Bloomberg Looking To Stick Next Mayor With Multi-Year "Children First" Network Contracts
The NYCDOE has got charter school creation and space sharing in the pipeline for the next few years.
Now it turns out that they're looking to sign multi-year contracts with the Children First networks to force the next mayor to keep Bloomberg's school system structure:
Now it turns out that they're looking to sign multi-year contracts with the Children First networks to force the next mayor to keep Bloomberg's school system structure:
Intent on preserving the Bloomberg administration’s education legacy, the Department of Education has hired a favored consulting firm to craft a plan that would safeguard a signature policy.
The city has hired the Parthenon Group to assess the strengths and weaknesses of system through which principals choose support organizations to provide professional development, curriculum, and budgeting help.
The consulting firm, which has previously studied school closures and small schools for the
Maryland Teachers Union Sues Over Teacher Evaluation System
From Gates Foundation Education Week:
The Maryland State Education Association, the largest state teachers' union in Maryland, plans to seek a court injunction to stop state-approved teacher evaluation systems from being imposed on several county school districts. They plan to argue that the state has usurped what should be the districts' power to decide, along with local teachers' unions, which tests are included in the portions of evaluations tied to student growth.
The association, along with several school districts, say that the Maryland School Assessments (MSA) and the upcoming assessments from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) aligned to the Common Core State Standards carry too much