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		<title>Manhattan District 3 Russian Dual Language Program Proposed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of District 3 parents are working toward launching a RussianDual Language Program in a District 3 public elementary school.  If you are interested and your child will enter Kindergarten in 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015, please email contact the District 3 office for more information.  Knowledge of Russian is not required.]]></description>
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		<title>National Catholic Schools Week – January 29-February 5 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2012 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Academics. Service.”  The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2012 is January 29 to February 5. Schools typically celebrate Catholic Schools Week with Masses, open houses and special activities for students, families, parishioners and the community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recap of 2011 Education Events</title>
		<link>http://letstalkschools.com/testing/recap-of-2011-education-events/</link>
		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/testing/recap-of-2011-education-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leonie Haimson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Test Scores]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!  We are looking forward to a year full of growth and lots of relevant educations information for our fellow parents in 2012.  We&#8217;ve been busy working on updating the site with new features to help you with your school search that will be rolled out soon.  In the meantime, we&#8217;ll continue to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunter Announces SB5 Cut Score Today</title>
		<link>http://letstalkschools.com/admissions/hunter-announces-sb5-cut-score-today/</link>
		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/admissions/hunter-announces-sb5-cut-score-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gifted and Talented]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hunter College Elementary School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kindergarten admissions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following message was posted on Hunter&#8217;s website today: This year&#8217;s modified Stanford-Binet V testing for Kindergarten 2012 admissions has concluded. The eligibility score for progression to Round 2 (on-site assessment) has been set at a Sum of Scaled Scores (SSS) of 148. Letters will be mailed on December 19th informing eligible families of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chair of Popular Harlem Charter School Steps Down</title>
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		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/public-school/chair-of-popular-harlem-charter-school-steps-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chair of The New York French American Charter SchoolElementary or secondary schools that receive public money but have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on School Bus Strike</title>
		<link>http://letstalkschools.com/public-school/update-on-school-bus-strike/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Walcott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elementary school]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leonie Haimson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the Mayor&#8217;s press conference last Friday and Chancellor Walcott&#8217;s letter home warning of &#8220;an immediate system-wide, and in our view, illegal, strike by our bus drivers&#8217; union—local 1181—that could impact yellow bus service for more than 152,000 students citywide&#8221;, parents are left wondering what will happen with school bus transportation. Leonie Haimson over at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manhattan Borough President Wants to Improve NYC Kindergarten Admission Process</title>
		<link>http://letstalkschools.com/admissions/manhattan-borough-president-wants-to-improve-nyc-kindergarten-admission-process/</link>
		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/admissions/manhattan-borough-president-wants-to-improve-nyc-kindergarten-admission-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scott Stringer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An email on one of my parent listserves a few weeks ago said &#8220;Help!  Confused about the K admissions process.&#8221;  This is not uncommon feeling  at this time of year as many parents are knee deep in the private school applications process.   However, many are surprised to hear that, with the exception of Hunter and G&#38;T [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible DOE Immediate School Bus Strike</title>
		<link>http://letstalkschools.com/public-school/possible-doe-immediate-school-bus-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/public-school/possible-doe-immediate-school-bus-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Walcott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elementary school]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYC Schools Chancellor, Dennis Walcott, sent a letter to parents today alerting them to the strong possibility of an immediate system-wide strike by yellow school bus drivers.  Here is the text of the letter: November 18, 2011 Dear Parent or Guardian, We are writing to inform you of the strong possibility of an immediate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents Weigh In On the NYC Public High School Admissions Process</title>
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		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/admissions/parents-weigh-in-on-the-nyc-public-high-school-admissions-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mahalia Watson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Admissions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[School admissions in New York City is not for the faint of heart. Gone are the days of just walking to your neighborhood school and signing your child up to attend. Instead, we have school choice, where parents and children get to choose from the many offerings. But sometimes too much choice is not a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applying to Schools?  Then Come to Our School Information and Networking Night</title>
		<link>http://letstalkschools.com/curriculum/applying-to-schools-then-come-to-our-school-information-and-networking-night/</link>
		<comments>http://letstalkschools.com/curriculum/applying-to-schools-then-come-to-our-school-information-and-networking-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dalton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hunter College Elementary School]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Tis the Season&#8230;the school application season&#8230;and everyone is talking about schools &#8212; at the playground, on anonymous online message boards, at the supermarket&#8211; but are you talking to the right people and are you getting the right information? How do you know what the right school is?  What do you really need to know about tours, [...]]]></description>
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