Special Interests Co-Opt Common Core Forums In NYC
@NY1thecall I was the only one who spoke out against the Common Core and testing in Bklyn. Forum taken over by StudentsFirst charter.— CriticalClassrooms (@lapham_katie) December 11, 2013 @lapham_katie Is King going to say special interests co opted the meeting? 95% anti regents reform across the rest of the state.— Chris Cerrone (@Stoptesting15) December 11, 2013 Ah, but they're John King's speci
A Call For Governor Cuomo To Take A Stand On Education
It's a blog piece by Yancey Roy from a week ago, but it was going around twitter and it makes some good points I wanted to repost:Across New York, school issues appear to be at a boiling point.Whether it’s the Common Core curriculum, online student data or teacher and principal job reviews, parents have voiced anger and frustration statewide and on Long Island this fall. There’s sure to be politic
Bureaucratic Madness
Got a letter from an official bureaucratic entity stating that I must take immediate action on something or grave consequences will ensue.The letter was postmarked December 3, but I just received it yesterday, December 9.The deadline for taking action before the grave consequences ensue is Friday December 13 (how's that for an ominous date?).Over the weekend, I posted about frustration with bureau
Is Carmen Farina Now The Frontrunner To Be Chancellor?
From Capital NY:Carmen Farina, a leading chancellor contender, not only shares an educational philosophy nearly identical to Bill de Blasio’s, but helped to construct the mayor-elect’s beliefs during the decade she has advised him on school issues.“They are of one mind,” said Dorothy Siegel, an education advocate, former District 15 school board member and a close ally of Farina and de Blasio.Sour
Bloomberg To Force Flu Vaccinations On Pre School, Day Care Children
From Politicker:On Wednesday, with just three weeks to go until he leaves office, Mr. Bloomberg’s controversial Board of Health is set to vote on new rules that would force children as young as six months old to be immunized each year before December 31 if they attend licensed day care or pre-school programs. “Young children have a high risk of developing severe complications from influenza. One-t
12-9-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Randi Weingarten and The Day of Misdirection. Oh wait, that's every day for her...That's Michael Fiorillo's response to Randi Weingarten p.r. over today's "Day of Action" to recalaim the promise of public education.And indeed, there is a diversionary tactic in this call to action.Even as our union leaders take millions of dollars from Bill Gates to promote the CCSS