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Mayors are judged by falling crime rates and increasing student test scores and graduation rates. The reasons for falling crime rates are complex and controversial, Giuliani boasted of a “broken windows” strategy, Bloomberg pointed to “stop and frisk.” Criminologists and … Continue reading →

Kids stumble in middle school, self-destruct in high schools and begin to fail subjects; reading and math skills two or three years below grade with Regents exams on the horizon, school is hard, really hard. The frustrations may lead to … Continue reading →

In a recent editorial the New York Daily News lauded the comments of the new Commissioner of Education and encouraged the New York City Chancellor Farina to aggressively force teachers in “struggling” schools, the Renewal and Receivership schools to reapply … Continue reading →

Has the statute of limitations expired? I admit it, I scrubbed Regents exam essays, or. to use the current term, “re-scored” the exams. We weren’t worried about graduation rates or teacher evaluation; we simply wanted to give kids a break. … Continue reading →

It saddens me. It saddens me that latest release of high school graduation data are flat, and decreased in a few areas. (see detailed State Ed analysis here) It saddens me that some opponents of this administration seen almost gleeful. … Continue reading →

  For those of us of a certain age we remember a monolith called the “high school division” and those monumental personalities: high school superintendents.   Over decades structures were created that guided practice in the scores of large high … Continue reading →

UPDATED: ((4/6/20 – 3:10 PM) See the detailed, very detailed Q & A explaining how the State is treating the cancellation of Regents Exams, grading, the earning of course credits and impact on graduation. (http://www.nysed.gov/news/2020/state-education-department-issues-guidance-graduation-and-course-requirement-changes-due) UPDATED: (4/6/20 – 11:40 am): … Continue reading →

Every month a thousand or so elected union representatives from schools across the city meet to set policy for the union, and, listen to union president Michael Mulgrew. Meetings begin with the “Presidents Report,” followed by a question period, an … Continue reading →

(This is an amended version of an October 27th post, The homicide numbers for 2017 will be under 300 – a truly incredible reduction and while the reasons are many and complex I believe schools deserve credit) At the height … Continue reading →