At a recent hearing before the New York Senate Standing Committee on Education, New York State Regents Chancellor Meryl Tisch discussed the new Common Core standards.
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According to the New York Post, Democrat Bill de Blasio supports legislation that would force charities to spread their money around across different causes.
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On Tuesday, several state and local education officials testified on the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementation.
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In this week's education news: teacher evaluation data shows nearly all teachers were highly rated, a study finds that NYC's small schools are more likely to succeed over large schools, and a community in Queens rallies behind a school co-location plan.
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New York State Education Commissioner John King has recently been criticized for canceling town hall meetings with parents after one earlier this month got out of hand.
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A new study has found that students at smaller NYC public high schools created by the Bloomberg administration were more likely to succeed than those attending larger city high schools.
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The ratings, which exclude New York City, show a wide disparity between teacher quality and student achievement.
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Half of all teachers statewide received "highly effective" marks, and an additional 40 percent received "effective" marks. Only one percent of teachers statewide were rated as "ineffective."
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City officials are planning to open a six-year school inside the Martin Van Buren High School building next fall.
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Teachers unions are attempting to stop much-needed reform for NYC’s teacher evaluations and the shift to Common Core standards, a move that hurts students and their families.
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The Coalition for Education Justice, United Federation of Teachers and the Department of Education are working together on how to utilize funds for extra parent-teacher conferences.
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New York State education officials have acknowledged concerns from parents, teachers, and principals that students not be over-tested.
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A study shows that Washington D.C.'s teacher evaluation system has been effective in helping raise teacher quality.
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Democrat Bill de Blasio, the leading candidate for NYC mayor, has made it clear that he will support the City's public schools at the expense of the growing charter school movement.
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Before leaving office, the Bloomberg administration is encouraging 23 charter schools to open or expand in NYC.
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Eva Moskowitz gets results in her Success Academy charter school network that all NYC schools should try and replicate.
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After the Brooklyn Bridge march, charter school advocates are shining a light on these stark differences between the candidates.
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In this week's education news: full coverage of the charter school march across the Brooklyn Bridge, arbitrators are excusing teachers of sexual misconduct, and the UFT is accused of breaking campaign finance laws.
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