Commissioner Elia presents NYSED Budget Requests
Commissioner Elia has developed the Education Department’s agenda and budget requests for the NYS Legislature. These were presented at a NYS Joint Legislative Hearing on Education on February 14, 2017. NYSCEA members should view her PowerPoint presentation to see how it addresses the concerns of their association. CLICK HERE for a …
Cuomo Called for ‘Reboot’ of School Standards. Officials Propose Tweaks Instead.
More interactive lessons for the youngest students. Reading more fiction. Delaying teaching the order of operations in math until the fourth grade. Those are some of the changes New York State public schools may see in their classrooms, under revised standards proposed on Wednesday by education officials. READ THE FULL …
State Seeking Comment on Draft Goals and Guiding Principles for School Accountability
The New York State Education Department is seeking input concerning draft goals and guiding principles as they design systems in response to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This is a great opportunity to be part of rebuilding concepts of assessment, accountability and curriculum! CLICK HERE for the site …
The Common Core Costs Billions and Hurts Students
Diane Ravitch, long time historian of education in America, weighs in on the crux of the Common Core problem in this thought-provoking article. CLICK HERE for full article
TEACH Self Registration
Starting on July 2016, all permanently or professionally certified teachers and Level III teaching assistants working in public schools (those certified before 2004) are required to register with the State Education Department. This new one-time requirement also affects retired teachers who want to maintain their certification. Registering online is a …
Over 200 Educators in New York Receive Erroneous Scores Linked to Student Performance
More than 200 teachers and principals received erroneous scores from New York State on a contentious measurement that ties their performance to how well their students do on tests, according to state documents obtained by The New York Times. Read the full article at NYTIMES.COM
Teach Your Teachers Well
LAST month, at the urging of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s Board of Regents suspended the use of state tests to evaluate teachers. This is a wise first step, but it won’t improve our schools unless we go further and build a professionalized system of support that views teachers …
Acting secretary of education is unfazed by politics
The new acting secretary of education, Dr. John King Jr., steps into a role his predecessor, Arne Duncan, left deep in controversy. With support for Common Core waning and student debt skyrocketing, King faces a series of challenges. Read the full article here
How to Fix the Country’s Failing Schools. And How Not To.
A QUARTER-CENTURY ago, Newark and nearby Union City epitomized the failure of American urban school systems. Students, mostly poor minority and immigrant children, were performing abysmally. Graduation rates were low. Plagued by corruption and cronyism, both districts had a revolving door of superintendents. New Jersey officials threatened to take over …
NYS Blue Ribbon Commission for the Arts
This video represents an overview of the Full Panel Meeting by the NYS Blue Ribbon Commission for the Arts, held on November 17, 2015 at the State Museum in Albany.
