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School Chancellor Joel Klein testified before the City Council last Tuesday that the city is badly in need of more flexibility from the state to avoid significant cuts at dozens of public schools. Under the restrictions imposed by New York state, some $63 million in state funds must be spent largely on low-performance and high-poverty schools. More ... A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette. Chancellor Joel I. Klein New York City Department of Education 52 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 Dear Chancellor Klein: I am writing to you regarding the problems that have recently come to light with the Department of Education (DOE)'s new prekindergarten enrollment system. More ... To The Editor: Americans wishing for relief from high energy costs must confront the realities of the situation. Oil is owned and controlled by our enemies and less than friendly allies. Competition for supply is cut-throat, with China using money diplomacy to acquire long-term guarantees insuring its economic growth. More ... To The Editor: Warning: Wildfire Is A Terrorist Weapon. [Terrorists] have said so and must be stopped. I want to mention that we only have one Supertanker firefighting aircraft in our entire country (the DC-10 in California that can squelch an area of fire of 12 football fields in a single drop of retardant which the U.S. More ... To The Editor: Another Memorial Day has gone by, and once again I wish to thank the wonderful people at Quinn's Funeral Home and their associates for the bus trip to Calverton Cemetery and the kindness shown to one and all to help alleviate the sadness of the day. More ... A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette. An Open Letter to the Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors of Saint John's University: The Concerned Residents of Jamaica Estates is a group, comprised of Jamaica Estates residents, who organized with the sole mission of preserving our lovely community. More ... To The Editor: Do you believe that aliens and UFOs exist? I believe that aliens and UFOs are real. However, they are not extraterrestrial but interdimensional. Aliens are actually angels and demons who have been active in our lives since Biblical days. They are pure spirit but can assume corporeal form. They can appear as attractive human beings or hideous creatures. More ... The Paragon© curriculum developed by Mosaica Education, Inc. cited in the article "Our World Charter School Holds Art Auction" ( Western Queens Gazette, May 28, 2008, page 6) is no longer used by Our World Neighborhood Charter School. More ... |
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