The Sound of Bubbles Bursting: Record Gains Vanish into Thin Air
Posted on August 4, 2010 - Filed Under DOE, New York, achievement gap, articles, education reform, joel klein, mayor bloomberg, news, nycdoe | Leave a Comment
In case you were wondering about NYC’s record gains in education test scores, the miracles became mirages last week. Reprinted from the NY Daily News (8/1/10), in its entirety:
The sound of bubbles bursting: Student gains on state test vanished into thin air
BY Diane Ravitch
Every year for the past four years, the New York State [...]
Mayor announces new resources for parents
Posted on January 16, 2009 - Filed Under DOE, mayor bloomberg, parents, resources | Leave a Comment
From a Department of Education email announcement received today:
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg delivered the 2009 State of the City and I’ve attached a copy of the speech to this e-mail (which can also be viewed here). I thought you would be especially interested in two education initiatives:
The Mayor announced the creation of a new helpline to [...]
