Governor Jerry Brown: We Are To Help Teachers, Not Make The Job Into An Obstacle Course
Compare and contrast the governor in California with the governor in New York:Governor Brown took aim at excessive testing in the schools – an ongoing theme of his governorship – and warned lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington not to burden teachers with more demands than they are already experiencing in forceful remarks at the California Democratic Convention in Los Angeles over the weekend. St
Cuomo Sets Up Another Strong Man Over Teacher Evaluations
From Daily Politics: Cuomo also defended his Common Core implementation panel’s recommendation that math and English assessment tests not count toward grade promotion or be put on the permanent records of those in third through eight grades while at time not recommending a delay in applying the new standards to teacher evaluations. He said teacher evaluations are considered an integral part of ref
Christie Under Water In New Poll
So much for Chris Christie's assertion that the public doesn't care about Bridgegate:Gov. Chris Christie has called the George Washington Bridge scandal an obsession of the press that the public doesn’t care about, but two polls released today show the ordeal continues to erode his political support and public image. One survey, the Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll, showed Christie’s
Cuomo Says Public Education Needs "Disrupting," Common Core Is Just The Thing To Do It
Governor Cuomo today:Under fire from Republican Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive running for governor and who has called it the “Cuomo Common Core,” the governor was quick to point out that he has nothing to do with the education department. “The education system across the board needs serious reform and has for a long time,” he said. He added: “To the extent this is a moment to brin
Ask Eva Moskowitz About The Attrition Rate At Success Academies
From State of Politics:At 6:30 a.m., Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School scholars will appear on MSNBC’s Morning Joe with their principal, Andrew Malone. Yesterday the hosts of the Morning Joe Clown Show beatup on Mayor de Blasio over the Success co-location issue.Today, they let Eva use the program for more pro-Success propaganda.But one stat never makes it into these mainstream media pr
Teacher On Cuomo Common Core Panel: No Discussion Or Dissent Was Allowed
A tweet last night from the teacher on the Cuomo Common Core panel:I will issue a further statement tomorrow on the sham of @NYGovCuomo CCLS implementation panel. No dissent allowed, no discussion allowed!— Todd Hathaway (@toddjhathaway) March 11, 2014That's Cuomo-style democracy in action.No dissent, no discussion.Findings decided beforehand.Sign it or else. As I noted when the Cuomo Common Core
3-10-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: There Will Be A Political Price For Lawmakers Who Vote To Reelect Incumbent Members Of The Board Of RegentsFrom Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:Assembly higher education committee chair Deborah Glick said Monday's last-minute interviews of candidates for the Board of Regents are not atypical, despite the fact that the political circumstances surrounding this year's elections a