Good To See Chris Quinn Leave For Good
.@ChrisCQuinn leaves the building for the final time. Pops her head into the press room to say goodbye. pic.twitter.com/hNJmgu1Gnm— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) December 19, 2013It's a shame she's not leaving in handcuffs escorted by a contingent of police.But I say that about almost every politician I can think of.I'm sure there will be plenty of enrichment opportunities to come her way now that she
Shelly Silver And Cathy Nolan Decide NYSED's InBloom Plan Is A Problem
From Daily Politics:State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Education Committee Chairman Catherine Nolan are trying to put the brakes on the state Ed Department's release of student data to outside vendor InBloom, saying it's just too risky right now. The data dump of attendance, grades and test scores -- plus disciplinary records and disabilities -- is supposed to fuel the SED's EngageNY web po
Bloomberg Claims His Education Reforms Are "Poster Child" For National Reform
The Daily News is doing Bloomberg "legacy" pieces today and the story on education by Ben Chapman is pretty good.Here's the opening: He ran for office as the Education Mayor, but his report card is mixed — at best. Mayor Bloomberg’s overhaul of the public schools was one of the most ambitious projects in the history of city government — backed by a doubling of the education budget during
Republican Congressman Wants Poor School Children To Sweep Floors For Food
This country is becoming more Dickensian by the day:Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) proposed that "low-income children do some manual labor in exchange for their subsidized meals," the Huffington Post reports. Said Kingston: "Why don't you have the kids pay a dime, pay a nickel to instill in them that there is, in fact, no such thing as a free lunch? Or maybe sweep the floor of the cafete
12-18-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Starting To Look Like No Chancellor Announcement This WeekAt least if you buy what's in this NY Times article about de Blasio's chancellor search. Carmen Farina is supposed to be the frontrunner for the position now, but she told the Times yesterday that she didn't know if she would be offered the position:Carmen Fariña, a former deputy chancellor and the candidate who most