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Teachers wouldn’t be evaluated based on their students’ standardized test scores any longer under a measure approved by the New York state Assembly. It’s…
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Two words — “sharp dissent” — are not normally used in the same sentence as “New York State Board of Regents.”The Regents are a dignified body charged…
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From Common Core testing to teacher evaluations, education is one of the most contentious issues in New York right now. About two dozen teachers,…
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Disagreements that have roiled the state’s education community in the wake of new teacher evaluation laws approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the…
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There’s growing support in the state legislature to address controversial aspects of New York State’s Common Core learning standards and related…
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Less than a month after it was enacted, Governor Cuomo’s new teacher evaluation plan seems to be in jeopardy, with the Regents Chancellor calling for a…
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State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch wants to give school districts another year to implement the state-mandated teacher evaluation system. The…
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When I taught special education in my hometown of Harrison, one of my students achieved an educational milestone.He said “hello.”For this student, the…
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New York state education officials have adopted a safety net for teacher candidates who fail a newly required "bar exam."The Board of Regents on Tuesday…
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edTPA, the new portfolio assessment required for student-teachers in New York, has come under criticism. One of New York's teachers' unions wants it…