Breaking News! New York State Asks Feds for Testing Waiver for This Spring!
New York State education officials have agreed to request a waiver from the Secretary of Education from federally mandated testing this spring, due to the...
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If You Love Public Higher Education, Fight for It
I posted a delightful article by Jennifer Raab, President of Hunter College, celebrating the importance of public higher education, which has provided opportunity to so...
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: It’s Called Public Education
This is a beautiful article by Jennifer Raab, president of Hunter College, which is part of the City University of New York. It appeared in...
John Ogozalek: Lots of Money for Standardized Tests, No Money for COVID Tests
John Ogozalek teaches in rural upstate New York. He wrote to tell me what’s happening during the pandemic: You can’t make this stuff up…. Schools...
Rochester, NY: Parents and Educators Object to Charter Leader on School Board
Parents, educators, and other concerned citizens petitioned in opposition to adding a charter school representative to their school board. PETITION: RCSD United Against Privatization Sign...
New York: Board of Regents Cancel January Exams
The New York State Board of Regents (aka state board of education) announced that January’s Regents exams (required for high school graduation) would be canceled...
New York Teacher: Suspend Annual Testing and Focus on Student Needs
I received this sensible email from Melissa McMullan, who teaches sixth grade students on Long Island in New York State. I am a sixth grade...
Will District 1 on Long Island Send a Scientist to Congress?
I am very excited because the Democratic nominee for Congress is Nancy Goroff, a chemistry professor at Stony Brook University on Long Island. Dr. Goroff...
New York: Demand Cuomo Restore School Funding!
Governor Cuomo slashed school funding across the state of New York. Other governors have found ways to protect their schools and children. Please sign the...
Why Andrew Cuomo Refuses to Tax the Billionaires in New York
New York, like California, has a large cohort of billionaires. To be exact, there are 118 billionaire families in New York. Despite the desperate financial...