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Rise & Shine: Incoming special ed chief vows to press forward

  • The incoming head of special education vowed to press forward with controversial reforms. (Schoolbook)
  • Gov. Cuomo is signaling he would veto bills that give broad access to teacher ratings. (PostDaily News)
  • Jim Dwyer: The city has unwisely given up on teaching swimming skills in public schools. (Times)
  • The principal of Queens’ P.S. 195 barred a student from giving a same-sex marriage speech. (NY1Post)
  • A state judge ruled the city was wrong to fire a teacher accused of having sex in her classroom. (Post)
  • A poll found New Yorkers want teachers convicted of sex abuse to be fired quickly. (Daily News, Post)
  • Chancellor Walcott brings his bid for more freedom to fire abusive teachers to the op/ed page. (Times)
  • A teacher at P.S. 208 was charged with molesting a student. (Daily News, Post, NY1, Metropolis)
  • The Brooklyn principal under fire for song-banning is under scrutiny after an abuse claim. (Daily News)
  • The Post pans Cuomo’s decision to limit the release of teacher evaluation results to parents only.
  • A court ruling about Los Angeles’s teacher evaluations could reverberate across California. (L.A. Times)
  • GUest

    “Mr. I know I have never been to class but if you don’t pass me I’ll claim you touched me. You will not get a fair hearing, you will lose your home and your family will starve. I don’t understand consequences because the DOE has removed all consequences for students years ago.” Coming soon to a school NEAR YOU!

  • Pparsow

    This philosophy will prevail regardless of a child’s needs. It has been the DOE’s intention to funnel the money from Special Education to General Education for years. Parents will not have a voice. Teachers already have no voice. In some cases children benefit from inclusion however there can never be a blanket policy. Just as SESIS(computer system) was shoved onto the schools so will this policy.  Bullying starts from the top down. One must question the motives of those who look at money before children.

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