Tuesday, July 12, 2016

List of NYC schools with elevated lead levels; and follow-up questions for DOE

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Update:  Bet h Fertig of WNYC/Schoolbook writes today that the DOE says " At every location where elevated levels persisted after a ...
Thursday, July 7, 2016

New nationwide poll shows parents find standardized tests of little value

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High Achievement NY put out a press release trumpeting a new poll from Achieve -- both organizations funded by the Gates Foundation to pro...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Primer on Purchasing Methods Employed by DOE

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The purpose of this post is to provide some explanation of how NYC public school contracts are presented to the Panel for Educational Polic...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Please help us stop John King's "test and punish" ESSA regulations

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John King, now US Education Secretary, is up to his old tricks and is trying to eliminate all the flexibility that Congress intended the ...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Highlights from the Class Size Matters Skinny Award Dinner

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Here are some video highlights from our Skinny Awards Dinner on June 9, 2016; with speeches by Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Chair of the ...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Comments on Contracts to be Considered at June 22nd, 2016 Panel for Educational Policy Meeting

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The comments below below were provided by the  Citizens Contract Review Committee. to the PEP members responsible for approving contracts. ...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Correction requested from NY Times on high-stakes admissions policy of specialized HS; five of eight schools under the Mayor's control

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This morning I sent the below letter to the editors of the NY Times, which had made an error in an article on the admissions policy of the...