A Response to UFT President Mike Mulgrew
Laura Waters
December 9, 2015
Why is Michael Mulgrew in such a lather? The President of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City should be bathed in lavender,
N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina: “Every School Will Be Great”
Laura Waters
December 8, 2015
“Today marks an unprecedented commitment to deliver for our schools that need extra support, and I know this will translate into real improvements in student
QOD: NYS School Chief Merryl Tisch on de Blasio and Farina’s “Ridiculous” Goals for NYC’s Failing Schools
Laura Waters
December 4, 2015
From Chalkbeat: Outgoing state Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch took a swipe at New York City’s school-improvement program Thursday, saying the city is permitting
QOD: Students Benefitted from Bloomberg’s Strategy of Closing Failing High Schools
Laura Waters
November 19, 2015
From PoliticoPro: The closures of struggling New York City high schools yielded benefits for middle schoolers who might otherwise have enrolled there, according to a
De Blasio’s DOE Declines to Evaluate Schools for Students with Disabilities
Laura Waters
November 13, 2015
Chalkbeat reports today that the New York City Board of Education, which just issued new school “quality reports,” left out schools serving the city’s neediest
NYC School Chief Farina Won’t Integrate Segregated Schools Because It Might Affect Teacher Evaluations
Laura Waters
October 30, 2015
I’m guessing that many parents, particularly those of color whose children are consigned to a failing school, left a meeting last night on the Upper