DOE Overhauls School Grades
NYC DOE overhauls school grades On Tuesday, Chancellor Farina announced a new ratings system. Listen to this post! (UPDATE: This is a corrected post. We had previously attributed the elements of the School Quality Guides as the Capacity Framework. We apologize. The Framework is actually this.) Here is the breakdown: Test scores mean less Schools measured […]
Teacher Salary Steps
NYC DOE Salary Steps and Differentials: Salary Increments Teachers can earn up to an additional $6,000 per year, by completing 30 graduate credits above your masters degree. Listen to this post! There are two types of salary increments: Salary Steps A salary step is an incremental increase in salary based on previous qualifying professional experience. Click […]
Should We Run Schools Like Businesses?
The last few years have seen a number of calls for schools to be more entrepreneurial. I think this is a classic case of lazy thinking that sounds good until some real analysis is done. Then its weaknesses are revealed. Listen to this post! What do these proponents mean when they say “entrepreneurial?” A recent […]
Chancellor Farina’s Back To School Message
Chancellor Carmen Farina took to the internet today to welcome students and teachers back to school. Here is her message. I never sleep the day before school starts. I have high expectations for everyone. I’m excited about: Universal Pre K After School Programs, community schools, and arts programs in Middle Schools High Schools will be […]
CSA Backpay Holding up New Contract
Contract talks between the principals union and the city break down over issue of back pay The CSA and the city have hit a roadblock over this (predictable) question: Will Administrators who worked under the expired teacher’s contract get back pay? Listen to this post! We posted about the new teacher contract here. And we […]
High Stakes Testing Opt Out Numbers
What do the recently released high stakes testing opt out numbers mean? As always, we start with Chalkbeat’s blog — they have THIS story on how opt out numbers are statistically insignificant, but more are on the way. In this post, they show that Chancellor Carmen Fariña distributed a letter to administrators on Thursday, about how […]
Pre K Teacher News
Fariña and De Blasio address Pre K Teachers – Pre K Teacher News Day 1 for the new Pre K initiative draws near! The Mayor and Chancellor are using this time to rally the new Pre K teachers around the city. They spoke at the new Pre K Initiative, a training program to prep teachers […]
Common Core Gallup Poll Results
COMMON CORE GALLUP POLL SHOWS MORE AWARENESS, MORE INACCURACY PDK Gallop poll confirms that CCSS knowledge is a roiling battle for control of the narrative. While more people know about the Standards, and have formed strong opinions about them, the actual knowledge they have varies widely, with most people getting their information from TV, Radio, or […]
