When Will Merryl Tisch Be Investigated For Corruption?
A commenter at Capital Confidential wants to know:Why are INVESTIGATIVE journalists so afraid to investigate Tisch? Everyone is afraid of her. King is just doing her bidding. If he had a real original thought (not likely), it would not happen without her permission. There is soooo much more to this story. I think Tisch is controlling the journalists..maybe she has connections to the heads of all o
Regents Refuse To Meet With Parents Over Testing Concerns In NY State
That's the essential takeaway from this exchange:A group of parents concerned about the Board of Regents standardized testing program called on the board to meet with them. Dennis Tompkins, a spokesman for the State Education Department, said people are welcome to show up during the 20 SED meetings scheduled statewide to address concerns and take comments. The fourth session is Thursday evening in
Not De Blasio's Fault
In two months, the NY Post will directly blame this kind of incident on Bill de Blasio:Blood stained the ice at the Bryant Park rink Saturday night, after a feud over a coat erupted in gunfire and two skaters who had been struck by bullets were rushed to the hospital still wearing their skates. Screams rose from a crowd of 150 park-goers as four or five shots rang out at just after 11 p.m. The gun
In Which I Use The Danielson Rubric To Evaluate Buster Keaton
Everyone knows that just as a teacher cannot be a great teacher without a great lesson plan, a director cannot be a great director without a great script.Those teachers who say they use bare bones notes to teach their classes, no matter how great those classes appear to be or how much the students in those classes appear to learn, this teacher can never be a great teacher because she/he does not s
11-9-13 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street SchoolIs Governor Cuomo Looking To Use The Pine Bush Anti-Semitism Allegations To Dump NYSED Commissioner John King?What do you make of this story?Top state officials responded publicly and with distress today to a New York Times article detailing anti-Semitic incidents in the Pine Bush school district. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the State Police and Div