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From Charters to Common Core, There’s a Ceasefire in NY’s School Wars
Gail Robinson |
But with desegregation an increasingly urgent goal, how long will it last?
election 2018
Cuomo vs. Nixon on Education Policy: Testing, Charters and Money Loom Large
Kate Pastor |
The governor has shifted on several key education issues since taking office. Now he faces a long-time education advocate in the Democratic primary.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: As Standardized Tests Loom, Improvements are Illusory
Fred Smith |
Hoping to head off parent opt-outs, education officials are hyping reforms like shorter tests and the removal of time limits. But those changes could create new problems without addressing the underlying flaws in the testing regime.
Education
De Blasio and the Schools, Take 2
Jarrett Murphy |
Watch NYU education expert Pedro Noguera, Students First New York organizer Tenicka Boyd and City Limits reporter Ruth Ford discuss the city’s schools, the mayor’s leadership and the battle over the Common Core on Bk Live.
common core
Cuomo’s Common Core Move Draws Cheers, Critics
Ruth Ford |
Some applauded the governor for slowing down to reconsider the way Common Core has been implemented. But others worry that Cuomo’s response to a revolt by upstate middle-class parents will only sew confusion for teachers, students and their families.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: NYC Students’ Field Exams Fail the Logic Test
Fred Smith |
To prepare questions for future state exams, testing companies will soon administer so-called field tests to city students. But this op-ed asks: how are these no-pressure, no-prep exams a valid proving ground for questions that will count next year?
