Deadline Mon. Jan. 30 on the state's awful NCLB waiver proposal; please make your voice heard
The NY State Education Department is proposing to submit a NCLB waiver request to the US Dept. of Education that is posted here. The deadline for public comment is 5 PM, this Monday, Jan. 30.
While purporting to create more district “flexibility,” it will actually lead to even more standardized testing, more test prep, more teachers unfairly fired and schools closed, and hundreds of millions of dollars wasted, while our kids suffer from budget cuts and even larger classes.
Please send a message today! A sample email, adapted and expanded from a letter signed onto by 1/3 of all NYS principals, is below. The comments should be sent to eseathnktank@mail.nysed.gov, with a copy to the Regents who appoint the Commissioner, and Speaker Silver, who is responsible for the appointment of the