"Leave Them Back!"
Social promotion was never a big problem. Politicians, including both Thompson and Mayor Moneybags, created an unnecessary furor and stigmatized a tiny fraction of the student population.
Social promotion was never a big problem. Politicians, including both Thompson and Mayor Moneybags, created an unnecessary furor and stigmatized a tiny fraction of the student population.
Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York
Under Bloomberg and mayoral control (vs. how it was run under Bill Thompson under the old board of education), the public school system is viewed as a "portfolio" rather than as a centrally run monolith.
Alan Singer | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York
Mayor Mike has spent millions of dollars to champion the success of his educational programs. Dissenting voices, even questions, have been drowned in the flood.
Alan Singer | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York
No school district anywhere in the United States where the student population is overwhelmingly drawn from poor families has been "turned around."
Rachel Natelson | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics
While "tangible inducements" to minors may now be a forbidden tactic in credit card marketing, military recruiters continue to ply students with key chains, hats, and t-shirts in pursuit of their goals.
Rebecca Bond | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
We are now waitlisted for our daughter's neighborhood school, and, having forfeited the opportunity to enlist in a private school, are marooned with few options.
Dan Brown | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics
Since his election in 2001, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made narrowing the white-minority achievement gap in New York City his signature issue. After ...
Alan Singer | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York