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August 24, 2010 |
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|
An investigation found Debbie Rizzo, a school secretary assigned to
Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College in Queens,
misappropriated thousands of dollars in public funds
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|
August 11, 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found Milcedes Pepin, an assistant principal assigned
to A.Philip Randolh HS used "FlexiSPY" software to access email accounts
of other principals |
|
July 21 , 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found Maria Penaherrera, a principal formerly assigned
to PS 114 in Brooklyn, committed various financial infractions |
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July 20 , 2010 |
|
|
An investigation into a school teacher's unauthorized trip outside of
the US with students during spring vacation of 2007 |
|
July 14 , 2010 |
|
|
An investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of Nicole
Suriel, a 12-year-old female student at the Columbia Secondary School ,
who drowned during a class trip to Long Beach |
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June 22 , 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found Jill Schifter and Anthony Maulella defrauded the
DOE out of tuition cost |
|
June 16 , 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found Kostas Andrikopoulos, owner of Hara Electric,
defrauded the DOE of more than a million dollars |
|
June 3 , 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found Albert Attoh and others stole $644,313.69 from a
DOE small payment process account at JP Morgan Chase |
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May 19, 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found that Opportunity Charter School failed to
adequately supervise staff and follow school policy |
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March 3, 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found that Custodian Edwin Hendricks stole more than
$29,000 in DOE funds |
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January 19, 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found that Cornelius Schulman, a computer technician,
stole DOE equipment approximately worth $49,000 |
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January 6, 2010 |
|
|
An investigation found that Quintin Cedeno, a DOE principal assigned to
the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in
Queens, solicited oral sex from at least 4 male students from the
school. |
|
December 1, 2009 |
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|
An investigation found that Donnett Davis, a parent coordinator assigned
to ACORN High School for Social Justice, used DOE telephone billing
records to defraud Verizon of more than $500,000 in merchandise and
other valuables. |
|
August 19, 2009 |
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|
An investigation found that DOE teacher assigned to Hostos-Lincoln
Academy of Science in the Bronx inappropriately touched a number of
female students ranging from 11-years-old to 17-years-old. |
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July 7, 2009 |
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|
An investigation found that DOE Steamfitter Philip Szot ordered copper
pipe and associated materials for repairs at nine schools, but diverted
these materials to his own use.
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|
June 24, 2009 |
|
|
DOE Custodian Kim Tatum, assigned to PS84 in Brooklyn, created time
records and other documents which falsly indicated that Dwight Beharrie
was working as a cleaner at PS84 |
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June 11, 2009 |
|
|
DOE Teacher assigned to Stuyvesant HS in Manhattan was arrested as a
result of an investigation which found he touched at least four students
in an inappropriate manner over the course of two years |
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May 4, 2009 |
|
|
An investigation found that the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Music
and Art Program was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a
17-year old female DOE student |
|
April 23, 2009 |
|
|
An investigation found that an assistant track coach took female
students on an unauthorized trip to Dartmouth College to participate in
the Dartmouth Relays |
|
March 19, 2009 |
|
|
IBM subcontractor falsified payroll records relating to work in NYC
schools |
|
March 17, 2009 |
|
|
DOE custodian steals nearly $100,000 in DOE funds in "No Show" job
scheme |
|
March 11, 2009 |
|
|
Former senior procurement analyst misappropriated more than $60,000 in
DOE funds between September of 2004 and January 2007 |
|
December 3, 2008 |
|
|
An investigation found that tampering occurred on the June 2008
Integrated Algebra Regents Examination at the High School for ("
Contemporary Arts") in the Bronx |
|
November
17, 2008 |
|
|
An investigation found School Aide stole more than $27,500 in DOE funds
by submitting false and unauthorized reimbursement claims |
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October 21, 2008 |
|
|
An investigation found an Independent Service Provider continued to
defraud DOE after being banned from doing business with the DOE |
|
August 25, 2008 |
|
|
An investigation found that Professional Development Associates, Inc
("PDA") submitted four forged references to the DOE and thereby obtained
a contract through which PDA billed the DOE more than 1.7 million
dollars |
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June 25,
2008 |
|
|
A School Aide assigned to JHS 126 in Brooklyn engaged in a pattern of
inappropriate behavior toward at least nine female students and one male |
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June 5, 2008 |
|
|
DOE Custodial Employees steal more than $60,000 in DOE funds over a
period of 5 year period |
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May 7,
2008 |
|
|
A former School volunteer, Colin Leahy, assigned to PS 236 in Brooklyn
was arrested and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a
child. Leahy had inappropriate interaction with male students.
