Monthly Archives: September 2010

The percentage of elementary and middle schools to get A’s on their city-issued report cards fell this year from 84 to 25 percent — a drop precipitated by more students failing the exams and the city grading schools on a curve. Of the city’s 1,140 elementary and middle schools, 35 percent (396 schools) received B’s, … Continue reading

The city’s newest education policy announcements have put it back on the national radar. (NY1) The principal of International Business and Finance HS was demoted after tackling a student. (Post) A Riverdale high school still hasn’t worked out its start-of-school scheduling issues. (Riverdale Press) PS 95 in Queens appears to be keeping one kindergartner out … Continue reading

More than 80% of ed school professors favor making it easier to terminate teachers. (Fordham) Bloomberg refused to say if he’d sign a contract that included teacher seniority rights. (Daily Politics) Two charter school backers are among the NYC stars on a “40 under 40″ list. (City Hall News) What if ed schools only accepted … Continue reading