Stuyvesant’s wrist-slaps

The Department of Education’s response to the cellphone cheating scandal at Stuyvesant HS is a scandal itself. DOE said yesterday that 71 students had cheated on at least four important tests: the Regents exams in Spanish, Physics, US History and English. But just six students will definitely be suspended...



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Judge won't block arbiter's decision to kill Bloomberg's school plan

A judge today dealt another blow to Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to fix 24 failing public schools by closing them down, replacing half of their staffs and reopening them with new staff. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Joan Lobis denied the city’s request for a temporary restraining order that would...



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Retest for Stuy cheats

Daniel Shapiro SCANDAL-ROCKED: Some Stuyvesant HS kids will get new Regents. It will be a Regents redo for the 71 students at Stuyvesant HS who cheated on the state-mandated exams, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced yesterday. Another six students will be suspended from the elite public school and sent to...



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