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|
March
27,
2008 |
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|
|
A math teacher, Derek Platov, assigned to IS 145 in Queens was arrested
for submitting falsified Jury Duty Certificate of Service to obtain
additional time off from work
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February
27,
2008 |
|
|
A teacher assigned to Port Richmond High School on Staten Island, Dianne
Kinsella, misappropriated more than $2,000 in funds from the school's
robotics program |
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February
12,
2008 |
|
|
An investigation found a DOE vendor, DynTek Inc., engaged a
subcontractor to service the DOE's Instructional and Information
Technology (DIIT) over a four year period in violation of its contract
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|
February 5,
2008 |
|
|
An investigation found that School Secretaries Karen Boucher and Renee
Scriven, jointly and individually, siphoned more than $200,00 from
Garret A. Morgan Elementary School (PS 132) in the Bronx between
September 2002 and December 2005 |
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January 3,
2008 |
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|
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A non-tenured teacher made sexual and harassing comments to
several 14-year old female students in the classes he was assigned to
teach and as a result was arrested on the charge of endangering the
welfare of a child |
|
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December
11, 2007 |
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|
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Lawrence Siegel, a 56-year-old retired assistant principal formerly
assigned to IS 72 on Staten Island, received massages from a 12-year-old
female student in his office at the school |
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November
19, 2007 |
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|
|
A DOE temporary worker, Tyrone Avila, employed by TempForce submitted
fraudulent timesheets enabling him to receive in excess of $50,000 pay
for hours in which he did not work |
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October 30,
2007 |
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|
|
An investigation found, a 58-year-old Social Studies teacher at
the Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology, engaged in
sexual intercourse and other sexual activities with a female student and
a former male student from the school
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October 9,
2007 |
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|
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An investigation found Theodore Smith, a DOE teacher, threatened the
life of Jack Tillem, an arbitrator who was presiding at a disciplinary
hearing of 27 charges of misconduct concerning Smith's assignment as
a physical education teacher |
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August 13,
2007 |
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|
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An investigation found Shango Blake, Principal of IS 109 in Queens,
misappropriated $30,000 of school funds and had no reasonable
explanation for not paying bills for which the money had been collected |
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August 7,
2007 |
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|
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An investigation found that Maritza Tamayo, Principal of the Unity
Center for Urban Technologies had a personal friend perform a Santeria
ceremony at the school during a break when no students were in
attendance |
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August 2,
2007 |
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|
The principal of PS 91 in Brooklyn failed to report allegations of
sexual abuse which came to light following the arrest of a custodial
worker who later was cleared of all charges
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August 1,
2007 |
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|
|
An investigation into NYC DOE's construction of a library/resource room
at the Division of School Facilities central building located in Long
Island City, Queens
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July 24,
2007 |
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|
|
A 49-year-old substitute teacher, Michael Williams, at Long Island City
High School in Queens was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare
of a child
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July 10,
2007 |
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|
|
A Special Education Teacher Support Services provider doing business
with the DOE submitted claims to the DOE totaling approximately $14,000
using the name of a retired male teacher who was never employed by the
center
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June 26,
2007 |
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|
|
SCI released a detailed 67 page report of an investigation into the
findings of a prior investigation conducted by the NYC DOE Office of the
Special Investigations ("OSI")
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April 11,
2007 |
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A 46 year-old physical education teacher submitted false and altered
documents to excuse nine days of absences from work-one of which was
used to attend the sentencing of her mother, Lynne F. Stewart, at the
United States District Court in Manhattan
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|
February
