{"id":1211,"date":"2015-06-05T09:46:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earlychildhoodnyc.org\/newswatch\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2015-06-05T09:46:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T13:46:09","slug":"early-education-news-roundup-june-5th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlychildhoodny.org\/blog\/early-education-news-roundup-june-5th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Education News Roundup: June 5th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tHi everyone! The articles below cover our top picks for the most important early childhood education reads for this week. Enjoy!<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–Detente<\/span><\/a> Emerges in Feud between Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio<\/span><\/a> – The Wall Street Journal<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tAn escalating feud between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared to simmer down Monday after the pair made conciliations with Cuomo backing a three-year mayoral control extension and de Blasio voicing gratitude for the governor’s support.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–Education Leaders Consider 'Super Zone' to Allow for Greater School Choice<\/span><\/a> – DNAinfo<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tLocal education leaders in the Upper West Side’s District 3 are considering creating a “super zone” of three elementary schools instead of one in part of the district in order to address overcrowding and increase classroom diversity.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–City begins setting ‘rigorous, but reasonable’ targets for Renewal schools<\/span><\/a> – Chalkbeat NY<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tThe city is beginning to set specific goals for the 94 schools in its turnaround program, and is giving schools some choice as to how their success will be measured over the next two years.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–Brooklyn is Flooding the City with Charter School Applications<\/span><\/a> – New York Post<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tIn eight central Brooklyn school districts, 40 percent of all kindergarten-eligible students tried to get into charter schools for next school year, according to a new report by the pro-charter group Families for Excellent Schools. The 82 central Brooklyn charter schools accounted for 24 percent of all students in public schools, up from 8 percent five years ago, the report also said.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t–Harlem Students Cultivate Emotional Intelligence, Lead Each Other in Meditation<\/span><\/a> – NY1<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tStudents meditate daily at a Harlem elementary school that has adopted a program to teach students emotional intelligence skills, which also includes lessons about managing emotions and conversations about handling conflict.<\/span><\/span>
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