What It Takes To Be A Member Of The New York State Board Of Regents
From a commenter here at Perdido Street School blog:All the other members of the board of Regents are unqualified political appointees. It sure helps to be the wife of a billionaire without appropriate experience to become the Regents Chancellor. Skill, competency, educational background are irrelevant in the NY state crony culture of Regents appointments. What matters? Do you have a billion dolla
New Member Of The Board Of Regents Not To Sure What Common Core Controversy Is All About
From Capital Confidential:There will likely be at least one new member of the state Board of Regents Tuesday, now that incumbent James Jackson has announced his resignation. The contest to replace him may be close, however. Lawmakers brought in a final applicant on Monday after grumblings that they weren’t overly impressed with the candidates for what would be Jackson’s seat, which is defined by t
Cuomo Says CCSS Tests Won't Count For Students, But Will Count For Teachers
From State of Politics:In a Capital Tonight interview on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide Larry Schwartz said overhauling the implementation of the standards will be part of those budget talks.“Why not? Why shouldn’t it be part of the budget? Why shouldn’t we let students in New York state and their parents know ASAP — as soon as possible — that we’re going to reduce the amount of testings fo
Legislature Appoints "Spiritual Entrepreneur" To Board Of Regents
You can't make this stuff up.The legislature tossed one Regent overboard yesterday, communicating to him that he did not have the votes to be re-elected to the Board of Regents, and then proceeded to replace him with this:ALBANY—The newest member of the Board of Regents runs a consulting practice in which she charges thousands of dollars for “spiritual” weight loss sessions. Josephine Finn, a town
Michael Mulgrew: More Than 32,000 NYC Teachers Have Quit In Last 11 Years
From State of Politics:At 1 p.m., UFT President Mike Mulgrew releases a report showing that more than 32,000 teachers walked away from NYC classrooms in the last 11 years, with many going to suburban districts, 52 Broadway, Manhattan. Yes, Bloomberg, along with his chancellor henchmen, were largely responsible for that.So were Obama and Duncan. But so too was the UFT leadership, which made deals w
3-11-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Ask Eva Moskowitz About The Attrition Rate At Success AcademiesFrom 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