The Burgeoning Counterattacks Against The NYSED/Regents Reform Agenda - When Will The Teachers Unions Get On The Right Side Of The Fight?
In the middle of this Capital NY article about the teachers unions in Rochester and Syracuse appealing the many "developing" and "ineffective" ratings handed out to teachers in those two cities is this:“The results of this process are a clear indictment of this process,” said Adam Urbanski, president of the Rochester Teachers Association. “If the commissioner and the Regents co
Journal News: Commissioner King Should Listen To Parents Or Be Fired
Here in NYC, the newspaper editorial writers treat NYSED Commissioner John King with kid gloves, lovingly framing everything this edu-hack does as visionary and critical for helping students to learn.A Lohud Journal News editorial, however takes the kid gloves off and gives him a well-deserved working over:The state Education Department has announced a series of 12 new forums on Common Core standa
Daily News: Pearson's Common Core Curriculum Is A Mess
Yesterday I posted about complaints teachers and students have over the Engage NY Common Core ELA curriculum provided by he NY State Education Department.Today the New York Daily News reports the Common Core curriculum developed by Pearson for kindergarten is is problematic as well:Are you smarter than a kindergartner?Adults asked by the Daily News to complete a new vocabulary exercise offered to
Why Won't NYSED Commissioner John King Hold A Common Core Meeting In NYC?
.@jessicabakeman pl ask Tisch or King why no forums out of 16 to take place in NYC where 1/3 of all students reside— leonie haimson (@leoniehaimson) October 19, 2013Surely Bloomberg and Walcott can provide the same NYPD cops they have at the PEP rubber stamp meetings to make sure NYSED Commissioner John King feels safe at a NYC town hall meeting on Common Core?And yet, no meeting here in NYC where
10-19-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street SchoolRegent Harry Phillips: John King A "Good Guy," Regents Won't Fire HImAfter a week of getting beat up in the press and on the Internet with nary a prominent education reform voice coming to defend him, NYSED Commissioner John King received support from a member of the Board of Regents:A member of the state Education Department’s Board of Regents