Spring Break
Half the staff at my school is either sick with a cold, just getting over a cold or just coming down with a cold.I'm in the "sick with a cold" category.I took a day earlier in the week to get over it but never did completely shake it.Helluva way to start Spring Break when your nose is as red as the 90's version of Bill Clinton and your head is heavier than printed-out lessons from Engage
Nothing Changes Until Politicians Are Made To Pay A Political Price For Supporting Education Reform
Gary Stern at Lohud has a piece out about an Assembly bill to delay a new state test for prospective teachers that many education students say they have not been given sufficient time to prepare for.In the article, we get this statement from an Assemblywoman Deborah Glick about the problems with the new NYSED policy and test:"It hasn't been thought out," she said. "It seems the stat
NYSED Commissioner John King: No Retreat, No Surrender, No Quarter On Education Reform Agenda
The NYSED Commissioner does not seem to be chastened in the least by all the criticism of his tenure as head of the State Education Department or calls for his resignation or firing:Under sustained attack over new standardized tests and learning standards, the New York State education commissioner told an audience on Thursday that “we’re not retreating” and that the constant criticism was damaging
Murdoch Says He Loves Jeb Bush For President, Could Live With Hillary Clinton
Says he loves Jeb Bush because of his education policies:Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan are two of his top picks to be the 2016 GOP presidential nominee, but he is prepared to accept it if Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the next president.In an interview with Fortune magazine released Thursday,
4-10-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: What's The UFT Doing About The DOE's Fetishization Of Lesson Plans?From James Eterno's round-up of yesterday's UFT Delegate's Assembly:Question: Principals asking for lesson plans and doctor's notes unlike in the past. What can we do?Mulgrew Answer: The administration could always ask to see a lesson plan but they cannot dictate format or collect them ritualistically. We