Does Anyone Really Vote Based On Newspaper Endorsements?
The neo-liberals at the Times endorsed Quinn.I am not surprised.Some people thought de Blasio might get the endorsement.I didn't think that would happen.When you look at their neo-liberal positions on so many other issues at the NY Times, the Quinn endorsement makes the most sense - phony liberals endorsing another phony liberal.As Dan Levitan put it, the newspaper that endorsed the 2nd and 3rd Bl
Common Core Test Scores Are Now Accessible - NYC Parents Blog Has Some Great Advice Before You See Your Child's Scores
See that advice here.My favorite point is:Know that these tests are part of a movement to privatize public education by convincing parents that our children are underperforming, compared with other countries, and a massive restructuring of the public education system is the only thing that will save the future of the US; this would involve higher standards, better teachers (which requires a de-uni
Anthony Weiner In Car Crash
From the Daily News: Mayoral wanna-be Anthony Weiner got in a three-car pile up on the FDR drive Saturday at 8:30 a.m., according to the fire department. “This morning, on the FDR drive, there was a chain reaction car accident,” spokeswoman Barbara Morgan confirmed. “All are OK.” She did not say who was traveling with Weiner at the time.Gee, I hope he wasn't texting while he was driving.
Will Somebody Explain How The NYSED And NYCDOE Are Going To Calculate These Growth Measures For APPR For Me?
From the menu from hell known as the Measures Of Student Learning that was imposed upon us by NYSED Commissioner John King, we learn that the PSAT will be used as the baseline for growth measurements for ELA and math teachers who teach classes that end in a Regents exam.Exactly how does the PSAT align to the ELA or math Regents exams?Were these tests devised to see how much "growth" students made
One Michigan Lawmaker Wants Governor Rick Snyder, Lawmakers And Education Officials To Take The Common Core Tests Students Take
This sounds good to me:LANSING -- With the fight over the Common Core State Standards set to resume in both House and Senate hearings next week, one opponent in the legislature wants lawmakers taking the same tests students will face. Rep. Tom McMillin (R-Rochester Hills), who has been vocally opposed to the standards, is sponsoring a bill that would require state officials including the governor
It's Time For Bill Gates To Get Out Of His Public Education Malanthropy Work And Go Save Microsoft
Microsoft is a disaster.CEO Steve Ballmer announced his retirement on Friday, though it seems he was pushed from the company for his many failures:The company portrayed the departure as voluntary, but it comes amid rising complaints among investors and a month after a disappointing earnings report sent the company’s share price down by 11 percent.Among the problems was a $900 million write-off rel
8-23-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Time To Sue Arne Duncan And The USDOEFrom 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 tyi