By Drew Grant 7/09/12 5:01pm

High School drama

Stuyvesant High School (Wikipedia)

71 Stuyvesant High Schoolers Accused of Cheating on Regents Exams; Face Expulsion, Suspension, Shame

Every month, there’s some new scandal over at the uber-prestigious  Stuyvesant High School.  Last month, the young ladies of the  math and science public school held a “Slutty Wednesday” to protest the dress code that denied them the right to wear booty shorts and mini-skirts to home room.

Later that month, over 50 students were implicated in a ring that cheated on the state’s Regents exams, using their cell phones to pass around a photocopied version of the test and swapping answers. Today, justice was served…at least partially…on a radio program announcing the possible punishment of these 2.0 sneaks. Read More

By The Editors 10:23am

opinion

A Bumpy Ride: The Wheels on the Bus (Don’t) Go Round?

The union representing school bus drivers may, or may not, be preparing to go on strike. City Hall is taking no chances. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott unveiled a well-thought-out contingency plan last week to accommodate the needs of more than 150,000 public school students who rely on buses to get to and from class.

Leaders of Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union won’t say whether or not—or when—they will walk off the jobs. The local’s president, Michael Cordiello, won’t rule out the possibility, but insisted that the union has no plans for such an action. City Hall has made it clear that it cannot offer the job guarantees that the union is seeking. Read More

By Amanda Sterling 4/14/11 6:05pm

The New Boss

Walcott Green-Lit for Schools Chancellor Job

State education commissioner David Steiner has granted Dennis Walcott the waiver that he needed to officially assume the post of New York City schools chancellor.

The waiver allows Walcott to take the job despite the fact that he is not a licensed superintendant. Cathie Black received the same waiver before she stepped up to the Read More

By The Editors 4/12/11 11:24pm

Editorial

Welcoming the Dennis Walcott Era

While strange things have been known to happen in New York politics, one thing seems absolutely certain: The Dennis Walcott era at the Department of Education will be longer and better than the Cathie Black era.

Of course, that’s not saying much. Ms. Black managed to make a terrible mess of things in a short Read More

By Azi Paybarah 4/09/11 2:25pm

Education

Dennis Walcott, Mr. Accessible

At a meeting with parents in Queens this morning, the city’s new schools chancellor, Dennis Walcott, said, “I want to be the chancellor for people who have needs” and “who have been ignored.”

“I will be accessible to you, plain and simple,” he said.

Walcott made a similar pledge when speaking to Department of Read More