De Blasio - A Public School Parent Who Could Be Mayor
Dana Rubenstein at Capital NY:De Blasio pointed out that if he wins, he will become the first mayor in the city's history with children in public school.It's not a claim I could substantiate. I can say with certainly, however, that he would be the first mayor with a child in public school at the time he was mayor in at least 50 years.(Abe Beame sent his children to public school, but they graduate
Where Was Merryl Tisch During The Bloomberg Years?
The Daily News today:The next mayor can expect city students’ test scores to rise, a top state education official predicted Thursday, while also cautioning they shouldn’t be the sole indicator of whether education reforms are working. Tisch noted scores inevitably rise as schools get familiar with a new exam. She also urged the public to evaluate the city’s education policies on other criteria — i
The UFT Will Get A Second Chance At The Endorsement - They Can Still Make Things Right
NYC Educator wonders if the UFT blew the chance to have a big impact on the mayor's race by endorsing Bill Thompson back in June before it was clear how the race was going to shake out.He has a point.The UFT endorsed back in June because the leadership wanted to run the endorsement by the Delegate's Assembly to get their rubber stamp approval before summer break.The UFT leadership claimed the Thom
Time To Sue Arne Duncan And The USDOE
From Politico:An unprecedented set of recent Education Department decisions about No Child Left Behind waivers is at the least an overreach and at the very worst illegal, a chorus of critics say.Last week, the department declared NCLB waivers for Kansas, Oregon and Washington state “high-risk” because each state has more work to do in tying student growth to teacher evaluations – a major requireme
8-22-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: DFER's Ally With Tea Party To Bring Charter Schools To KentuckyOne of the arguments we have heard from education reform groups like Democrats For Education Reform for why progressive educators shouldn't ally with right wing Tea Party types in a common cause against Common Core is that right wing Tea Party types hold views in anathema to progressives on other issues - from vo