NYSUT, others gather for ‘Day of Action’ at Capitol
A caucus of education, labor and civic organizations gathered Monday in the Capitol to call for more funding for public schools and an end to the “tyranny of standardized testing,” part of a “National...
View ArticleKing explains decision to send his kids to private school
State Education Commissioner John King has taken a lot of heat for one particular detail from his family life: The head of New York State’s public education system sends his two young daughters to...
View ArticleFlanagan report addresses school testing, privacy, Common Core
A report issued Monday by state Sen. John Flanagan issued hefty criticisms of the state’s rollout of the Common Core standards as well as a laundry list of proposed fixes. Those recommendations...
View ArticleKing’s kids’ private school and the Common Core
At this point, it’s fairly widely known that the head of New York State’s public education system sends his own children to a private Montessori school in North Greenbush. State Education Commissioner...
View ArticleKing letter defends Common Core, maps its progress
With the year drawing to a close, state Education Commissioner John King took a moment (or rather, seven pages) to reflect on what has caused his biggest headaches of 2013: the state’s new Common Core...
View ArticleSED website accidentally links to offensive quiz site
It was the sort of internet gaffe government agencies typically hope to avoid: The State Education Department had inadvertently linked to a website some web browsers might find rather offensive. One...
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NYSUT: Two-thirds of districts get less aid than during recession
Image: New York State United Teachers An analysis by New York’s largest teacher’s union released Thursday charges that under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed spending plan for the coming fiscal year, more...
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