| Posted 11/28/2010 at 5:05 PM
City schools chancellor nominee Cathie Black insists she's connected to public education via a highly touted charter school - but a close look shows she's had no contact with students, parents or teachers there. Officials at the Harlem Village Academies admit the school's National Leadership Board, which Black joined just five months ago, has never met.
Government Lies, Corruption and Mismanagement | Posted 11/28/2010 at 4:43 PM
Teachers need to be free from bureaucratic policies that stifle creativity, and they must once again be allowed to inspire learning.
Stories & Grievances | Posted 11/28/2010 at 4:16 PM
As test scores fast become the single and most powerful measurement by which educational outcomes are being judged, more schools might find themselves engaged in what has become a pivotal debate: Should students be rewarded for being friendly, prepared, compliant, a good school citizen, well organized and hard-working? Or should good grades represent exclusively a student’s mastery of the material?