State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk Tells John King To Listen To Parents
From Capital Confidential:Dear Dr. King, I was greatly saddened to read about your decision to suspend four planned PTA-sponsored Town Hall Meetings on the Common Core. Common Core and the standardized testing mandates we’ve placed on our schools, teachers and students are among the most significant challenges ever faced by our public education system. They deserve a full airing, and those involve
Bloomberg Administration: We Went A Whole Week Without A Murder!
No murders in NYC last week. Murders down 26% this year off last year's record low.— howard wolfson (@howiewolf) October 14, 2013That tweet got some interesting reactions:@azi @nycmayorsoffice First time I've seen a mayor's office call attention to 6 days without a reported murder.— BinghamtonNow (@BinghamtonNow) October 14, 2013And this:"@howiewolf MT: No NYC murder last week. Murders down 2
De Blasio Says Bloomberg's Late Term Charter Co-Locations Will Be Subject To Review If He Is Elected Mayor
Doesn't sound like Eva's charter school march changed de Blasio's take on charter school co-locations too much:With just two and a half months left in his administration, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is busy tying up loose ends and attempting to secure some of his most ambitious policy objectives."The city’s Department of Education is giving the green light to open or expand 23 charter schools bef
Commissioner King's Firing Won't Solve The Problems With Common Core And The State's Education Reform Agenda
Techydad points out how getting John King fired from NYSED won't solve the problems that we're having in the NY State public education system:Even now, people are calling for King’s resignation. Sadly, I don’t think this will cause real change. Instead Commissioner King will likely become a scapegoat. He will be publicly fired and blamed for the fiasco. Then, they will appoint a new commission
No Reformer Comes To Commissioner John King's Defense
Lat spring, College Board President David Coleman said this about NYSED Commissioner John King:“These are hard times for New York City and New York State,” Coleman said. “The vultures are out. There is a culture in our city and state right now of trying to take people down, including the commissioner to my left.” Coleman then implored the mostly friendly audience, which included former superintend
Garden City Parents Upset NYSED Commissioner King Canceled Town Hall Meeting On Common Core Concerns
From Patch:New York State education commissioner John King has "suspended" Tuesday's roundtable discussion on the new Common Core standards until further notice.The Garden City School District, in conjunction with Nassau PTA, was hosting the forum at the high school. Parents and educators from across the county were invited to attend. King also called off three other forums scheduled to
NYSED Commissioner King's Charter School Chain Does Not Have To Use APPR Teacher Evaluation System
Just outrageous:State Education Commissioner John King is overhauling the state’s method of evaluating teachers, but the charter schools he used to run aren’t participating. The high-performing Uncommon Schools — which include 20 schools in Brooklyn — have opted out of receiving federal Race to the Top funds, meaning they don’t have to follow the new state rules in teacher evaluations.“Uncommon Sc
10-13-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Is Commissioner John King Now A Liability To The Education Deform Movement?CNY Teacher posts that NYSED Commissioner had a difficult week.On Thursday, he got beaten up pretty badly at a state PTA-sponsored town hall meeting on the Common Core in Poughkeepsie, as parents attacked him over his education reform agenda, problems with the Common Core standards, the inBloom data p
