SUNY Chancellor Says She's Not On Common Core Payroll
Behind a Capital NY paywall, but the Common Core-shilling SUNY chancellor answered the question I had this morning:SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said she’s not getting paid for her participation in a national campaign she joined this week to promote the Common Core standards.Of course the next question that comes to mind, if we take Ms. Zimpher at her word that she's not taking cash to shill for C
NYSUT President Magee Says Evaluation Moratorium Talks In "A Better Place"
Don't they often say people who have died have gone to a "better place"?Well, that's where the teacher evaluation talks between NYSUT and Cuomo are according to NYSUT President Karen Magee:ALBANY—The president of the powerful statewide teachers union said talks about a moratorium on using Common Core-aligned tests scores in performance evaluations are “in a better place” than they were e
De Blasio Defends Teacher Tenure System In NYC
It's behind a paywall at Capital NY, but this much was up at State of Politics:NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the city’s teacher-tenure system after a California judge ruled yesterday that the Golden State’s teacher protection laws were unconstitutional.I would expect corporate education reformers and their hedge fundie backers to attack tenure here soon, but probably wait until the California
City Council Passes Bill Requiring Charter School Data To Be Made Public
Erin Durkin at the Daily News: The city will be required to publish reports that reveal the demographic mix and academic records of every charter school sharing space with a district school under a bill the City Council passed Wednesday. Officials will have to list the number of kids who get free lunch, the proportion of special ed kids and students who are learning English, the racial breakdown a
SUNY Chancellor Shills For Common Core
As criticism and opposition to the Common Core mount, the SUNY chancellor is doubling down on her support:A coalition of higher education institutions Tuesday waded into the national debate over Common Core education standards, arguing that the higher standards in math, reading and writing will help remedy the problem of too many unprepared students entering college and universities.State Universi
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De Blasio Approval Rating Up In New Quinnipiac Poll
Mayor de Blasio seems to have recovered much of the support he lost in that dust-up with Eva Moskowitz:TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill de Blasio is handling his job as Mayor? Jun 11 Mar 18 Jan 16 2014 2014 2014 Approve 51 45 53Disapprove 28 34 13DK/NA 21 20 34 S
6-11-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz Wants 14 More SchoolsAnd so the charter school rent is going to get very, very expensive or NYC:Success Academy Charter Schools officials said Tuesday they were applying to open 14 more schools in New York City, just months after a high-profile battle with Mayor Bill de Blasio over space in crowded city buildings.The network run by former City Councilwoman Eva