An education expert analyzes what Mayor Bloomberg's administration did well in helping improve education in New York City and what the next mayor should do to build off of Bloomberg's legacy.
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Now that New York state is implementing the Common Core, parents are complaining that the new standards are too difficult for their children.
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"NYSUT's call to slow down on accountability should be met with profound skepticism," Jenny Sedlis, StudentsFirstNY's executive director, said.
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The reforms State Education Commissioner John King has championed are necessary toward improving student outcomes and teacher quality in New York state's public schools.
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Charter school operators are crunching the numbers to see how a potential Mayor Bill de Blasio would impact their bottom line. The results are not pretty.
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A social studies educator argues that teachers unions have lost their way, but they can still remake themselves into organizations centered on student good.
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In this week's education news: a study finds teacher evaluations improve teacher quality, Mayor Bloomberg encourages more charter schools to open in NYC, and state education officials respond to over-testing concerns.
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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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In 2005, the NYC Department of Education and the UFT added language in their teachers contract that set a "zero tolerance" policy toward sexual misconduct.
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The United Federation of Teachers recently paid $370,000 to a fabricated consulting group, drawing concerns that the union purposely seeks to work around campaign finance laws.
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Charter school supporters joined together on Tuesday to protest proposals by NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio. De Blasio has said charter schools should pay rent and called for a moratorium on charter schools.
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Bill de Blasio, the Democratic nominee for NYC mayor, has promised to charge rent and stop co-location for charter schools.
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Nearly 20,000 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall Park on Tuesday demanding support for charter schools.
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Some concerns from the charter school community have been addressed with de Blasio, but many others are still outstanding.
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The march garnered the attention of Bill de Blasio's opponent Joe Lhota, a supporter of charter schools.
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Charter school supporters demanded the next mayor keep Mayor Bloomberg's education policies in place that have helped charters thrive.
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