Over at edweek.org, an interesting editorial article on teacher evaluations As one of my opening lessons on science lab safety, I use a scenario of students who create utter mayhem in the lab with glimpses of them also being safe. This anticipatory set is fun to read and...
NYC administration has been accused of inflating their scores and having a positive outlook on school data. In a recent post, only 1 in 4 high school students are ready for college. That is a 75% failure rate, and somehow NYC administration (not the department of education)...
There will always be examples for both sides, yet for the majority, economic inequality does equal education inequality “Poverty isn’t destiny,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is fond of saying. Taken literally, it’s a ridiculous statement. If...
Many states have huge education budget gaps to fill, so to boost their numbers many states have lifted their cap on charter schools allowing for more private funding. My opinion on this is that it's great that more schools are popping up but like everything we need to be...
NYC School Chancellor Walcott has suggested to reduce the public school budget gap that they accept more private funding. This obviously causes concern over school practices and ethics on administration and operations. The founder of a mobile game company and founding...
Former Education Commissioner David Steiner received roughly 2000 dollars in travel expenses from Pearsons before accepting a 32 million dollar deal. Time for an audit A State Education Department commissioner took a roughly $2,000 junket financed by the charity...
Stephanie Black was a veteran teacher in DC, however with the new IMPACT evaluation system she left. She was tired of the long hours and overloaded with work. Stephanie Black taught for four years in a D.C. public elementary school in the Petworth area before deciding to...
However with a very simple google search on Detroit Schools and their metrics for success, it's actually worse. With the metrics of success being standardize tests, we see that they have lowered the passing rate. This coupled with (and we are still trying to get our hands on...
Due to the now high pressure, hyper incentivised procedures of the DOE allege cheating and corruption has tripled in the past 8 years. I can't say that I'm surprised when your job is on the line based on factors that are out of your control, you will try to keep that position...
The NY Post has written a very interesting article about cheating in NYC public schools. Brodsky suggests that if cheating were found in NYC, then that would show that reform is happening. Brodsky says that if pressure to reform has caused principals and teachers to cheat,...
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