The New York State Education Department has indicated plans to slow down the implementation of the Common Core standards. Nancy Zimpher, State University of New York chancellor, writes an opinion piece explaining why a moratorium of the Common Core would be a bad decision for New York education.
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The New York State Board of Regents intends to push back the Common Core standards due to growing concerns about its implementation. This action will slow down necessary education reform.
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According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), New York City is one of the biggest school districts in the country that enrolls a large number of students into charter schools. Despite continued success, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to slow down the growth of charter schools.
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Last week, State Education Commissioner John King and Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch made 19 adjustments to the Common Core program.
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Studies have shown that charter schools improve student performance. However, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to be adamant on slowing the progress of charter schools in the city.
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Bill Gates discusses why the Common Core standards are necessary for American education and clears up misconceptions.
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The New York State Board of Regents has indicated that teachers and principals will receive less consequences for ineffective performance.
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On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo criticized the New York Board of Regents for supporting a plan that would allow teachers to blame ineffective teaching on the Common Core roll-out. The backlash resulted in the board delaying action on the plan until April.
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There are more than 1,000 teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve, costing New York City $144 million a year. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña must close this pool of teachers.
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StudentsFirstNY endorsed James Sampson and Jason McCarthy for the Buffalo School Board, and on Tuesday, both candidates won their respective races.
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StudentsFirstNY's Acting Executive Director, Glen Weiner, released the following statement in response to remarks by AFT President Randi Weingarten at the Association for a Better New York.
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StudentsFirstNY's statement on the teachers' union attempting to subvert meaningful teacher evaluations in school districts across the state.
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The local StudentsFirstNY chapter marched the streets of Bed-Stuy to demand better schools for the children in their community.
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A report issued by the American Federation of Teachers today purports that Paul Tudor Jones, Peter Kiernan, Ken Langone, Daniel Loeb and Dan Senor support the replacement of defined benefit plans because of their association with StudentsFirstNY. This allegation based on an inaccurate inference is incorrect.
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Parents, teachers, and community members in Bed-Stuy are working to give children the education they deserve with StudentsFirstNY.
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In a preliminary injunction made public yesterday, a court ordered that the State cannot withhold $260 million in aid from NYC schools in response to the City and teachers' union failing to reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system.
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed a measure on Wednesday that would establish a new teacher evaluation system for New York City if local officials remained at odds over adopting one.
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The report recently released by StudentsFirstNY reveals 14 Brooklyn schools have 20% or more teachers considered ineffective.
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According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), New York City is one of the biggest school districts in the country that enrolls a large number of students into charter schools. Despite continued success, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is trying to slow down the growth of charter schools.
Read More
The New York State Board of Regents intends to push back the Common Core standards due to growing concerns about its implementation. This action will slow down necessary education reform.
Read More
Studies have shown that charter schools improve student performance. However, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio seems to be adamant on slowing the progress of charter schools in the city.
Read More
Bill Gates discusses why the Common Core standards are necessary for American education and clears up misconceptions.
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The New York State Board of Regents has indicated that teachers and principals will receive less consequences for ineffective performance.
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On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo criticized the New York Board of Regents for supporting a plan that would allow teachers to blame ineffective teaching on the Common Core roll-out. The backlash resulted in the board delaying action on the plan until April.
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There are more than 1,000 teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve, costing New York City $144 million a year. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña must close this pool of teachers.
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In a report released on Monday, the New York State Board of Regents decided to ease up on consequences for teachers and students. The decision was based on parents and teachers complaining about the tough Common Core standards and new teacher evaluations.
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There are 1,200 unwanted teachers in the NYC Absent Teacher Reserve, costing more than $100 million annually.
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