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TONIGHT: Schools Chancellor Walcott Is Guest Speaker At CEC 20

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott. Source: SODAPICS2008 / FlickrNew York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott will be the guest speaker at the next Community Education Council (CEC) District 20 meeting, tonight at 6:00 p.m. in Public School 204, 8101 15th Avenue. The chancellor will discuss student achievement and school finances,

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With Strike Over, School Buses Return On Wednesday

Source: Nesnad via Wikimedia CommonsSchools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced that the citywide school bus driver strike is set to end this week. The strike lasted just over a month [/school-bus-strike-looming-resources-for-parents-and-guardians/] and will see the 8,000 drivers from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 return to work this Wednesday. The

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Bloomberg Visits Manhattan Beach’s P.S. 195 To Tout Speedy Repairs, Return To Schools

Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott at P.S. 195Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Department of Education Chancellor Dennis Walcott visited P.S. 195 (131 Irwin Street) in Manhattan Beach this afternoon, touting the city’s snappy repairs and the return to school of thousands of students across the city. The elementary

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Decision To Close Sheepshead Bay High School, 23 Others, May Be Reversed

Source: Wikimedia CommonsSeveral weeks ago, 24 city schools, including Sheepshead Bay High School, were set to be closed [/panel-votes-to-close-sheepshead-bay-high-school-dewey-high-school/]. Thousands of teachers were to be fired and left without work as new principals and faculty were brought in and the school renamed [/goodbye-sheepshead-bay-high-school-hello-academy-of-career-exploration-of-sheepshead-bay/] . The action would have brought millions of

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Fidler Leads Fight To Lift Cell Phone Ban In Schools

Source: quinn.anya/FlickrCity Councilman Lew Fidler penned a letter to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott last week demanding the abolition of the public school cell phone ban [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/city-council-urges-schools-chancellor-dennis-walcott-repeal-cell-phone-ban-city-schools-article-1.1106711] , which has been in place since 2006. The letter, backed by 47 of the Council’

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Chancellor Walcott To Speak At District 21 CEC Town Hall Meeting

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott. Source: SILive.comThe District 21 Community Education Council will hold a Town Hall Meeting with New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott at 6:00 p.m., January 11 at Public School 216-Arturo Toscanini, 350 Avenue X. The chancellor will discuss student achievement, school finances, and