Suspect Improvements
Posted on April 1, 2010 - Filed Under New York, achievement gap, education reform, policy, politics | Leave a Comment
New York has boasted record gains in Math and Reading proficiency for the last five years. Federal testing suggests differently. Have we been lying to our kids?
[L]ast week, the federal government released scores for the nation and the states, and New York did not fare well. In fact, almost all of New York’s reported gains [...]
F is for Failure
Posted on March 17, 2010 - Filed Under education reform, policy | Leave a Comment
Newsweek probes the failures of education reform over the last decade.
Read More..>>Why Politicians Need Your Help with School Reform
Posted on July 1, 2009 - Filed Under mayoral control, policy | Leave a Comment
The politics of New York City’s public education system stepped into sharp focus again this week, with petty partisanship ruling the day. The New York State Senate persisted in its recent foolishness by refusing to vote on renewing Mayoral Control of the NYC’s public schools, allowing the law granting mayoral control to simply lapse. Mayor [...]
Read More..>>Even McCain and Obama Agree
Posted on September 12, 2008 - Filed Under barack obama, education reform, john mccain, policy, politics | Leave a Comment
The time has come.
“Education is the civil rights issue of this century. Equal access to public education has been gained. But what is the value of access to a failing school?”
— John McCain, RNC Nomination Acceptance Speech, 09/04/08
“I don’t want to send another generation of American children to failing schools. I don’t want that future [...]
