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Sunday, April 27, 2014

4-27-14 Perdido Street School

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A Reader Says Farina, Mulgrew Did Not Say Teachers Should "Embrace" Teacher Evaluation System
As I posted earlier today, the NY Post reported this surprising news today:Meanwhile de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and teachers union boss Michael Mulgrew spoke of “unity” at the United Federation of Teachers spring conference Saturday at the New York Hilton....Mulgrew and Fariña agreed that teachers should “embrace” the new evaluation system — one critics say was badly weakened when


Is NYSED Admitting EngageNY Modules Are Crap?
Chris Cerrone tweeted the following this afternoon:​Is NYSED admitting modules are flawed? Do taxpayers get a $12.9 million refund? http://t.co/Y1SUna6f9b via @AlbanyBizReview— Chris Cerrone (@Stoptesting15) April 27, 2014Megan Rogers of the Albany Business Review reports this:The New York state education department wants teachers to revamp the state's online curriculum resources for the Common Co

NY Post: Mulgrew, Farina Say Teachers "Should Embrace" New Evaluation System
This is buried at the bottom of a pierce about the city paying three leases for Eva Moskowitz and Success Academies:Meanwhile de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña and teachers union boss Michael Mulgrew spoke of “unity” at the United Federation of Teachers spring conference Saturday at the New York Hilton.“For me this has been a natural partnership,” de Blasio said at the lovefest.Mulgrew a
4-26-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekAll The Good Walmart DoesFormer Bloomberg DOE minion of school closings in NYC, Marc Sternberg, is featured prominently in this morning's NY Times piece on the Walton philanthropy-industrial complex and charter schools:In 2013, the Walton foundation spent more than $164 million across the country. According to Marc Sternberg, who was appointed direc