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Sunday, August 24, 2014

8-24-14 Perdido Street School

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Only State That Haven't Started Common Core Testing Are Eligible For Flexibility In Teacher Evaluations
Okay, here's an update on the late Friday post about New York not being eligible for the newly announced "flexibility" on teacher evaluations that Arne Duncan posted about on the USDOE website.First a recap. State of Politics linked to a Jessica Bakeman report at Capital NY on their Friday Extras round-up:New York is one of two states not eligible for new “flexibility” policies announced

Daily News: Cuomo Not Much National Stature For White House Run
From the Daily News: While Cuomo publicly dismisses talk of a candidacy, his people have hardly discouraged such speculation. A 2016 scenario goes like this: Hillary Clinton chooses not to run, blowing the Democratic field open. The problem for Cuomo, party activists and Democratic insiders say, is that he has done little to put himself in a position to be a national candidate, while other Democra

8-23-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekArne Duncan Says New York Is One Of Two States NOT Eligible For Testing "Flexibility"Yesterday I posted that it seemed ironic Arne Duncan was now giving states flexibility around testing and teacher evaluations since his DOE had just threatened New York State in June that de-linking teacher evaluations from student test scores would result