Billy Green: New York’s Teacher of the Year says he’s a ‘rebel with a cause’

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York On a recent Friday morning, a group of freshman students flagged down their chemistry teacher, Billy Green. Students were in pods, tasked with completing math equations related to physical chemistry and then presenting them to Green for points. After several failed attempts, the group of students at Harlem’s A. Philip…

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A Philadelphia high school first: Black men teaching all freshman core subjects

Nora Macaluso, Chalkbeat Philadelphia Ninth graders at Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King High School are beginning their high school careers with a set of teachers who look like them. That’s something Principal Keisha Wilkins thinks will give the students a boost as they prepare for the future. In fact, Martin Luther King, where last year the…

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Newark public school students score low on math, higher in reading state tests

Jessie Gomez, Chalkbeat Newark Newark Public School officials gave a first look at how students fared in this year’s spring state assessments, the first since disruptions over the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. On average, 13% of Newark students passed their math state assessments while about 27% passed their English language arts…

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