If Teachers Were Like Goldman Sachs Traders...
Thanks Uncle Mikey and Auntie Carmen - a $1,000 bucks (which is actually more like $600 after taxes and union dues): Dear Colleagues,As you come to the end of this school year we both wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all your hard work and dedication. We both know from experience how difficult the work you do is, and we take great pride in the thousands of people in New York C
Open Thread: Regents Exams
I'm proctoring Regents exams during the day and grading the ELA exam at night and this weekend.It's a hectic week.How's your Regents week going?What have you noticed about the tests, the grading materials or the scoring charts?Any differences from January?
State Assessors Upset Governor Cuomo Refuses To Let Assessor Into His Home
From Lohud:The Cuomo administration's manual for municipal assessors instructs them to ask each property owner to allow an interior inspection during the reassessment process.Assessors say such an inspection provides the best opportunity to discern both the condition, quality and extent of a building's improvements, which add to a home's taxable value.The refusal to allow the New Castle town asses
New York State's Teacher Evaluation System - And Its Governor - Continue To Lose Credibility
As I'm sure you heard, Cuomo tinkered ever so slightly with his vaunted APPR teacher evaluation system:ALBANY—Governor Andrew Cuomo said he remains committed to his signature state-mandated teacher evaluation system but argued that amendments are necessary in order to ensure the fairness of the ratings.“The teacher evaluation system is in effect,” Cuomo stressed during a Capitol news conference on
6-19-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Sandra Stotsky: Don't Let Yourself Be Bullied By State Education OfficialsJessica Bakeman at Capital NY:ALBANY—A former Massachusetts state education official who has emerged as a national critic of the Common Core standards told parent-lobbyists at the Capitol on Tuesday that they should fight for their rights and empower their older children as activists. Sandra Stotsky, w