28, 2007 |
|
|
A 55-year old school secretary assigned to Queens High School for the
Sciences at York College stole more than$25,000 in DOE funds |
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February 14, 2007 |
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|
A 40-year old Speech teacher assigned to PS138 in the Bronx, provided false
address information to enroll two of her children at PS71 in the Bronx even
though the the family resides in Westchester County
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February 13, 2007 |
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A 52-year-old teacher unlawfully recorded conversations between other DOE
employees without their consent and wrote anonymous letters to parents urging
them to lodge complaints against them
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February 7, 2007 |
|
|
A Home Instruction Teacher received payment for claimed instruction to a
student who was deceased |
|
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January 25, 2007 |
|
|
A 63-year-old attorney and a hearing officer at Region 1 in the Bronx,
sexually harassed three female DOE employees |
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|
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An investigation into allegations of financial irregularities concerning
Korean language at Bronx HS Science |
|
January 5, 2007 |
|
|
School aide assigned to Queens High School for Science at York College
behaved inappropriately toward female students
|
|
December
21, 2006 |
|
|
Personnel at the High School for Youth and Community Development
compromised the integrity of the june 2005 Living Environment Regents |
|
December
12, 2006 |
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|
Occupational therapist Jay Sarkar and Poonam Batra,independent
contractors, submitted documents which falsely described services
provided to students |
|
November
28, 2006 |
|
|
A 41-year old teacher at PS345 in Brooklyn engaged in a pattern of
inappropriate behavior toward six female students raging in age from six
to twelve |
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November
16, 2006 |
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|
A self-employed Psychologist, who provided services for the DOE,
falsified assessment reports for 26 special education students and
received more than $10,000 in public school funds to which he was not
entitled |
|
November
14, 2006 |
|
|
13 New York City Department of Education custodians, vendors, and vendor
employees in the purported purchase of cleaning supplies |
|
November 9, 2006 |
|
|
A teacherassigned to the Acorn School for Social Justice in Brooklyn,
had inappropriate interaction with two male students at the school |
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November
6,
2006 |
|
|
A teacher at Philip Randolph High School, had inappropriate relationship
with a female student who was then 18 years old |
|
October 25,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found SES providers failed to adhere to its contract
with the Department of Education |
|
October 4,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found a Social Studies teacher assigned to JHS 259 in
Brooklyn, had an inappropriate relationship with and otherwise behaved
inappropriately toward two students |
|
September
26,
2006 |
|
|
Two DOE teachers submitted fraudulent medical documentation on various
occasions to cover their sick days
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|
September
21,
2006 |
|
|
A former DOE psychologist knowingly and wrongfully accepted and used DOE
salary to which he was not entitled
|
|
September
20,
2006 |
|
|
Misconduct at the DOE Scan Center
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|
August 29, 2006 |
|
|
DOE psychologist arrested for falsifying student evaluation documents
|
|
August 14, 2006 |
|
|
DOE Employee Arrested for Stealing over $100,000 in Special Education
Funds
|
|
July 25, 2006 |
|
|
An investigation determined that Eastco and All Building engaged in
collusive bidding for three building repair contract, each worth $3.3
million dollars
|
|
June 14,
2006 |
|
|
Low-income students who were eligible to take Advance Placement
Examinations free of charge were required by their schools to pay as
much as $52
per exam |
|
June 6,
2006 |
|
|
A Teacher attempted to take a leave of absence without pay to cover the
period of time that he would be incarcerated in New Jersey |
|
June 5,
2006 |
|
|
DOE Employee stole more than $10,000 in DOE funds through a scheme by
which she received reimbursement for items she never purchased or items
she returned |
|
May 11,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found that Sidney Massey, a former school principal,
put school children a t risk by allowing a volunteer unrestricted access
to the school |
|
May1, 2006 |
|
|
An investigation found a former Parent coordinator continued to receive
salary payments even after she had resigned |
|
April 24,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found
school personnel at PS122 in Queens compromised the integrity of the
process used to determine which students were eligible for free lunch |
|
|
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March 7,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found that certain SES providers engaged in
questionable business practices in dealing with the DOE |
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|
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February
14,
2006 |
|
|
A former Department of Education Principal and his wife, a DOE Teacher,
avoid paying NYC tuition |
|
December
12,
2005 |
|
|
A Teacher claimed to be on military leave and deployed to New Orleans to
