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1. New York Post Opinion: NYC Schools Chancellor Faces Many Challenges
  
  New York Post // December 30, 2013
  
  Recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio selected Carmen Farina as the new schools chancellor of New York City. Jenny Sedlis, executive director of StudentsFirstNY, outlines several challenges Farina will face as the new chancellor.
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1. How Students in One NY School District Are Benefiting from the Common Core
  
  Times Union // December 18, 2013
  
  While some adults continue to critique the Common Core, students are benefiting from higher standards in the classroom.
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New Report:

UNSATISFACTORY: The Distribution of Teacher Quality in NYC

Low income neighborhoods have many of the schools with the highest concentration of unsatisfactory teachers.

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