TARDY LIST
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ACS and DSS are among the worst offenders in the comptroller’s first monthly report on late contracts.
HOME VISIT
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ACORN protestors used public shame to wrestle concessions from a landlord who owns over 30 vacant lots in the city.
STUDYING THE STUDY
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A study that found black New York City students who use vouchers do better than their peers is sparking renewed controversy.
Welfare
FOURTH QUARTER UP
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Welfare caseloads increased in 38 states during the fourth quarter of last year.
Economy
BUILDING EMPIRES
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Businesses and politicos are figuring out how to make Chinatown an Empire Zone without state approval.
Standardized Tests
MATH'S EASY
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Large urban school districts are steadily improving test scores, often outpacing the rest of their state.
ADVANCED TRAINING?
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Only about a third as many people got job training under the Workforce Investment Act as did under its predecessor.
Staten Island
TAX THE BRIDGE
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Advocates of East River bridge tolls say its daily users make more money than the rest of the city.
Neighborhoods
APPLICATION APPROVED
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Regulators have approved HSBC’s purchase of Household International–predatory lending’s poster child.
Welfare
OVERBURNENED
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GAO says low pay and high administrative burdens are crippling the nation’s child welfare agencies.
