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    Schools in, Phones out?

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large@NayabaArinde1“We are very much leaning towards banning cell phones,” said New York...
    Black History

    65 Years After Brown: We Are Doing Worse Than Ever

    “Let me be clear: Black and Latino children do not need to sit next...
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    The Most Racially Progressive any NYC Teacher can be is to be Effective

      By Michael A. Johnson As a principal, I’ve met teachers I wouldn’t want anywhere near...
    Community News

    Education of Our Children Is Moving Front & Center In Bedford-Stuyvesant And Beyond

    Due to the pioneering efforts of such scholars as Dr. Andrea Taylor (left), interest...
    Community News

    Dr. Joy DeGruy: An Intimate Conversation at MEC

    By Mary Alice Miller An overflow crowd gathered at Medgar Evers College to welcome Dr....
    Education

    Highly Touted Gifted & Talented Program In Bed-Stuy Has Two Grades Cut

    City Councilman-elect Robert Cornegy holds summit with P.S. 3 Principal Beecher By Stephen Witt A Bedford-Stuyvesant...
    City Politics

    DOE Under De Blasio Administration Remains A mystery

    Hints given from interview with  key de Blasio education ally By Stephen Witt In a switch...
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    Black’s “Slip” at Meeting is Slap Across the Face of Millions — Every Student in NYC Public Schools and Their Parents

    For the Sake of the Children, Cathie Black Must Go The latest Freudian juxtapositions of...
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    At Witt's End

    New York City WikiLeaks I'd like to see... If  Julian Assange ever gets out of...
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    Parents and Teachers Express Outrage at Mayor's Choice of Chancellor

    Former Hearst Executive Cathie Black, Mayor Bloomberg's selection as chancellor to run the 1.1...
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    At Witt's End: Two Moguls Talk Turkey About Diversity and Education

    By Stephen Witt Mike Bloomberg and Rupert Murdoch would make great street hustlers.   Especially with...
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    John Liu takes aim at Bloomberg's DOE Contracts

    By Andrew J. Hawkins Much like his predecessor, Comptroller John Liu has focused on contracts...
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    P.S. 20 Parents Oppose Arts & Letters Expansion

    Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, CUNY J-School (Publishers Note: This article first appeared October 28) Tensions ran high...
    City Politics

    Parks Commish Jack Linn Halts Soil Dump In Charlie’s Place Court as Area Residents Play Hardball Against Unsanctioned “Green” Effort

    "You're telling me, someone came to our community, took a pile of dirt, didn't...

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    Increasing Suicide Among Black Youth: Risk vs Rate

    By Mary Alice MillerFor the past few years, the alarm has been sounding all...
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    Optimism, Productivity, and New Normalcy for 2026

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large Keep your head up, and on a swivel, could be hardy advice...
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    “When We Trouble the Waters…”

    "Something in the Water" by Phyllis R. Dixon - Review by Dr. Brenda M....
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    Black Brooklyn Influencers

    by Fern GillespieIn recognition of the New Year, Our Time Press reached out to...

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