NYSED Commissioner John King Finally Announces Common Core Meetings For NYC
From Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:ALBANY—The state Education Department plans to announce three New York City public hearings on the state's adoption of the more difficult Common Core curriculum standards, two weeks after scheduling 16 forums in upstate New York and on Long Island. There will likely be at least five meetings in New York City, and the state expects to hold them by the end of the y
Education Reform In Trouble
Anthony Cody at Gates Foundation Week:From coast to coast, the billionaire-backed education reform project is back-pedaling, and there are signs of desperation showing up all over. At Education Nation there was little attention paid to the fractured fairytale that corporate reform has become, but the cracks are appearing everywhere now.At a recent conference of mayors, few would even utter the wor
Mulgrew: I Support Common Core
From Schoolbook:At Tuesday's hearing before the state Senate's Standing Committee on Education, city teachers union president Michael Mulgrew said he supports the goals of the Common Core, which emphasize more critical thinking and writing."But the roll-out has been horrible," he said, referring to what he called a lack of curriculum materials and teacher preparation. Mulgrew said the st
Here's A DOE Policy Change I'm On Board With
From the NY Post:Styrofoam companies are about to lose their lunch over a city plan to replace the foam trays in school cafeterias with an eco-friendly compostable version. The Department of Education said it tested the new trays in a small pilot program last spring, and is currently trying them again at four schools. The department plans to increase the program to 32 schools next month, and is as
Not One Speaker Supported The Common Core Rollout
Another great article about the John King Common Core forum held in Port Chester on Monday, this one from the Pearl River Patch:Dozens of angry Westchester and Rockland County parents and educators Monday vented their frustrations over the rollout of New York’s Common Core Curriculum, and urged state Education Commissioner John King, Jr. to delay the program until it is improved.In one of several
10-29-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: The UFT Evaluation Team Sends An Email To UFT MembersDunno if you got this in your email box from Mikey Mulgrew and the "UFT Evaluation Team," but it arrived in my in-box this morning:Teachers across the city are facing significant challenges caused by the Department of Education's poor implementation of the new evaluation and development system. To resolve these p