Cuomo Says There Will Be NO Changes To The APPR Teacher Evaluation System
From Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:Addressing other education-related questions, Cuomo said he has heard widespread concerns about the state's implementation of the rigorous Common Core standards, and he expects lawmakers will discuss legislative action this session. “The Common Core has really raised concerns, and I've heard them all across this state,” Cuomo said. “And this is upstate-downstate,
Norm Scott: UFT's Mulgrew Waging Guerilla War Against NYSUT's Iannuzzi
Norm Scott writes that Mulgrew and his UFT allies have the knives out for NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi over a 2014 Cuomo endorsement, Iannuzzi's call for a "no confidence" vote on NYSED Commissioner King and NYSUT criticism over APPR, the CCSS iomplementation and other elements of the SED/Regents reform agenda:Word is that Mulgrew is backing a slate to run against Iannuzzi and all the V
State Senate Greg Ball Calls For State To Get Rid Of Common Core
Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday passed the four bills introduced by its chair, State Senator John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican. The measures would ban testing in early grades, require the state to redesign exams so they're more closely aligned with what students are learning, eliminate excess testing from teacher evaluation plans and increase penalties
Fifth Grader Reads Letter Addressed To NYSED Commissioner King
At a Common Core forum organized by State Senator Greg Ball:Olivia Vataj, a fifth-grade student at Austin Road Elementary School in Mahopac, read out a letter addressed to King.“Are you the musher and are the students just dogs pulling the sled, trying to get to the finish line of knowledge which we will never cross?” she asked. “We are too tired of the Common Core to keep pulling.”“I have so many
1-16-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Why The UFT Will Probably Back CuomoJames Eterno at ICEUFT today:Michael Bloomberg, the anti-public education mayor, has left office after twelve years where he almost destroyed our public schools. An anti-public education, anti-worker governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, is up for reelection later this year. On Wednesday at the UFT Delegate Assembly, I introduced a r