Friday, February 20, 2015

Cuomo To Mandate All CUNY And SUNY Students Do Internships

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Because what all students need is to be forced to do free labor in order to get a college degree, Governor Cuomo is going to mandate "e...
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Farleigh Dickinson Poll Finds Only 17% Of Americans Support Common Core

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The support trajectory for Common Core drops dramatically: As millions of students across the country prepare to take the PARCC (Partne...
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"Grassroots" Charter Groups Outspend Teachers Unions By Millions In Lobbying, Campaign Contributions

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Who's the special interest here? ALBANY—Supporters and opponents of education reform, primarily charter school expansion, spent more...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Facing 60 Years In Prison, When Does Sheldon Silver Look To Deal?

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The Albany Project: Shelly is looking at 60 years and he’s not facing the same kind of technical charges that doomed the prosecutions of...
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Trading Places: Education Edition

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A commenter at Perdido Street School blog responds to Ruben Diaz Sr.'s assertion that the NYCDOE dumps the "worst teachers" in...
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15 Towns Look To Secede From Andrew Cuomo's New York

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15 towns in the impoverished Southern Tier of New York are fed up and ready to head to Pennsylvania: Conklin, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The lo...

Cuomo Calls For Privatization Of "Failing" Schools

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From the NY Post: Gov. Cuomo, at another Bronx event, said 44 of the 178 schools in the state labeled as failing are in the borough. And...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

You Just Can't Keep A Crooked Charter School Down

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Remember Dr Ted Morris Jr., BA, MA, PhD, and MSW, and his Greater Works Charter School? Remember how the charter application was pulled ba...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Regents Blink On Mandatory Field Testing - For Now

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From LoHud: In response to a barrage of criticism from parents and educators about excessive testing, the Board of Regents is tabling a ...
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Public Schools Outperform Charter Schools In Minnesota

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From the Star-Tribune: Students in most Minnesota charter schools are failing to hit learning targets and are not achieving adequate aca...
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Success Academy Registers As Lobbying Entity

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Nick Reisman at State of Politics: A day after a top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled plans to broadly overhaul the state’s education...
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Cuomo Creates Pension Crisis In NY

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From Bloomberg News: ALBANY – New Yorkers are living longer, which is good news for the state’s 19.7 million residents. For Gov. Andrew ...
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

Cuomo Says Closing Schools Is As Important As Closing Prisons

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No, seriously: Gov. Andrew Cuomo received an award on Sunday evening lauding him for his successful efforts to close 13 prisons across t...
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Albany Strikes Back Against US Attorney Preet Bharara

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Legislators are whining about US Attorney Preet Bharara's grandstanding tactics as federal prosecutor, particularly his penchant for pre...
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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Cuomo's Out To Destroy Public Education - Why Aren't The Teachers Unions Trying To Destroy Him Politically?

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Temperatures in the Garden State aren't the only thing hitting bottom: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s approval ratings have hit an ...
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Friday, February 13, 2015

Reading The Tea Leaves On The Skelos Scandal

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Wayne Barrett at City and State: With all the focus on Shelly Silver and his Assembly apparatchiks, let’s not forget New York’s state S...

Michael Mulgrew Shows Us Which Sides He's On

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Michael Fiorillo's reaction to UFT President Mulgrew's defense of standardized testing: Do I really need to pay over a thousand d...
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UFT Continues To Put On Dog And Pony Show Against Cuomo, But Signals They Expect Defeat

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Despite the widespread opposition to Cuomo's ed reform agenda, the UFT is getting the message out that this fight against the Cuomo refo...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015

UFT President Michael Mulgrew Discovers Nixon's Silent Testing Majority

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Mike Mulgrew and his Unity caucus speak for all parents: Mike Schirtzer rises, raises motion for next month on behalf of MORE, to suppor...
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Report: NYC Charter Schools Violate Federal, State Law With Disciplinary Codes

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Orange jumpsuits anybody? Most of New York City’s charter schools have disciplinary codes that do not meet either state or federal req...
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