The NYPost has an article about the rising pregnancy rate of out of wed-lock couples, mainly through teen pregnancy. An old business adage holds that when you can’t solve a problem, make it bigger and look for a comprehensive fix. Gov. Cuomo followed that advice with his...
Education Week has an interesting article about the new evaluations system and how it affects the race to the top funds Although the grand bargain on teacher evaluations in New York state has saved—for now—the state's $700 million federal Race to the Top award, the...
About a hundred students are heading up to the state capital today to advocate for the DREAM Act. The students, along with advocacy group Make the Road New York, spent the day Monday making T-shirts, food packages and legislative packets. They group will meet with Albany...
The Post has an article about Bloomberg's views of the UFT and lets just say...it isn't good The United Federation of Teachers could care less if the Big Apple loses millions in state aid because of the stalemate in creating a teacher-evaluation program, Mayor Bloomberg...
The NY Times has an interesting article about the probe into Pearson's policy for dealing with NY state officials New York State’s attorney general is investigating whether the Pearson Foundation, the nonprofit arm of one of the nation’s largest educational...
In an effort to cut spending and fill the budget gap, schools have resulted in cutting essential staff....teachers. Last year, around 3% or roughly 7000 teachers were laid off last year in NY state alone. This will probably start a trend in which administration want more...
New York Sate has finished their audit on state testing for cheating. 62 schools have shown signs of cheating with changed scores and improved grades. Cheating scandals have been rolling up the East Coast like a hurricane this year, from Atlanta to Washington,...
Budgets have been slashed all across the board, but some non for profits have somehow missed the budget cuts. Summer is draining from the calendar, and across the city, school principals are swallowing hard and sending out notes to their staff. They go something like...
We don't know how it's going in Connecticut, however, because the state board of education has decided to keep the entire process secret until they make a selection. So much for Gov. Malloy's transparent government. View post: Search For State Education Chief:...
In late March of this year, Phoenix substitute teacher Tony Hill wrote a letter to his state senator, Russell Pearce. The missive was so shocking that the local television station -- My Fox 10 -- featured the letter on a broadcast. Continue reading here: Substitute...
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