Tag: King

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 …

Firing John King isn’t Enough

  By now it is clear that John King will likely be fired as the New York State Education Department Commissioner.  Let’s recap why… King was speaking last Thursday at what was to be the first of several PTA Town Hall meetings intended to act as a Q & A on the Common Core State …

The PJSTA Calls for the Resignation of John King

As a Member of the New York State Allies for Public Education The Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association Calls for the Resignation of NYS Commissioner of Education John King Billed as an opportunity to “gather information, ask questions and share concerns with NYS Commissioner of Education John King”, the NYS PTA sponsored  Town Hall Meeting …

NYSED Commish John King is a Coward!

Last night, at a PTA Town Hall meeting upstate, NYSED Commish John King was absolutely lambasted by parents and educators for the reform agenda that he has forced onto New York State Public Schools.  As a result, King, who is a coward and a crony of Senator John Flanagan, has canceled all remaining PTA Town …