Cowardly Cuomo Refuses To Own Up To His Own Education Reform Agenda
Here was Governor Cuomo talking about his pro-active education reform agenda this year during his State of the State speech in January:In terms of education, Governor Seward said the standard of education ought to be elevated. It is the highest; education is the chief of our responsibilities. He said that in 1839; it is true today. When it comes to education, I say two words: more and better. We n
Cuomo Says He's Considering Pushing Legislative Changes To Common Core
Well, like I've noted here at Perdido Street School, Governor Cuomo has been silent as NYSED Commissioner King and Regents Chancellor Tisch have gone on their "We're Listening, But We're Really Not Hearing" Common Core tour the past few weeks after King gotten verbally beaten up in Poughkeepsie last month at a state PTA-sponsored forum on the Common Core.I've written that Cuomo's silence
Arne Duncan Doesn't Get To Frame The Common Core Debate
Excellent piece by Stephanie Simon in Politico on the fallout from Arne Duncan's "Common Core opponents are just white suburban moms who have discovered their kids aren't as brilliant as they thought" attack.Simon writes that Duncan and other Common Core proponents are frustrated because the debate over Common Core has splintered into different fights in different localities over differe
Where Is Cuomo On His Education Reform Agenda Now?
A commenter on a Newsday article about the Common Core protests makes the following point:Let's not forget that Cuomo started all of this. He hasn't had much to say lately however..interesting.The louder parents get over the Cuomo/Tisch/King Common Core reform agenda, the quieter Governor Cuomo seems to be.There is some evidence that Cuomo has been polling his education reform agenda, including the APPR teacher evaluation system and charter schools.A Siena poll out this morning shows a plurality of NYers does not like the Common Core and a clear majority think there is too much testing in scho
The Reformers Play The Race Here In New York State
On the heels of Arne Duncan saying Common Core opponents are simply white suburban mothers who have found out their children are not "as brilliant as they thought" comes this doozy in the NY Times:Some of Dr. King’s supporters blame teachers’ unions for whipping up some of the emotion. Timothy Daly, the president of the New Teacher Project, a group focused on teacher effectiveness and al
Siena Poll: A Clear Majority Of NYers Say There Is Too Much Testing In Schools
Some interesting results in the latest Siena poll:New Yorkers are closely divided on whether they believe Common Core standards will make students more college or career ready, with 45 percent confident they will and 49 percent not confident, according to a Siena College Poll of New York voters released today. About a third of voters (34 percent) think Common Core standards are too demanding, whil
NYSED And Regents: We Are Committed To "Uninterrupted Implementation" Of Common Core
In response to the widening protests over the Common Core and the SED/Regents reform agenda, the NYSED released this statement on Friday:"The Board of Regents and the commissioner are committed to the uninterrupted implementation of the Common Core in New York's classrooms. At the same time, however, we will continue to seek public input and will make adjustments along the way."In short,
11-17-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Mulgrew's Recess From The Tests Petition Went Into My JunkmailFound this between the junk mail selling Viagra for 70 cents a pill and a plea from a Hong Kong banker telling me he has $300,000 of my own money he found in a bank account at HSBC:New York's youngest students need teaching and learning, not standardized testing. Sign the Recess from Tests petition » Bloomberg-sty