Council Speaker Christine Quinn is ramping up her lobbying for mandatory kindergarten. (Insideschools)
Rick Hess says American schools are plagued by a “culture of can’t” that holds them back. (Straight Up)
Joel Rose of New Classrooms offers a blueprint for how to reinvent classrooms for the future. (Atlantic)
Diane Ravitch says the Quinnipiac poll question about school closures was misleading. (DR’s Blog)
A summary of city, state, and Obama administration teacher appreciation messages. (NYC P.S. Parents)
A parent explains why he filed a Freedom of Information Law request to see the state tests. (SchoolBook)
A math curriculum’s Kickstarter bid raises crowdsourcing vs. venture capital issues. (Hack Education)
The superintendent of Scarsdale’s public schools makes a case against new evaluations. (Newsday)
Research and experience show an educator urban students can fall apart after graduation. (Coach G)
The irony of a new teacher licensing exam is that it was designed by teacher educators. (Teacher Beat)
http://www.creatingquestions.com/ Mr. L
I love the parent who filed a FOIL request to see the state tests. There’s something fishy there. Having proctored the exam, knowing how absurd some of the questions were, I think it’s only fair for parents have access to a test that will determine a lot in their children’s future. I hope other parents file similar requests and force the state and Pearson to release the tests.
Nychistoryteacher
Re: Irony of new teacher licensing
Stephen Sawchuk mocks fears of “corporatization” of public education and makes it seem to as though the recent pineapple question is the worst stain on Pearson’s record. I guess he forgot about the bribes Pearson gave state employees.
I think it is reasonable to fear Pearson’s influence in a pilot study, especially since they have a financial interest in the teacher certification business and there is no transparency in the rating process.
P.S.
It also drives me crazy that I can’t drop this comment on his article without paying $50 a year.
Copernicus
I’m sorry, are you suggesting that FOIL be used for something other than embarassing teachers?????? Are you further suggesting that either the DOE or Pearson be held accountable for their actions???????
My ggod man, surely you must be jesting!!!!!!!
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