Cuomo Says He'll Go After Tax Cheats - He Should Start With Himself
From the Poughkeepsie Journal News:Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Thursday announced it will seek legislation to let the state recoup millions in school tax breaks paid to high-income New Yorkers who did not qualify to receive them.The announcement came five days after an investigation by The Journal News found an estimated $28 million in school property-tax subsidies since 2011 were granted to hou
The Tide Turns On The Common Core
Imagine a story on Common Core a year ago and ask yourself, would the tone have been this skeptical?Common Core was created in 2009 and is meant to even the playing field by giving every state a universal set of standards to measure learning. The program is incentivized with federal grant money that is given to states that implement the standards. Massachusetts is typically held up as an example o
The More Money These Philanthropists "Give Away," The Richer They Get
In case you missed this news:NEW YORK: Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the wealthiest living US entrepreneur, with an estimated net worth of $80.2 billion, according to Wealth-X.The list of 10 billionaires was dominated by "technopreneurs" as six of them made their fortunes from technology or technology-related businesses, including Gates, Larry Ellison of Oracle and Facebook co-founder
Best Present NY State Could Get - Losing Its Race To The Top Money
In mid-June, the bureaucrats at the USDOE warned any changes to teacher evaluations in NY State would result in NY losing its Race to the Top money:New York state could lose nearly $300 million in Race to the Top funds if the state follows through on a proposal to put off incorporating test scores from common-core-aligned exams in teacher evaluation. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and policymakers in the state
7-5-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekWhy Teacher Tenure Is NOT The Problem In EducationFrom Dale Hansen:By concluding that the due process protections afforded to educators under tenure denied students "equal opportunity to achieve a quality education," Judge Treu seems to ignore that correlation does not prove causation.If tenure unfairly protects teachers, there should be a