De Blasio's Inner Circle
Very useful graphic at the Times showing de Blasio closest advisers and counselors.There are some neo-liberal Clintonistas like Harold Ickes on the list (as you would expect given de Blasio's work in the Clinton administration and for Hillary), but no real DFER- or ed deform-red flags that catch my eye.Take a look at the list and let us know what you think - anything that worries you on this list
Suffolk Superintendents To "Embattled" Commissioner King: Slow Down
Newsday front cover story today:School superintendents throughout Suffolk County are uniting to send embattled state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. a strong message: Stop over-testing, slow down the Common Core curriculum and rethink teacher and principal evaluations. One letter -- a detailed, four-page missive supported by all 18 superintendents in the Western Suffolk BOCES district -- w
Sometimes It's Cool To Do Nothing
NAEP scores out - small gains on math and reading.WE MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS!!!SOMEBODY MUST BE FIRED, WE MUST CHANGE EVERYTHING AND MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN!!!WE CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER!!!!CHANGE COMES NOW!!!!
7-11-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Another Bloomberg Education FailureFrom NY1:It's half school, half extracurricular, all hands on. For two years, the city's Summer Quest program has provided extra learning for thousands of struggling students in the South Bronx, nine hours a day, five days a week for five weeks.For the students, the goal is to prevent summer learning loss, a big problem for low-income kids.