Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion grant program that rewards states that are making strides in turning around struggling schools and enhancing education standards. Here’s what some of the players in New York’s education system are saying about the state’s application.
January 14, 2010 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, State Politics, The People
Beth Fertig, a senior reporter on education for WNYC, continues her Reader in Residence series with us this month with her second of four posts about literacy and education in New York. The author of Why Cant U Teach Me 2 Read?, Ms. Fertig tackles the issue of federal education funding this week under the Obama Administration’s Race to the Top program.
January 13, 2010 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, Guest Authors, The People
An excerpt and note from journalist and author Beth Fertig, senior reporter on education for WNYC Radio, New York’s NPR affiliate, from her book, ‘Why Cant U Teach Me 2 Read? Three Students and a Mayor Put Our Schools To The Test.’
January 7, 2010 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, Guest Authors, The PeopleToday on Boroughing Brooklyn, our local blog partners have plenty for us to read about. Today, Bollywood comes to Dumbo and Clinton Hill gets ready for Halloween.
October 6, 2009 Uncategorized
“It’s not like libraries are over-funded!” said Soledad O’Brien, master of ceremonies for the 12th annual fundraising gala for the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday. “It’s not like, ‘Trim the fat off those libraries!’ Those are cuts that are going to be very much felt.”
November 14, 2008 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, Read Features, State Politics, The Original BTB
