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Leonie Haimson: Why is the NYC Department of Education Closing a Successful School in Bed-Stuy?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 27, 2018December 6, 2020

March 27, 2018December 6, 2020066

I invited Leonie Haimson, executive director of ClassSizeMatters, to write about the unfortunate decision by the New York City Department of Education to close P.S....

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Laura Chapman: Who Created and Owns EdTPA?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7May 20, 2016December 7, 2020

May 20, 2016December 7, 2020058

The Pearson teacher certification exam called EdTPA is e trembly controversial. Many teacher educators believe that it seeks to standardize teacher preparation and reduces the...

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New York City: Teachers Warned Not to Speak About Opting Out

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 25, 2016December 7, 2020

March 25, 2016December 7, 2020070

While the state of New York is scrambling to respond to the outraged parents who opted out of state tests last year, New York City...

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Carmen Farina: Our Plans for Improving Public Education in NYC

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 8, 2015December 7, 2020

September 8, 2015December 7, 2020042

Carmen Farina, Chancellor of the New York City public schools, here describes her plans to improve the public schools in a district with 1.1 million...

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The Great “Credit Recovery” Scandal and Its Roots in Accountability

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 7, 2015December 7, 2020

August 7, 2015December 7, 2020045

Over the past few days, the New York Post (owned by Rupert Murdoch, who hates public schools and loves charter schools) has been flogging a...

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NYC: Farina Fires Principal for Faking Grad Rates

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7July 9, 2015December 7, 2020

July 9, 2015December 7, 2020052

After a lengthy investigation, NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina fired the principal of John Dewey High School for faking graduation rates. Teachers at the school had...

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NYC: Farina Criticizes Cuomo for Teacher Evaluation Proposal

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 4, 2015December 7, 2020

February 4, 2015December 7, 2020095

At a hearing in Albany, NYC Chancellor Carmen Farina disagreed bluntly with Governor Cuomo ‘s proposal to base 50% of teacher evaluations on student test...

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NYC Education Bureaucracy Gone Wild: The Suspension of a Hero Teacher

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 5, 2014February 12, 2022

October 5, 2014February 12, 202208

Mayor Bill de Blasio was elected as a progressive candidate. Much of his support came from critics of the Bloomberg-Klein regime and its hostility to...

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Lucy Calkins Vs. David Coleman

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 30, 2014February 12, 2022

June 30, 2014February 12, 2022013

New York City and Néw York State have enthusiastically embraced the Common Core standards. In the background, however, is a simmering–one might say boiling battle...

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Testing Expert Calls on NYC Chancellor Farina to Say No to Pearson Field Tests

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 6, 2014February 12, 2022

June 6, 2014February 12, 202206

Testing expert Fred Smith explains here why New York City Chancellor Carmen Farina should say no to the Pearson field tests. The field tests waste...

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