times
Message From a Charter School: Thrive or Transfer    

6.27.2011 | The National Law Journal
Matthew Lenaghan   

6.23.2011 | NY1
Groups File Suit Against Department of Education Over Freedom of Information Law
Piece on AFC and AALDEF’s lawsuit    

5.20.2011 | Gotham Schools
Special ed reforms causing evaluation backlog, advocates say  
 
4.10.2011 | The New York Times
A City School’s Uphill Fight Over Sharing Space With a Charter 

4.1.2011 | Gotham Gazette
As School Suspensions Soar, Many Seek a Different Approach  

3.3.2011 | Education Week
Advocacy Groups Push for Better Translation Services

2.27.2011 | The New York Times
Letter to the Editor: Child Care, Education and the New York City Budget

2.18.2011 | The New York Times
City to Toughen Auditing of School Test Scores

2.2.2011 | Gotham Schools
New grades for schools for students on the brink of dropping out