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A Response to UFT President Mike Mulgrew

Why is Michael Mulgrew in such a lather? The President of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City…

9 years ago

N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina: “Every School Will Be Great”

“Today marks an unprecedented commitment to deliver for our schools that need extra support, and I know this will translate…

9 years ago

QOD: NYS School Chief Merryl Tisch on de Blasio and Farina’s “Ridiculous” Goals for NYC’s Failing Schools

From Chalkbeat:Outgoing state Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch took a swipe at New York City’s school-improvement program Thursday, saying…

9 years ago

QOD: Students Benefitted from Bloomberg’s Strategy of Closing Failing High Schools

From PoliticoPro:The closures of struggling New York City high schools yielded benefits for middle schoolers who might otherwise have enrolled…

9 years ago

De Blasio’s DOE Declines to Evaluate Schools for Students with Disabilities

Chalkbeat reports today that the New York City Board of Education, which just issued new school "quality reports," left out…

9 years ago

NYC School Chief Farina Won’t Integrate Segregated Schools Because It Might Affect Teacher Evaluations

I’m guessing that many parents, particularly those of color whose children are consigned to a failing school, left a meeting…

9 years ago