Zephyr Teachout Attacks Cuomo For "Looting" Public Schools
From Daily Politics: Zephyr Teachout opened her “Summer of Democracy” by trying to put some progressive political heat on Gov. Cuomo. Teachout, the upstart Fordham University law professor, formally launched her Democratic primary campaign by attacking Cuomo as the benefactor and protector of a corrupt political system that favors only the wealthy and most powerful segments of society. “Four years
Public Trusts Teachers A Lot More Than NYSED Commissioner John King
There's a lot of bad news lately for teachers. but here's one piece of good news:If you missed it, upstate NYers trust teachers over Cuomo/Tisch/King to do what's right 4 kids http://t.co/GieoAh1q0A— realitybasededucator (@perdidostschool) June 15, 2014 .@JohnKingNYSED Overall, 88% of upstate NYers trust teachers over 43% who trust you to do what's right for students.— realitybasededucator (@perdi
Governor Cuomo Apologized To Hedge Fund Managers Via Video About Skipping Lake Placid Education Reform Conference
Who's your daddy, Andy?ALBANY—Governor Andrew Cuomo apologized to hedge funders who gathered in Lake Placid that he wasn't able to attend their pro-charter school conference, despite having been made “honorary chair."“I wish I could be with you in person, but I am stuck downstate today,” Cuomo said in a four-minute video he sent on May 5 in place of his attendance. “But thank you for coming.
Eva Moskowitz Plans To Double Success Academies Network In Size In The Next Few Years
From the NY Times:The network, the Success Academy, said that it was submitting applications to the state to open schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. The move comes just two months after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state lawmakers granted charter schools in New York City some of the most generous protections in the country, requiring that the city find space for them or help pay the
Times-Union/Siena Poll: 43% Do Not Support Current Use Of Standardized Tests
So many great things in the Times-Union/Siena poll on education issues that was released yesterday.I have already posted how the public overwhelmingly supports teachers over the NYSED, the Regents and Governor Cuomo when it comes to doing what is right for children.I have posted too about how the public isn't buying into the argument that schools are suffering from substandard technology and need
6-15-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: OPEN THREAD: What Is The UFT/AFT Strategy To Counter Attacks On Teacher Tenure/Due Process Protections?The NY Times published an attack on teacher tenure earlier in the week in an editorial and today the NY Post followed up with a sensationalized PERV TEACHER story that is meant to drive the "Reform Tenure" narrative and bring about political action.The attacks on