Staten Island Advance: Gene Prisco, liberal lion of Staten Island, educator, and activist for the disenfranchised, dies at 70
Excellent obit on Gene. Though I knew this was coming for the past month - and probably longer than that, I'm still having trouble breathing. Just last January we all celebrated Gene and Loretta's 70th birthday - I have some really bad video and so sorry I didn't bring the good camera -- dumb, dumb, dumb. Glad the old crew got to see him a few times since things went downhill starting in August. W
Frank Bruni Coddles Ed Deformers
I'm not sure where to draw that line. Its my kids. Its all personal... Patrick Sullivan in response to "Let's minimize getting personal just because someone has a an opposing viewpoint" on the NYCEd listserve.So much reaction to another no-nothing NY Times columnist: Are kids too coddled: Op-Ed NY Times Raging Horse took 2 shots at Frank Bruni:Are New York Times Opinion Writers Too Coddl
Fred Smith: Mayor Bloomberg's Education Turkey
Public Education Panel Testing, Testing, Testing Teacher Ratings Consultant Stuffing School Closings Charter Schools Co-locations Chancellor Klein Flouting Laws, Rules and Regs. Overcooked Grad Stats Phony Test Bus Drivers Strike Sco
Democratic Committee of Richmond County Annouces Passing of Gene Prisco
Having been a fellow activist and friend for over 40 years, at this point I am not capable of commenting on Gene's passing. We saw him last Tuesday when we picked up Loretta to drive her back to Staten Island from her daughter's place in Villanover where Gene was in hospice care for the past month. There is the medical story, the political story, the friendship story to tell. Due to Loretta's bein
Democratic Committee of Richmond County Annouces Passing of Gene Prisco
Having been a fellow activist and friend for over 40 years, at this point I am not capable of commenting on Gene's passing. We saw him last Tuesday when we picked up Loretta to drive her back to Staten Island from her daughter's place in Villanover where Gene was in hospice care for the past month. There is the medical story, the political story, the friendship story to tell. Due to Loretta's bein
Report on John King/Merryl Tisch Dog and Pony Show in Binghamton
Bearing signs reading “We are human, not machines,” “Oust the King” and “End Fed Ed,” Binghamton area residents let state Education Commissioner John King see — and hear — their discontent with Common Core state standards. “Tell the assembly we’re coming for them. We’re coming for them, we’re angry and we vote,” said Christina Bangel, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Owego-Apalachin Middl
11-26-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: The Opt-Outers: Focus on Change the Stakes in NY MagDespite some inaccuracies, overall a positive article featuring Change the Stakes parents and Jane Hirschman from Time Out From Testing. Here are some comments from the CTS listserve, some focused on one serious factual error in the piece.Article shows opposition NOT driven solely by white suburban moms... Leonie Haimson It was a