New York

QOD: The Impact of a Chronically-Failing NYC School

Tenicka Boyd, senior director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY and the mother of a student at PS 321 in Brooklyn, describes…

9 years ago

What Happens when a Long Island District Liquidates Standards and Accountability?

In a school district in Suffolk County, N.Y., a  revolution against standards and assessments is underway. However, this is not…

9 years ago

UFT Attacks NYC Charters for Discriminating Against Kids with Disabilities, But He Misses the Real Story

Politico reports that UFT President Michael Mulgrew has resumed “UFT's decade-long war against the city's charter sector.”  The reference is…

9 years ago

De Blasio and Cuomo’s Community School Strategy Could Waste Millions

This guest post is by Karim Abouelnaga, the Founder and CEO of Practice Makes Perfect, an evidence-based, full-service summer school provider…

9 years ago

Reactions to Gov. Cuomo’s Education Proposals in 2016 State of the State Speech

Yesterday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his State of the State address. Educational proposals include a three-year extension of…

9 years ago

QOD: NYC Principals’ Union Has “Lost Confidence” in De Blasio’s Management of City Schools

Ernest A. Logan, the president of the union that represents New York City's 6,000 principals and assistant principals, will publish…

9 years ago

A Response to a Report of Andrew Cuomo’s Demise

On Saturday Fred LeBrun of the Times-Union, Albany’s daily paper wrote an obituary for Andrew Cuomo’s career. According to LeBrun,…

9 years ago

A Teachable Moment for Andrew Cuomo: Lead the State, Not Just the Loud

Poor Andrew Cuomo: he just can’t get it right. First he signed the Education Transformation Act of 2015 that, in…

9 years ago

New York’s Common Core Task Force Advises Swift Brake Application to Reform

 On Thursday morning President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act, which greatly reduces the federal role in public education…

9 years ago

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