Karen Magee

As a concept, charter schools once held promise.In theory, educators would receive a “charter.” That charter would allow them to operate a school free…

New York is a big, diverse state, with a long list of societal needs.Many of the state’s bridges and highways need repair. Too many New Yorkers still…

In New York State and our nation, public education is the great equalizer.It’s the only one of our national institutions where Americans of different…

In the classic movie Groundhog Day, the main character — played famously by actor and comedian Bill Murray — finds he is trapped in a time loop, repeating…

High-stakes testing — and the over-testing of students — have been a point of conflict in New York State for several years now.Along with my members at…

Imagine a social, political and economic environment in which domestic violence has disappeared.Wouldn’t that be terrific?Sadly, as we commemorate…

America’s workers finally got a raise.In bright news for the U.S. economy, the Census Bureau recently reported that median household income climbed a…

In just a few weeks, parents will send their children back to school. Already, we see vans and S-U-Vs on the Thruway, packed to the gills with the…

There has been a lot of hand-wringing lately about New York’s teacher shortage.In many places, school districts are having difficulty filling open…

Like the rest of America, I woke up on the morning of June 12th to shock and horror.Forty-nine innocent people – most around the same age of my own…