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Month: October 2013
The Latest on the John King Fiasco
Last week New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch announced that NYSED would be hosting 16 forums around the state (though none in NYC where 1/3 of the state’s students reside) in the coming weeks. This follows John King’s cowardly act from a couple of weeks ago. Tisch said they will “modify the …
November 1st- Save the Date!
On Friday, November 1st the PJSTA will be holding informational picketing outside the Smithtown office of Senator John Flanagan. Picketing will start at 3:30 pm. Senator Flanagan, an ally of NYSED Commissioner John King, is one of two state senators who represents parts of the Comsewogue School District. Additionally he chairs the New York State …
What are Pols Saying About NYSED’s King?
A few state legislators have begun to weigh in on John King’s cowardly acts from last week. State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk writes… Dear Dr. King, I was greatly saddened to read about your decision to suspend four planned PTA-sponsored Town Hall Meetings on the Common Core.Common Core and the standardized testing mandates we’ve placed on …
Surprise! NY’s Teacher Evals Don’t Work!
File this under “least surprising news of the year”. A story in The Journal News reports that New York’s teacher evaluation system is pretty much a failure and a waste of millions and millions of dollars. “Our fears were realized,” said Harrison Superintendent Louis Wool, who was president of the Lower Hudson Council of School …
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