Principals in Harlem are using firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.

Principals in Harlem are using firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.

The Panel for Educational Policy voted unanimously to implement a policy that bans most bake sales but allows students to sell premade items including Pop-Tarts and Doritos.

A campaign has led to the firing for incompetence of only three of New York City’s 55,000 tenured teachers.

In its first two years, a stepped-up campaign has led to the firing of only three of New York City’s 55,000 tenured teachers for incompetence.

New York City education officials plan to make it harder for public schools to receive high marks on their progress reports.

Hearings have exposed anger over the Bloomberg administration’s decision to close many big schools, but officials say smaller schools tend to perform better.

New York officials say smaller schools generally outperform larger ones in serving children in high-needs communities. That has led to the closing of many large schools.

A study by Scott Stringer, Manhattan borough president, estimated that more than one-third of public school buildings in Manhattan have hazardous violations.

While New York City schools are struggling with budget cuts, the Department of Education had proposed a ban on raffles, after already banning bake sales.