One of the most common complaints that many teachers and principals make against education reformers is what they commonly refer to as the privatization of public education. It’s a phrase that can take on many different meanings and is often dismissed as little more than a conspiracy theory. But federal and state governments spend billions […]
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California decision a game-changer
No matter how you look at it, yesterday’s decision by a California Superior Court Judge was a serious blow to teachers, their unions, and their anti-reform allies. In Vergara v. State of California, Justice Rolf Treu ruled in favor of nine parents, saying that the current set of laws that protect teachers discriminates against low-income […]
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Union could run Syracuse school
The Syracuse school district is seriously considering one of the least-used options the State Education Department offers school officials to fix failing schools: charter conversion, according to an article on Syracuse.com. And the Syracuse teachers union would run the school, which is even more unusual. The SED gives school districts a limited set of options when it […]
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New York gets a “D” in education policy from Michelle Rhee
StudentsFirst.com has published its 2014 annual report card regarding education policies at the state level. New York ranked 28 out of the 50 states and received an overall grade of D, or a GPA of 1.29. Not exactly college-bound scores. New York also received a D+ at elevating the teaching profession, F at empowering parents, […]
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Chicago’s teachers can strike, New York’s can’t
The Chicago teachers’ union is on strike and, as a result, parents are trying to figure out what they should be doing with their children. The Chicago Tribune is keeping a running tab of strike news here. This type of disruption is alien to New York parents. Like it or not, the state’s public school […]
