By Jason | June 14, 2012 at 9:17 am | No comments
Gothamschools.org has an article about NYC and the last of federal funding
After a protracted back-and-forth that included a district-union dust-up over absenteeism, State Education Commissioner John King is restoring a pot of federal funds to Buffalo.
That leaves just...
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By Jason | November 1, 2011 at 9:27 am | One comment
I'm not surprised by this story. I can't even count the times I have seen teachers being force to massage the test scores. The New York Times has an interesting article about a secret survey done in the city.
Complaints of tampering with state Regents exams have ballooned...
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By Jason | April 27, 2011 at 12:47 pm | No comments
City View, a non profit organization, has started its new initiative of coercing truants back into school. Truancy is one of the top concern in NY's education system. The average attendance for students in New York City's public schools have been slowly declining and as...
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