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The Department of Education is strengthening the manifestation determination review (MDR) process as part of its recent settlement of the class-action lawsuit on behalf of students with disabilities who have been excluded from school without proper...

There was something for everyone at the daylong 20th annual RTC Day at the University, held at UFT headquarters on June 12. There was a wide variety of workshops to choose from at the popular event, from Women of New York to New York on Film to Sex...

New York City students made small but significant gains on state math and English language arts tests in 2015, the third year of tests aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards.