State Assembly Democrats are petitioning Gov. Cuomo to undo his school budget cuts. (City Room)
A family in a high-pressure Maryland community didn’t pressure their kids at all. (Jay Mathews)
Education experts, including a city teacher, weigh in on the question, “Why blame the teachers?” (Times)
The idea that poor schools always have the most junior teachers isn’t borne out in NYC. (Edwize)
Public Advocate De Blasio thinks Mayor Bloomberg’s layoff threats are empty. (State of Politics)
New tenure and evaluation rules could turn people away from becoming teachers. (Ed in the Apple)
The track team Collin started at his school foundered because it couldn’t compete. (GS Community)
Fred Siegel and Sol Stern: Bloomberg’s school bubble has burst. (Post)
The two transfer schools the city wants to close have high teacher salaries; is this a pattern? (Ed Notes)
A national curriculum doesn’t mean every student will do the same thing every day. (Curriculum Matters)
Mike Petrilli says he was wrong to blame teachers unions on a decline in arts participation. (Flypaper)
Mustafa
“Fred Siegel and Sol Stern: Bloomberg’s school bubble has burst.”
The Post runs an article critical of Bloomberg? Surely this is the first sign of the coming Apocalypse! Run for the hills!
John G
(re the ‘Room for Debate” piece in the Times)
Hey Rick Heis!! Are you listening?? You wrote …
“… When the president declares in the State of the Union, “If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation…become a teacher,” the profession is doing pretty well indeed. …”
Actually, I watched that speech too. And I remember the president saying that to every YOUNG person in America … and didn’t he say that after supporting the firing of an entire school of experienced teachers?
Well hey, at least the YOUNG people in our profession are doing pretty well, right?
John G
I almost fell off my chair when I read that. I hope that continues.
John G
I almost fell off my chair when I read that. I hope that continues.
michael
Mustafa, I thought the same thing as you. There is something behind that article. It’s my opinion that since dictator Bloomberg is looking very vulnerable (lost his bid to get rid of LIFO,city time,snow storm) plus the fact he is a lame duck,the right is abandoning ship and looking ahead for the dictators replacement.
Michael M. (parent still)
The Stern/Siegel mega-essay is highly recommended, though I have numerous issues with it.
Only the Post — after hyping Bloomberg for a decade now — could simultaneously slam him for being an empty suit as the “education mayor” while ribbing him for not doing enough to bust the UFT. Sheesh.
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