NYSED Releases District-By-District Principal/Teacher Evaluation Ratings Nine Months Late
Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY:ALBANY—Teachers and principals in New York's large, urban school districts received lower ratings on the first year of state-mandated evaluations than their counterparts in other districts, according to data released Thursday by the Education Department....The state education department released data in October 2013 showing statewide averages for teacher evaluations.
Quick Poll On UFT
This "Quick Poll" is on the UFT website: Which classic television show most accurately portrays the high school experience? Fame Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Wire (Season 4) Freaks and Geeks My So-Called LifeI don't really care about that poll, so I didn't respond to it, but it did give me the idea for our own little "Quick Poll" here at Perdido Street School blog:Which cl
Time To Send Tony Avella To The Political Trash Heap
I have nothing but disdain for the the Independent Democratic Caucus, the group of breakaway Dems that governed with Republicans and helped Governor Cuomo with much of his pro-Wall Street, pro-education reform agenda.The member of the IDC I have the most disdain for is Tony Avella, the "maverick" who stuck the knife into his fellow Dems earlier this year when he joined the IDC, allegedly
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Perdido Street School: Eva Moskowitz Can't Pay Rent For Her Charter Schools But Can Afford $31 Million For New OfficesEva Moskowitz criticized Mayor de Blasio as a hater of children in the latest issue of More Magazine (whatever that is): Controversial Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz attacked Mayor de Blasio in an interview with More magazine, calling him a "former operative of the teachers