A report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development indicates that American education ranks well below other top countries in Asia and Europe.
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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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New York City’s mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has proposed that well-resourced charter schools pay rent for using public school buildings. Despite this obstacle, Bronx Community Charter demonstrates how paying rent has encouraged unconventional methods of teaching.
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Despite growing opposition to the Common Core, leading political supporters such as US Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, and New York State Education Commissioner John King must continue to support the initiative.
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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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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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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 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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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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