De Blasio's Vision For Public Schools - Fairness And Opportunity For All
Leonie Haimson has posted about the Riverside Church speech Mayor de Blasio gave today, articulating his vision for the public school system.Here is an excerpt in which he addresses the charter co-location controversy:“The answer is not to save a few of our children only. The answer is not to find an escape route that some can follow and others can’t. The answer is to fix the entire system. (sus
How Education Reform Is Harming The Health Of Children
There is a horrific story in the NY Post this morning about a rash of suicides involving NYC school children over the last seven weeks: The city’s public schools are in the grip of a suicide epidemic. Ten students have taken their own lives in the past seven weeks, according to remarks made Saturday by Chancellor Carmen Fariña. “As chancellor, I’ve been on the job seven weeks, and there have alrea
3-22-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekWhy Isn't Eva Moskowitz Under Attack For The Harm Her "No Tolerance!" Policies Do To Minority Children?From the Daily News: WASHINGTON — Black students — even tiny preschoolers — are more likely than white students to be suspended from public school, a study disclosed Friday. It has been well-documented that black children in elementary, m