Via Diane Ravitch… Watch the fascinating video embedded in this blog post from Buffalo, New York. Kevin Gibson, the Secretary of the Buffalo Teachers Federation gets up to speak. Board member Larry Quinn (yes, the same board member who was texting as a high school student was speaking at a recent meeting) waves to a …
This story, which has made the rounds, tells of a heroic superintendent, William Cala, from Fairport, New York (Western New York) who wrote a letter to his staff in response to Cuomo’s education reform agenda, one that Cala terms an “assault on public education.” Be sure to read the entire story. More importantly, read the …
A MUST WATCH film! Jia Lee – Senate Hearings Reauthorization of NCLB Jan 2015 from nLightn Media on Vimeo.
We have seen organic opt-out movements over the past couple of years from parents in different parts of the state. We have seen a few heroic teachers, including our very own Beth Dimino, refuse to administer state assessments in the spring. Now it appears as though PTA’s are stepping up as well. The Bennett School …
NYSAPE has started a campaign to purchase “Refuse the Tests” ads on billboards placed strategically around the state. This fall all PJSTA members reduced their VOTE-COPE contributions to $0 for the year. Please consider putting some of that savings towards NYSAPE’s very worthy cause. Via NYSAPE… Our kids are being hurt by excessive testing that has …
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