Shelly Silver Says Case For Delay In Common Core Reform Agenda Has Been Made
SED Commissioner King and Regents Chancellor Tisch seemed not to be listening to the public during their Gospel of the Common Core Tour in November and December, but the members of the legislature - including Assembly Speaker Silver - were:ALBANY—Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Tuesday he expects the state Board of Regents to form a plan for improving and possibly delaying implementation of t
De Blasio Vs. Cuomo
Inevitable that Sheriff Andy would want to make sure Bill de Blasio knows he's the boss.Cuomo says he can get an extra $250 million for full-day pre-k funding without raising taxes - a kind of one year windfall in the budget.De Blasio says the funding needs to be sustainable and over a period of years - in short, taxes need to be raised on individuals making $500,000 or more, as his plan calls for
Baby Its Cold Outside
6 degrees in #NYC ties the record low from 1896! Feels like -13. Regional temps: http://t.co/2dBYBSORkF @ABC7NY #RecordCold— Lee Goldberg (@LeeGoldbergABC7) January 7, 201413 class days until the ELA Regents exam. 6 degrees out, -14 with the wind chill.Going to guess attendance isn't going to be so great today.
1-6-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo To Call For More Common Core Professional Development For TeachersJust in case you thought he was going to walk back his support of his education reform agenda:Cuomo is also expected to propose additional funding for professional development to help teachers who are struggling with the new, more rigorous Common Core standards, a source said. Both the Regents and the Se