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It's been a long, brutal winter -- metaphorically -- for public education.In the six years since Wall Street's collapse triggered the Great Recession, New…
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Every spring, New York students must sit for hours on end, filling in bubbles on standardized tests that purport to measure their progress in English…
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Aretha Franklin’s 1967 hit song “Respect” is on my mind these days.Out of, well, “respect” for Aretha and listeners to this month’s commentary, I’m not…
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Teacher tenure is one of the most misunderstood concepts in education. Misinformation and outright lies are spread by those who want to take away rights…
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The president of the New York State Teachers Union says members aren’t yet ready to rescind a vote of no confidence in state Education Commissioner John…
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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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School budget voting is supposed to remind us of our nation’s democratic ideals.You know: Community members vote each May on their local school budgets…
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A brief introduction is in order.My name is Karen Magee. I’m an elementary school teacher from Harrison, and mom to three great kids — the youngest in…
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There is a big change at New York State’s largest teachers union. Members of New York State United Teachers elected new leadership after months of unrest…