provide Hurricane Katrina relief when, in fact, he had traveled to
Brazil for personal reasons
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October 24,
2005 |
|
|
A payroll secretary abuses her position to defraud the DOE
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September
29,
2005 |
|
|
A principal gives incorrect advice to parents about filling out lunch
applications
|
|
August 16,
2005 |
|
|
A teacher worked as the New York Scandia Symphony conductor while out
sick from her employment with the Department of Education
|
|
August 2,
2005 |
|
|
A Department of Education Employee Arrested for Sex Abuse
|
|
June 30,
2005 |
|
|
a teacher assigned to
Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens, claimed to be sick when, in
fact, he was in Japan on a professional wrestling tour |
|
May 3,
2005 |
|
|
SCI Report of an inappropriate relationship between a DOE teacher, Barry
Schenker, and a 19 year old female student
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|
April 20,
2005 |
|
|
Arrested a former school aide and custodial cleaner, Carlos Osario for
13,179.51 in long distance charges on a DOE account
|
|
March 22,
2005 |
|
|
SCI Report of Arrested Teacher in Test Taking Scam
|
|
February
1, 2005 |
|
|
SCI Report of DOE
Vendor and it's owner failed to pay prevailing wages and benefits which
included ghost employees
|
|
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|
|
January 7,
2005 |
|
|
SCI Report of
substantiated sexual encounters between DOE Teacher and female student
SCI Report of
substantiated sexual encounters between DOE School Aide and female
student |
|
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|
|
December
20, 2004 |
|
|
SCI Report of Two DOE Aides who had sexual encounters with Students at
Lehman HS in the Bronx |
|
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|
|
December
15, 2004 |
|
|
SCI Report Two DOE Employees commit perjury during a suspension hearing
involving a 13 yr old male student
|
|
|
|
|
December
2, 2004 |
|
|
The Second Release regarding DOE Records found in the trash |
|
|
|
|
October
14, 2004 |
|
|
Report
on the Transportation of Disabled Public School Students by Ambulence
|
|
|
|
|
September
29, 2004 |
|
|
Former
Street Academy HS Principal Mishandles Assault & Possible Sexual Abuse
Compliant
|
|
|
|
|
September
21, 2004 |
|
|
Former
NYC DOE Local Instructional Superintendent Arrested for Filing Forged
Documents Relating to Her Credentials |
|
|
|
August
26, 2004 |
|
|
Teacher
Arrested for Stealing Retirement Funds from the DOE |
|
|
|
|
June
29, 2004 |
|
|
Investigation
Uncovers Time Abuse By NYC DOE Assistant Principals |
|
|
|
|
April
30, 2004 |
|
|
SCI
Investigation Uncovers Test Tampering by School District 24
|
|
March
5, 2004 |
|
|
Deputy
Chancellor Diana Lam is Caught Helping Husband Land $100,000 Position with
Education Department |
|
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|
February
4, 2004 |
|
|
SCI
Investigation Report On Problems with Food Procurement within the NYC
Department of Education
|
|
December
23, 2003 |
|
|
Investigation
Uncovers The Failure of The Boys Choir of Harlem Executives to Report
Allegations of Sexual Abuse Involving a Student By an Employee
|
|
June
30, 2002 |
|
|
Report
of the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School
District from September 1, 1999 to June 30, 2002
|
|
June
28, 2002 |
|
|
Salesman
Indicted for Bribery and Submitting False Bids in Connection with a BOE
Purchase - President of Office Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Felony
Antitrust Violation and Company Agrees to pay $400,000 in Civil Penalties
|
|
August 8,
2001 |
|
|
Home
Instruction Teacher Cheats Children Out of an Education and the Board of
Education Out of Money
|
|
July 20,
2001 |
|
|
Assistant
Principal Found to Have History of Inappropriate Behavior with Students
|
|
June 28,
2001
|
|
|
Victims
on Trial: The Treatment of Sex-Abuse Victims and Victims of Other Serious
Crimes in Board of Education Student Suspension Hearings
|
|
June 27,
2001
|
|
|
Bad
Advice from Chancellor's District Contributes to a Failure to Report Sex
Abuse to the Police\
|
|
June 21,
2001
|
|
|
Doctor
who lost License due to Sexual Misconduct
|
|
June 8,
2001
|
|
|
Failing
Students Promoted |
|
April 5, 2001
|
|
|
Custodian
Uses NYC Board of Education Funds to Finance Personal Expenses |
|
January
31, 2001
|
|
|
High
School Dean Sexually Abused a 15-year-old Male Student |
|
November
20, 2000
|
|
|
Dangerous
Consequences: Officials at Brooklyn Technical High School Fail to Report
Armed Robberies to the Police |
|
November
15, 2000
|
|
|
After
14 Arrests Teacher Still Employed by the N.Y.C. B.O.E. |
|
November
1, 2000
|
|
|
Hijacked
On The Technology Superhighway: The Fleecing of District 29 |
|
September
21, 2000
|
|
|
Failure
to Report Serious Allegations at IS 278/M180
Schools |
|
August 11, 2000
|
|
|
Investigation
Finds Additional Cheating by Educators at CESS 88 in the Bronx |
|
May 2, 2000
|
|
|
Cheating
Continues in City Schools
|
|
March
16, 2000
|
|
|
Enrollment
and Attendance Manipulation at Brandeis HS
|
|
December
7, 1999 |
|
|
Wide
Spread Educator Misconduct Reported on Standardized Test
|
|
August
1999
|
|
|
Blind
Faith: An Investigation into the Hiring Practices for Non-B.O.E. Personnel
|
|
June
30, 1999
|
|
|
Riker's
Island School Inflates Enrollment
|
|
April
31, 1999
|
|
|
Salwa
Ali
|
|
April
28, 1999
|
|
|
B.O.E.
Intern Gets Paid for Seven Years without Working
|
|
April
15, 1999
|
|
|
An
Investigation into Community School District 14
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March
2, 1999 |
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