Education Reporting in NYC
The lead writers of the math common core have released a 20-page document to aid high school teachers in choosing instructional materials that align with the common-core standards, Education Week …
Read MorePublic school students studying in church-owned buildings have to go off campus for sex education, reports the New York Daily News. For students like those at Puente Academy for Peace …
Read MoreA+NYC, a collective of New York City community groups disappointed with the education policies of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, has been on a cross-borough school reform bus tour, reports the …
Read MoreAt the annual meeting of the National Union of Teachers, one of the largest classroom unions in the UK, delegates passed a vote of no confidence in Education Secretary, Michael …
Read MoreAt last night’s Panel for Education Policy meeting and vote on 53 proposals – a mix of phase-outs, closings and co-locations at NYC Public Schools – division among the panel members was clear.
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“The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” Diane Ravitch’s 20th book, reflects on her shift from conservative to more liberal views on education. However, she makes the point toward the end of the book that she never changed her fundamental ideology of education — mainly that everyone should be afforded a high-quality education. What changed is her view of how to reach that goal.
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