It is in the less desirable and more troubled systems, the nation's urban and rural school districts, that administrators currently have tremendous difficulty finding sufficient numbers of certified teachers. (educationnext.org)
The New York City educator brought into the Hempstead district seven months ago to turn around Long Island's most troubled system is going public with accusations that the school board's majority has derailed his academic reforms and efforts to root out corruption, mismanagement and waste. (nystateofpolitics.com)
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on Thursday appointed veteran administrator Jack Bierwirth as a «distinguished educator» for the Hempstead school district, a highly unusual move to bolster efforts to turn around the chronically troubled system. (newsday.com)