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Know the News: Trouble in the schools
Last Friday, in an announcement overshadowed by the passage of the gay marriage bill, the mayor announced a deal on the city budget that prevented the layoffs of more than 4,000 teachers. Nevetheless, as a New York Times story today … Continue reading
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Know the News: Gay marriage approved in NY
The most high-profile issue in New York in the past three months has been the effort to legalize gay marriage in New York–or marriage equality as its proponents describe it. The passage Friday of a very controversial bill makes New … Continue reading
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Know the News: The Changing Face of the City
Last semester, virtually every student in Craft did a story on the 2010 Census. Census results will continue to be released for the rest of the year, and you will find them invaluable in the coverage of your community district, … Continue reading
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Know the News: Many New Yorkers are rich
What kind of a city will you be covering in your Craft class and in many of the other courses you take? A city with a lot of very rich people as this story from the Wall Street Journal New … Continue reading
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When you walk into your Craft class in August, you will be assigned one of the city’s community districts to cover as your beat or you will be assigned a subject beat within a single community district. In either case, … Continue reading
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