Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Andrew Cuomo, No Friend to Public Education « Diane Ravitch's blog

Andrew Cuomo, No Friend to Public Education « Diane Ravitch's blog:


Andrew Cuomo, No Friend to Public Education

Principal Carol Burris is one of the co-founders of the Long Island principals’ revolt against high-stakes testing. When she heard that Governor Cuomo’s commission would be holding hearings in New York City, she joined up with fellow principal Harry Leonardatos and they headed for the hearings.
Read their gripping account of the proceedings, where the deck was stacked in favor of the corporate agenda.
They were among the first to register, but soon discovered that they would not be allowed to speak.
Who was allowed to speak? Campbell Brown, an ex-anchor for CNN who spoke about sex abuse in the schools;