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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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 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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Bill Gates discusses why the Common Core standards are necessary for American education and clears up misconceptions.
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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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