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July 26, 2010
Rise & Shine: Test inflation rate at 20 percent, Tisch says
News from New York City:
- Merryl Tisch said the “inflation rate” on state tests has been around 20 percent. (Post)
- A lot of money and jobs have hinged on the flawed test scores. (Daily News)
- The Times says promised state testing reforms are exactly what parents and students need.
- City principals are already working on incorporating new national standards. (GothamSchools, WNYC)
- In an era of test prep, Head Start pre-Ks say fewer of their students get into gifted programs. (Times)
- About 40 percent of students at a new East Harlem charter school need special education. (Daily News)
- The identity of the state’s university system is at a crossroads. (Times)
- Many students assigned to summer school are not attending. (GothamSchools, Post)
- The S.I. teen allegedly killed by his mother was supposed to get counseling at school but didn’t. (Times)
- Five students at Millennium High School said a school drinking fountain made them sick. (Daily News)
- PS 72’s new rooftop soccer field was paid for by Manchester City, the British soccer team. (WSJ)
- Nathan Quinones, chancellor from 1984 to 1987, has died. (AP)
- The Post says the fact that only 20 city schools are on the SURR list shows mayoral control is working.
- Unlike Dallas, New York City does not have a central textbook depository. (Times)
And beyond:
- Students are trying to turn the roof of the country’s oldest school into a garden. (Boston Globe)
- Maryland is ending the longstanding practice of letting teachers preview state tests. (Washington Post)
- New York University is going to provide intensive support for seven schools in Newark. (Times)
- D.C. schools chief Michelle Rhee fired hundreds of teachers deemed low-performing. (Times, AP)
- The Daily News and Post say Joel Klein should follow Rhee’s lead and fire more teachers.
- Portland, Ore., is looking to New York City as a model for reducing its dropout rate. (Oregonian)
- Some aren’t happy that low-performing Jersey City, N.J., has a highly paid superintendent. (WSJ)
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July 26th, 2010 8:42 am
“The Daily News and Post say Joel Klein should follow Rhee’s lead and fire more teachers.”
If Joel Klein does that in NYC I hope He** breaks loss.
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July 26th, 2010 9:02 am
If only 20 schools had not burst into flame and exploded, the Post would say it proved mayoral control was working.
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July 26th, 2010 9:53 am
That WSJ article reported on a rooftop turf field donated by Man CITY not Man U
GS rocks when it comes to education-related reporting, but obviously is not quite so soccer savvy!
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July 26th, 2010 10:50 am
Raising test scores????????????? What a bright idea, raise the require score for passing before you implement the new National Core Standards, implement or refine curriculum, and improve instruction in the classroom.
No wonder our best and brightest run this educational structure in our glorious state of New York.
I guess if the raise the standard for passing more students will pass. The next step after that will be to work on teaching and learning. Any suggestions?
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July 26th, 2010 11:12 am
“Deputy Schools Chancellor Shael Polakow-Suransky rejected any criticism of the way the city has used the tests for the last three years.”
Theres someone with an open mind! I reject any criticism! I have no flaws! My work is perfect! Most of the educational community laughs at the scores given out on the progress reports.
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July 26th, 2010 12:08 pm
Re “A lot of money and jobs have hinged on the flawed test scores. (Daily News)”
Only one job comes to mind at the moment — the MAYOR’s!
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July 26th, 2010 1:13 pm
I think the mayor’s job hinged more on the 100 million dollar campaign, the reversal of term limits, and the utter failure of his buds in the press to report how little support he had.
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July 26th, 2010 1:28 pm
I just received a letter from Human Resources in NY asking teachers to apply for”master teachers” positions in the NY BOE. Things are about to get very interesting in New York.
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July 26th, 2010 2:52 pm
Gotham Schools, what about the letter from the civil rights organizations protesting Obama’s education policies? Seems like big news — will it get any coverage beyond the ed blogs?
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