Governor Cuomo Backs John King, Echoes Commissioner By Saying "Change Is Hard"
Sheriff Andy has a lot on his plate these days, with the legislature in almost full rebellion over the Moreland Commission subpoenas, his casino proposal facing trouble, and both pro-and anti-fracking groups wondering just when Hamlet on the Hudson Jr. is going to make a decision on fracking - but that didn't stop him from publicly backing embattled NYSED Commissioner King:As to whether he thinks
Assemblyman Thomas Abinanti Renews Call For Commissioner King To Resign
Apparently the assemblyman is not assuaged by the vaunted new Common Core forums NYSED Commissioner King announced late last week after canceling four parent forums on the Common Core the week before, because he continues to call for King's resignation:Education Commissioner John King should resign immediately. His rigidity makes him unsuited for the position of Education Commissioner.For quite so
Daily News, Post: Fire More Teachers!
Both the Daily News and the Post were very, very sad that the teacher evaluation ratings results showed 92% of teachers around the state were effective or highly effective while 7% were rated developing and 1% ineffective.The Newsies and Posties wanted the evaluation ratings to reflect the proficiency ratings students had on the state test results released earlier this year.In other words, they wa
Carol Burris: Teacher Evaluation Results Were Politically Motivated
From Newsday: Long Island school administrators cast doubt on the merit and usefulness of data released Tuesday by the state Department of Education on teacher and principal performance. Some veteran educators questioned the timing of the announcement about job evaluations, saying it was politically motivated. Districts had earlier received their own results. Carol Burris, principal of South Side
A Syracuse Mother Thanks Her Children's Teachers
This made the rounds on the Internet yesterday, but in case you haven't seen it, give it a listen.It should be required listening at SED and the Board of Regents, where they think their "objective" and "scientific" APPR teacher evaluation system measures the true worth and value of teachers.That evaluation system does no such thing.A video like this, from a mother reading a let
10-22-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Changing The Parent Forums To Almost All Q&A Doesn't Matter If You Have NO Intention To Change The PoliciesNewsday reports the NYSED and Regents are aware they have a big p.r. problem over their radical education reform agenda and they're looking for ways to "relieve" it:Top state education officials, stung by rising public anger over testing, declared Monday t