Tell Me Again Why The U.S. Should Mimic The Chinese Education System?
A lot of these suicide stories are coming from South Korea, another country with a high stakes education system that leads to an awful lot of stress and pressure on children and teens, but this one's from China: Surveillance cameras have caught the shocking moment an under-pressure Chinese student jumped to his death during class. Heart-stopping footage claims to show the at first motionless boy s
What's Going On In Budget Negotiations
State of Politics on the current state of the negotiations:Asked if he was reviving de Blasio’s push for a tax increase on those earning $500,000 and more a year to pay for a city-wide version of the plan, Silver didn’t deny it. “I’m looking for a reliable, sustainable funding source throughout the state,” he said. It is an interesting turnaround for the budget talks, which come a day after 59 peo
Skelos Storms Out Of Budget Negotiation Meetng
Time to read the budget negotiation tea leaves:State Budget talks appeared to hit a major snag Friday morning over the issue of universal prekindergarten. Senate GOP leader Dean Skelos stormed out of a four-way leaders meeting in Gov. Cuomo’s office just after 10 a.m. complaining to reporters that “certain members in the room that represent another branch” were too focused on New York City and app
Cuomo Threatens De Blasio Over Charter School Issues
The governor who claims he has nothing to do with education policy keeps getting involved in education policy: ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo is pressing Mayor de Blasio to resolve controversies over charter schools — including three lawsuits — before the state has to get involved, a source said. "The governor is urging the mayor to settle charter school issues, meaning co-location and funding issues an
3-20-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz And Her Allies Spent $3.6 Million On Pro-Charter Ads In Last Three WeeksHow come they can't pay rent but they can spend $3.6 million dollars on pro-charter ads?A pro-charter school group has spent $3.6 million over the past three weeks on TV ads attacking Mayor de Blasio, an insider revealed Wednesday.Families for Excellent Schools — founded by a deep-pocketed