Thursday’s Assembly Hearing

Via the Suffolk PAC: NYS Assembly Hearing – Testing Please don’t forget about the forum being held by members of the NYS Assembly on the issues of high stakes testing and common core which will take place in Suffolk county on Thursday, October 10, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Sagtikos Arts and Science Building …

Reign of Error Book Club

A reminder that next Wednesday, October 9th will be our first book club meeting for Diane Ravitch’s new book Reign of Error.  We will be discussing the first four chapters of the book on Wednesday night.  Anyone is welcome to attend.  Details can be found here.  If you haven’t already picked up a copy of …

KYE: Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch

Know Your Enemies: Merryl Tisch For those not paying attention, New York City Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has gone on record as saying that he would place a moratorium on co-locating charter schools in New York City.  Co-location is when a public school has to give up parts of it’s own building so that …

#Red4Ed begins this Wednesday!

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On BEDS Day, Put the Testing to Bed!

BEDS Day is October 2nd this year… let’s put high stakes testing to bed! via Students, Not Scores!… Here’s the plan: Email YOUR State Senator and Assembly Member. ·        Not sure who that is? Click the links below. o   http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?sh=search o   http://www.nysenate.gov/senators Steps: 1. Write a brief message telling them that they represent YOU and you want the high stakes …