New York City mayor-elect Bill de Blasio criticized charter schools during his campaign. Parents of 70,000 charter students are concerned about the future of charter schools.
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Common Core supporters including StudentsFirstNY, Families for Excellent Schools and Educators 4 Excellence greeted New York State Education Commissioner John King at public forums in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
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Tenicka Boyd, the director of organizing at StudentsFirstNY, voiced her support for the Common Core because every student, regardless of their background, will receive the same education.
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On Tuesday evening, Common Core supporters attended a forum in Brooklyn, welcoming New York State Education Commissioner John King.
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Previously, 3020-a hearings, a process in New York State that determines the outcome of a suspended tenured teacher, would require an abundance of time and money. Recent modifications have streamlined the process but the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) is urging for additional reform.
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The latest international student test results have indicated that the United States is not performing well on a global level. Opinion writer Fareed Zaharia examines what this means for the nation’s economy.
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A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicates that American education ranks well below other top countries in Asia and Europe.
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New York City’s Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio will have to forge new labor agreements with the City’s unions, including the United Federation of Teachers.
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New York City’s mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has proposed that well-resourced charter schools pay rent for using public school buildings. Despite this obstacle, Bronx Community Charter demonstrates how paying rent has encouraged unconventional methods of teaching.
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Despite growing opposition to the Common Core, leading political supporters such as US Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and New York State Education Commissioner John King must continue to support the initiative.
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New York City’s mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has proposed that well-resourced charter schools pay rent for using public school buildings. Despite this obstacle, Bronx Community Charter demonstrates how paying rent has encouraged unconventional methods of teaching.
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Implementation difficulties with the Common Core have led to harsh criticism of the new standards. During his statewide tour, New York State Education Commissioner John King acknowledges that implementing the Common Core will be challenging, but says there is no reason to withdraw it.
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The Common Core is under fire from parents concerned about how the new standards may affect their children’s self-esteem.
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In a recent study, teachers who performed well at lower poverty schools were transferred to high poverty schools for $20,000. The teachers earned the pay regardless of how well their new students performed.
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Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has chosen all 60 members of his transition team, and education reformers have been shut out of the group.
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Charter schools run by teachers unions do not perform as well as non-union charter schools.
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In this week's education news: Bill de Blasio calls an education reform advocate for schools chancellor, the Common Core shows positive results on student outcomes and the Department of Education creates a plan to replace retiring baby boomer teachers.
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Student testing has become a major topic of debate. This week, the New York State United Teachers released a statement criticizing the increase in testing but failed to take responsibility for the excessive testing.
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The tougher standards associated with the Common Core have shown that education reform is needed in the suburbs where schools have traditionally performed well.
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The Common Core has been criticized by opponents for various reasons, many of which ignore the benefit of raising standards for students and educators.
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