My Take On Dennis Van Roekel's Common Core Backtrack
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel backtracked on Common Core today:The nation’s largest teachers union is pulling back on its once-enthusiastic support of the Common Core academic standards, labeling their rollout “completely botched.”National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel said he still believes the standards can improve education. But he said they will not succeed without a majo
Mayor Fulop Continues To Screw Up Snow Removal In Jersey City
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is so busy giving lectures at Rutgers and announcing an endorsement in the Newark mayor's race that he just can't seem to do his job as mayor of Jersey City.As I posted on Sunday, citizens of Jersey City have been irate over the city's poor snow removal program, bombarding the city's Facebook page with complaints like this one from yesterday:My street is so bad could
Bobby Jindal One Of The Least Popular Governors In The Country
Good luck running for president, Bobby:A new poll released Tuesday suggests Gov. Bobby Jindal is among the least popular governors in the U.S.Public Policy Polling, of North Carolina, which generally works with Democrats, drew that conclusion after surveying 635 Louisiana voters between Feb. 6 and Feb. 9. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percent for the overall survey.Fifty-three percent s
Obama Should Apologize To ALL Teachers
In case you didn't hear, Obama slammed art history last week:WASHINGTON — President Obama issued an artful apology Tuesday, taking back a “glib” remark encouraging students to ditch art history for more lucrative pursuits. Playing to the lunchpail crowd at a General Electric plant in Wisconsin late last month, Obama took a swipe at art-history courses while trying to persuade young people to pursu
2-18-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Note To Mulgrew: You Are Responsible For The Excessive Paperwork Problem TooA teacher called into a WNYC with UFT President Michael Mulgrew yesterday to complain about all the excessive paperwork teachers are dealing with.James Eterno posted about these excessive mandates last week:The list below was sent to me from a NYC public school teacher. Do you want to be a teacher to