“Save our School. Fight for Freedom.”
UPDATE of 12/12/11: As of December 9, the Department of Education decided to keep Freedom Academy open for at least another year. That’s not to say the fight is over, just that Freedom has a year to develop and demonstrate a turnaround plan with the continued assistance of 20/20 Vision for Schools and other community...
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The Sound of Bubbles Bursting: Record Gains Vanish into Thin Air
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...
School Satisfaction? Questions about the Survey
Mayor Bloomberg and NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein announced the results of the largest ever school satisfaction survey yesterday. More than 800,000 stakeholders, including students, parents, and teachers responded, a remarkable achievement. As the Dept. of Education noted, 800,000 people represents 1 in 10 New Yorkers, and over 200,000 more people than the entire...
