KEEPING EYE ON GANGS
Parents Learn Warning Signs, School Progress At CEC 32 Meet

story and photos by Robert Pozarycki
Gang awareness was the focus of the Nov. 15 meeting of the Community Education Council District 32 at P.S. 145 in Bushwick, as members and attendees were educated on how to spot and prevent children from becoming part of a street gang. MORE...

CEC 27 Focuses On Progress Reports
Track Student Performance

story and photo by Ralph Mancini
Parents at the Monday, Nov. 19 District 27 Community Education Council meeting learned of the Department of Education’s endeavor to measure year-to-year student development through progress reports, which are intended to be used as an accountability tool.  MORE...

Preschool Special Ed Task
Force Releases Its Findings
Calls For Inclusion In Universal Classes

Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced that the Task Force on Preschool Special Education has released its final recommendations for improving the quality, funding and delivery of special education services to three- and four-year-old children with disabilities. MORE...