Should Harold Levy Be in Trouble?

Schools Chancellor Harold Levy is on the ropes. He has

enemies on the Board of Education and at City Hall, and the Mayoral hopefuls

have sneered at him. There’s talk he may leave before his term expires in June.

Why all the fuss? Because Mr. Levy is the first chancellor to come along with

the Read More

Merit Pay Distracts From Tenure Issues

The only New Yorkers who will remember the 2000-1 school year with any fondness will be the graduates who finally, blessedly, put the city school system behind them and go on to happier things. Even the City University of New York is looking better these days, as the public schools finish a year marked by Read More