Let Us Count The Ways Andrew Cuomo Is A Despicable Human Being
Yeah, I know - technically this is Sandra Lee that was hit with a lawsuit for being a deadbeat, but don't forget who shares that home with her:Food Network star Sandra Lee has made good on an $800 overdue bill from a Putnam company that removed snow from the roof of her $1.2 million home earlier this year, a court clerk said Tuesday.Lee had been scheduled to appear in Town Court last Thursday afte
New Hashtag: Fight The Status Cuomo
#FightTheStatusCuomo This one replaces the old one - Quid Pro Cuomo.Go on over and add your thoughts...
WSJ: Jeb Bush Wraps Himself In Common Core Standards Even As Many GOPers Renounce Them
This doesn't seem like a winning strategy for GOP primaries:Most potential Republican presidential contenders are renouncing the national educational standards known as Common Core. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has championed measuring academic achievement for two decades, is doubling down.Resistance to Common Core is growing among the party's activists, who see it as a federal incursion into
How Many Abusive And/Or Insane Principals Are Out There?
A good point raised by James Eterno over at IceUFT blog in response to this Daily News story about hundreds of students, parents and teachers demanding the removal of a Bryant High School principal who is said to have doctored performance records of teachers, altered grading policies at the school to increase the graduation rate, ignored special needs students, and retaliated against teachers who
No Deal Yet On Teacher Evaluation Changes
From State of Politics this morning:There’s no deal so far on modifications to the state-mandated teacher evaluation system. A sticking point is how many years and for which school years the state would remove Common Core-aligned test scores from consideration in the teacher evaluations.Is anybody surprised that the UFT- and NYSUT-backed Cuomo is holding out for minimal and ineffectual changes to
Rally To Withdraw New York From Common Core In Albany
This is the kind of rally Andrew Cuomo won't be going to:Advocates in support of dropping Common Core teaching standards, mainly those from Long Island, will rally in the well of the Legislative Office Building tomorrow to push New York to withdraw from the standards altogether. “The attendees will meet with NYS legislators to lobby for a withdrawal from Common Core State Standards, high stakes te
6-16-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: De Blasio Finally Gets Some Profession Public Relations HelpFrom State of Politics:by reality-based edu... / 1h hide // saveEva Moskowitz Plans To Double Success Academies Network In Size In The Next Few YearsFrom 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