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Why Can’t New York Keep Up With the Demand for Bilingual Teachers?
It took three years for the district to find a bilingual math teacher, and a job opening for a Spanish-speaking psychologist ...
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Cheat Sheet: Navigating New York’s 2024 Elections
Here are the five topics we’re watching with the elections less than three weeks away.
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Where’s The Money? More Than $400,000 Missing from Bronx Democratic Party Disclosures
The Bronx Democratic Party has failed to disclose more than $400,000 in campaign contributions over the past four years.
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New York Is on the Hook for Billions to Replace Lead Pipes
New rules from the Biden administration require water utilities to replace all lead pipes. That could cost New York $2.5 ...
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Adams Scandal Exposes Potential Flaws in NYC’s Campaign Finance System
After the explosive allegations against the mayor, a number of protections and reforms are now getting a closer look.
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Prison Confiscates Incarcerated Journalist’s Typewriter After She Writes for New York Focus
A week after incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly published an article criticizing the prison system for its solitary ...
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‘It’s a Sham’: A Former Parole Commissioner Dissects New York’s Stubborn System
Does anyone care how long people stay in prison? That’s what Carol Shapiro wants to know. In 2017, the longtime criminal justice reform advocate was appointed to New York state’s Board of Parole, ...
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New York Child Care Providers Are Bleeding Workers as Federal Money Dries Up
More than 15,000 childcare providers across every county of New York were beneficiaries of the billions of federal dollars that President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief package injected into the industry ...