Articles about “DoE”
DOE Thief's "Housewife Next Door" Loves All The Attention
Aspiring reality star Laura Lanham This week, Department of Education computer consultant Willard "Ross" Lanham was accused of stealing $3.6 million in kickbacks. But the story took a turn for the Bravo when Lanham's weird relationship...
DOE Thief Stole Millions For His "Housewife Next Door"
Laura Lanham on her website (TheHousewivesNextDoor.com). Thanks to a frisky cougar, the Department of Education's computer contractor scandal has gotten a touch sexier. See, when consultant Willard "Ross" Lanham allegedly stole $3.6 million in kickbacks, he...
DOE Computer Contracter Charged With Stealing $3.6 Million
The Tweed Courthouse, home of the Department of Education (Wallyg's flickr). A former contractor with the Department of Education was arrested today on charges that he stole $3.6 million dollars from the city through contractor kickbacks,...
Chancellor Walcott Cool With Single-Sex Schools
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, in the midst of shoring up as much support as possible, has come out in support of single-sex public education. Yesterday Walcott told the New York Post "I'm a big believer in...
Breaking: Cathie Black Is Out, Dennis Walcott Is In As Schools Chancellor
Cathie Black, Dennis Walcott, and Mayor Bloomberg at PS 109 last fall (NYC Mayor's Office) [Update below] Cathie Black, fresh off her dismal 17 percent popularity numbers, is reportedly stepping down as Schools Chancellor. Mayor Bloomberg...
Beware Of The DOE When They Promise You A Green Card
Via The Department of Education has had its fair share of problems lately, including being perpetually understaffed. So a decade ago, the DOE attempted to recruit teachers from the Caribbean with the promise that they could...
DOE Fails To Match 10% Of Eighth Graders With High Schools
The top ten high schools in the city excluding specialized schools. Think those 2,000 kids on wait lists for kindergarten are in a bind? How about the 8,239 eighth graders who weren't matched with any of...
DOE: Computers More Important Than Teachers, Schools
The Tweed Courthouse, home of the Department of Education (Wallyg's flickr). Mayor Bloomberg and the Department of Education have been talking constantly about the department's budget of late, insisting that they must end the "Last In,...
DOE! Non-Asian Minorities Scarce In Specialized High Schools
Stuyvesant High School (Wiki). In 1995 the Department of Education (then the Board of Education) started a program called the Specialized High Schools Institute with the goal of getting more black and Hispanic students into the...
City To Spend $708 Million Replacing Leaking PCB Lights
The NYC Department of Education (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been in a stand-off all year over PCBs in city schools. Despite the EPA's warnings about PCBs, which have been linked to cancer...
DOE Official Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges
The high-ranking Department of Education official who was arrested and accused of sexually torturing his wife with hammers, nails and hangers pleaded not guilty yesterday to first-degree rape, one of several charges he is facing. Official...
Schools Official Allegedly Beat Wife With Hammer, Nails
DoE official Laurence Harvey has been suspended without pay after being accused of sexually torturing his wife with hammers, nails and hangers because he believed she was cheating on him. The abuse allegedly started last May when Harvey decided his wife needed to be "taught a lesson."
Bloomberg Wanted Canada Before He Wanted Black
Bloomberg, Black and Klein (NYC Mayor's Office) It is safe to say that Mayor Bloomberg's selection of Cathie Black as the next Schools Chancellor has been something of a fiasco. But one thing that hasn't been...
Parents Sue To Stop Cathie Black's Waiver
NYC Mayor's Office Cathie Black may have her waivered to become the new Schools Chancellor but that doesn't mean parents who are angry about it are taking it lying down. Attorneys Norman Siegel and Herbert Teitelbaum...
The Rubber Rooms Are Dead, Long Live the Rubber Rooms
Instead of sitting in a rubber room, some teachers now file in the Tweed Courthouse (via WallyG's flickr stream). Remember back in April when the city and the United Federation of Teachers announced that by the...
DOE Announces Additional 14 School Closures
The DOE added 14 more public schools to the list of schools it plans to close by the end of the year, bringing the total number of closures up to 26. The schools all seem to...
DOE Announces First 12 School Closures
Flickr user occipital lobe In the first of a two-part announcement, the Department of Education released the names of 12 schools that will be closing due to poor performance. Last year an education panel voted to...
State May Charge Districts For Regents Exams
With all the brouhaha over Cathie Black and the Department of Education, it can be easy to forget that the DoE isn't the only education authority in New York, there is also the State Education Department...
Cathie Black Backlash Heats Up!
More people are asking state Education Commissioner David Steiner to deny a waiver that would allow Cathie Black to officially become the city's new Schools Chancellor, despite her lack of education experience. Manhattan Borough President Scott...
Schools Aren't Making Money Off "Healthy" Vending Machines
Eggs are healthy, right? (Found Shit) After a ban on baked goods, city public schools were left with the option of selling "healthy" treats like Pop Tarts and reduced-fat Doritos for a boost in revenue. Except...
DOE Cuts After-School Tutoring To Save $5MM
There's been a lot of news about the city's and the nation's education system this past week. The city is getting ready to fund education reforms, President Obama cited statistics showing America's students rank 24th in...
Tougher Standards Mean Fewer "A" Schools
Graphic from the Wall Street Journal The Department of Education released its latest school progress report cards, and this time the curve is gone. Last year, 84% of public schools got an A, but this year...
DOE Solves Crowding Problem with Private School Vouchers
It looks like a lot of those kids waiting to find Kindergarten spots over the summer are still waiting. A 4-year-old boy in Ridgewood spent the first two weeks of the school year listed as "inactive"...
City Assigning "Rubber Room" Teachers to Clerical Work
After years of withering criticism, it seems Department of Education is finally doing something about their infamous "rubber room," where hundreds of teachers accused of misconduct can spend years getting paid to practice yoga, work on...
Welcome Back: First Day Of School Filled With Drama
Even though half of the kids probably won't even be showing up today, it is technically the first day of school! But this year is getting off to a rocky start, with accusations that the Mayor...
City Parents Boycotting First Day Of School
This week the city's public school students will come back for just one day of school, and parents say the awkward schedule is throwing a wrench in their vacation plans. Students are expected to show up...
DOE Employees Used Sick Days For Paid Vacations
At least 13 DOE employees, mainly teachers and school cooks, have either lost their jobs or paid heavy fines for using their sick days to take paid vacations. According to the Post, one employee even lied...
DOE: Rich Parents Want Us To Pay For Kids' Private School
Because of a few U.S. Supreme Court decisions, parents of special-needs children can ask that the DOE pay for private school if public school options aren't adequate. Last year, the city's department spent $116 million reimbursing...
Easy Tests Led To Possibly Undeserved Teacher Bonuses
State officials have recognized a few more consequences of the state's standardized tests being deemed too easy. On top of students advancing grades without being properly prepared, the "improved" math and English scores led to student...
State DOE Exams Not Hard Enough
Here comes another heartbreak from the DOE. According to a new study commissioned by the DOE, our kids' standardized tests may not be difficult enough. It found that high schoolers who pass the Regents English and...