Education Reforms Left Out of de Blasio Transition Team
NY Daily News // November 24, 2013Mayor-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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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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A new public service campaign is aimed at recruiting high performing college students to become classroom teachers.
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A study on a psychology course taught at the University of Texas found that quizzing students at the beginning of every class improved student performance as opposed to conducting traditional midterm and final exams.
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The UFT runs several public charter schools in New York City. Two of these charters are wildly successful, but a third charter is failing to adequately teach its students.
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In this week's education news: a national report card shows education reform is working, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's education agenda could take 16,000 students out of charter schools and teachers show support for the Common Core.
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The latest results of the National Assessment of Education Progress indicated small increases in reading and math scores by fourth and eighth graders. In order to compete globally, the nation needs to do more to better prepare its students.
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As New York state executes new teacher evaluation plans and Common Core standards, State Education Commissioner John King must improve student performance to reduce criticism from opponents.
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With his resounding election victory over Joe Lhota, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio seems poised to dismantle many of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education policies.
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Transitioning to the Common Core standards has not been easy but it is essential. On Tuesday, Education Commissioner of New York John King gave a speech to teachers at a Common Core training in Albany.
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