According to an article posted on LoHud…. “Classroom observation, including feedback from students, will (be) a “central issue” for the state Legislature to consider next year as it seeks to fine tune controversial teacher evaluations, state Education Commissioner John King … Continue reading
Corruption in Education: Hedge Funds and the Takeover of New York’s Schools
The following report was recently released by the Washington Park Project. This shocking and detailed look at what is happening to public education in New York and around the country needs to be shared wide and far with the public. … Continue reading
Why Technology Doesn’t Replace Teachers.
“This will revolutionize….”
Mercedes Schneider: “President Barack Obama pretends to be a friend of public education, but it just is not so.”
The following article was written by blogger Mercedes Scheider and posted on her blog deutsch29. If the Democratic Party were truly interested in understanding why they suffered such a disappointing election season, they should look no further than their education … Continue reading
HUNGER GAMES COMES TO NEW YORK STATE’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The following article was written by Zephyer Teachout for The Daily Beast. As Hunger Games-Mockingjay I opens this weekend, some commentators have noted that the hunger, as it were, for Hunger Games derives from our sense that it mimics some … Continue reading