To show how hard they work, Chicago teachers are grading papers in public spaces. (Ed Notes)
The New York Times’ resident data expert crunches the numbers on progress reports. (Schoolbook)
More on the conference about alternatives to school closures, from one of the organizers. (EdVox)
Analysis by USDOE’s civil rights office found pay gaps for teachers of minority students. (Teacher Beat)
One possible conclusion of a new study is that teachers slack off as they plan to leave. (Teacher Beat)
A “Global Report Card” concludes that top American districts underperform internationally. (Ed Next)
The head of the NEA says “Education Nation” was more teacher-friendly this year. (Hechinger Report)
The top lawyer for the state teachers union explains why the union sued over evaluations. (NYSUT)
A meeting in Manhattan tonight takes on, again, the issue of District 2 crowding. (NYC P.S. Parents)
Does a new exam in California’s, for 4- and 5-year olds, set children up for failure? (Joanne Jacobs)
Rick Hess confesses his core beliefs about education policy: “I’m no contrarian.” (Rick Hess Straight Up)
Torys
elizabeth/philissa,As a respected source of ed. journalism, when do you think your readers will learn about the massive salary gap that exists between NYC teacher salaries and their counterpart in Nassau/Westchester? I am very eager to read about this topic. Perhaps, you could elaborate on why this exists and what remedies exist to fix this. Thank you and I look forward to reading about this! Surely, this issue needs to be explored especially when teachers in those counties make approximately 25% more than their NYC counterparts….-Tory
Joe D.
OK, once again I don’t understand why a story from Chicago is the banner story for the Nightcap section of Gotham Schools. I believe the story about the NYSUT suing for proper enforcement of the new evaluation system is far more important to the majority of teachers in NYC. On another note, looks like Chicago teachers are voting in droves not to extend the school day for a mere 2% salary raise. Only a handful of schools have agreed to a longer school day, thus, grading papers in public seems like a pretty unneeded PR stunt.
http://twitter.com/SoBronxSchool Bronx Teacher
Great read from NYSUT
Guest
That meeting in the W. Village seems to have nothing to do with the
current crowding problems in District 2. Only potential problems if
Rudin gets his variance for the St. Vincent’s project. On the other
hand, there was a CEC meeting last week about the dramatic new zoning
proposals for district 2, and it got no mention at all.
Luckily,
you have 3 chances for redemption because there are three hearings
coming up to discuss the merits of the proposals.
Maybe a story on the harassment of NYC teachers by principals would be more appealing to your audience. This column is a public space and should be used with your audience in mind. Please focus on the real issue teachers face!
bookworm
I have an acquaintance with whom I worked several years ago. We started teaching the same year and when we both had 7 years, she got a job in a Long Island school district. They only started her at Step 3, but it was STILL a $14,000/yr pay raise, even without credit for half of her actual time! A teacher at my home school district, with my years and degrees, makes about $22,000/yr more than I do right now.
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