Alfred University Graduation Awards
BROOKLYN, NY (June 6, 2015) – Jill Eisenhard, founder and chief executive officer of the Red Hook Initiative in Brooklyn, offered three gifts to graduates of Alfred University’s Downstate programs at the annual commencement ceremony, held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis College. Among the graduation awards of the day, Alfred gave the James F. Dougherty […]
Sage Doctoral Program Lecture
Cosimo Tangorra, the outgoing deputy director of the State Education Department, gave the 5th annual Esteves lecture from Sage College on April 16th at CSA headquarters in Manhattan. This was part of the Sage-CSA doctoral program that is administratively supported by CITE. CSA members (only) click here for more info on the doctoral program […]
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 […]
NYPD UFT Fight
NYPD UFT Fight Why Michael Mulgrew decided to back Sharpton’s rally is a complicated issue. (One we’re not equipped to unpack, much less judge, right now.) But nonetheless, this was a big misstep for Mulgrew, as the press is fanning the flames of an NYPD UFT fight. Listen to this post! Share your thoughts with […]
sign up for classroom donations!
Reddit is hosting a gift exchange (click), where teachers can sign up for free, and request classroom supplies. Donors will choose what supplies they want to buy, and will send them. Listen to this and 5 more sales/ donations tips! We also posted this link about sales and free stuff this week. (click to see) CITE […]
Community College Makes Huge Gains in Retention
We don’t blog very much about higher education. We don’t train people to teach or be administrators in higher ed. We do partner with higher ed institutions to offer the programs we do, so we pay attention to the landscape. Listen to this post! Higher Education is undergoing a tremendous amount of change. It’s a […]
Hometown Hero – Education
Nominate a School Leader as a Hometown Hero CSA, The Daily News and the UFT have partnered once again for the Second Annual Hometown Heroes in Education awards. The program recognizes exceptional educators and honors them for their extraordinary recent achievements in schools. Recommend a Principal, Assistant Principal or Supervisor as a Hometown Hero in […]
Mayor’s Cup Chess Tournament
2014 Mayor’s Cup Chess Tournament Congratulations to PS 160 in Brooklyn! Listen to this post! On Saturday May 3, 2014, twenty eight students from PS 160 went to PS 11 to attend the Mayor’s Cup Chess Tournament. The students, who have been trained by Yury Lapshun (an international chess master working for Chess-in-the-Schools), have been […]
