The city has reversed a plan to weaken sibling priority in admissions to gifted programs. (Insideschools)
But not before parents from a citywide gifted school criticized the plan for dividing families. (SchoolBook)
A watchdog says his school’s badly done lockdown drill scared special needs students. (Horan Watch)
“We are looking into how this drill was conducted,” a DOE spokeswoman told GothamSchools today.
Charter advocates note again that co-located schools in the city are less often crowded. (Charter Center)
A story of two Newark schools highlights the potential benefits of school co-locations. (Hechinger Report)
A set of infographics show Hurricane Sandy’s lasting impact on city schools. (Liberty Street Economics)
A teaching assistant says she’s starting to think that teachers’s job is to become obsolete. (Blue Engine)
Arne Duncan will join a federal task force on violence, mental health, and other issues. (Politics K-12)
A student activist says data geek Nate Silver presents new opportunities for math education. (Mindshift)
Spedteach
I wish you would cover how the last of the relocated schools are going to be forced back into unsafe buildings on January 2nd. No phones- no Internet- generator power- all this in the wake of the Newton massacre. It’s an abomination.
nycdoenuts
Yes, Horan Watch! Your blog post IS protected by Federal Whistle Blower law!! And YES! A blog on Tumblr IS free and EASY to set up!!
And -thanks to your brave author- the conditions at your school might very much improve sometime fairly soon!! Any why? Because sunlight is the best disinfectant there is.
You rock.
Tim
I hope various “traditional” media cover the Horan story and cover it hard. If even a tenth of that account is true, anyone involved in the decision to run the drill should be suspended starting tomorrow and put on a fast track to termination. What in the hell were they thinking?
Flerp
Unbelievable, if it’s true. Frankly I’ve found my own kids’ school’s revisiting of security protocols frustrating enough — the lesson from Sandy Hook is precisely that you CANNOT stop a determined shooter — but this story is just pure madness.
horanwatch
Thank you all for your support. We have rumors of NYTIMES coverage in print tomorrow. To keep updated follow us on horanwatch.tumblr.com or on twitter.com/horanwatch
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