New York City’s School Chancellor Joel Klein has just announced a tremendous sign of educational success. It appears that Mr. Klein and Mayor Bloomberg’s approach of increased high-stakes standardized testing, assessing schools with a single letter grade, and bribing teachers and students with money for good test scores is really proving beneficial. Are […]
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School Success in NYC!
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8 June 2008 |
10:33 |
NYC Education |
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8th Graders Boycott Tests
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27 May 2008 |
10:36 |
NYC Education, Youth Rights |
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Nearly all 8th graders at Intermediate School 318 in the Bronx boycotted the recent statewide tests, handing back blank exams and giving a signed petition to the school principal and the NYC Department of Education. Way to go, standing up for your rights and asserting your voices!
Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, the school […]
Nearly all 8th graders at Intermediate School 318 in the Bronx boycotted the recent statewide tests, handing back blank exams and giving a signed petition to the school principal and the NYC Department of Education. Way to go, standing up for your rights and asserting your voices!
Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, the school […]
Diane Ravitch - is she starting to “get it”?
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6 February 2008 |
18:22 |
Education Policy, NYC Education, Youth Rights |
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Analysis of Diane Ravitch lecture at Bank Street College of Education, February 4, 2008:
It seemed at first that Diane Ravitch may have had a complete change of heart. She spoke strongly against the No Child Left Behind law and Bloomberg’s “Children First” New York City education reform efforts, especially the excessive testing provisions (even […]
Analysis of Diane Ravitch lecture at Bank Street College of Education, February 4, 2008:
It seemed at first that Diane Ravitch may have had a complete change of heart. She spoke strongly against the No Child Left Behind law and Bloomberg’s “Children First” New York City education reform efforts, especially the excessive testing provisions (even […]
Parent Group Protests NYC School Grading Scheme
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11 December 2007 |
10:47 |
Education Policy, NYC Education |
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Time Out From Testing, a parent group in NYC opposed to high-stakes testing and standardization in education, sent out a letter to its supporters describing the recent NYC Council Education Committee Hearing on the controversial new school report card scheme. Kudos to TOFT! Read on…
Today the parents from Time Out From Testing, representing […]
Time Out From Testing, a parent group in NYC opposed to high-stakes testing and standardization in education, sent out a letter to its supporters describing the recent NYC Council Education Committee Hearing on the controversial new school report card scheme. Kudos to TOFT! Read on…
Today the parents from Time Out From Testing, representing […]
There’s more to education than graduation
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4 July 2007 |
10:05 |
Education Policy, NYC Education |
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Mayor Bloomberg and the Gates Foundation recently lauded the graduation rates of the new small high schools in New York City, as reported in the New York Times and on the Gates website.
Sure, a case could be made that higher high school graduation rates are in general a good thing, especially when […]
Mayor Bloomberg and the Gates Foundation recently lauded the graduation rates of the new small high schools in New York City, as reported in the New York Times and on the Gates website.
Sure, a case could be made that higher high school graduation rates are in general a good thing, especially when […]