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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As the nation’s education system continues to fail our children, the need for new approaches becomes increasingly clear.
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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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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 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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According to the New York Daily News, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has reached out to education reformer Kaya Henderson for schools chancellor.
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According to the New York Daily News, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has reached out to education reformer Kaya Henderson for schools chancellor.
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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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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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Nationally, student performance has been experiencing slow progress. However, results indicate that states with tougher education reforms significantly advance student performance.
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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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