3 PM dismissal is going to be a thing of the past for students in select New York City middle schools this September. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced a three-year pilot program today that'll extend the school day another 2.5 hours in 20 high-need middle schools.
For information on the shooting over the weekend, please check NPR's live updates here
4:59pm (last update 12/14/12): NJ Governor Chris Christie called today's shooting an "unspeakable tragedy."
The beginning of the fall season marks the time when many people go back to school. For veterans who have served overseas the experience of going back to school can be exciting, but can also come with its fair share of culture shock.
It can be difficult for anyone to make the transition from the lazy mornings of summer to the busy schedules of a new school year. But as Dr. Shelby Harris, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, notes, the adjustment for teens can be especially daunting.
Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to a sign a bill to tenure protections harder to earn for teachers - and easier to lose.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a $68.7 billion city budget that avoids a drop in the number of city teachers while cutting back on city-sponsored child care and other services.
State officials say high school graduation rates are lower in many New Jersey school districts because of a switch in the way the state computes dropouts.
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