New York City Public Schools

An Anonymous Blogger Superhero is Unmasked!

Dan Brown | Posted 08.25.2008 | Media

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Jennifer Jennings, New York Sun, Ed Week, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Education Reform, Education Week, Elizabeth Green, Blogging, Eduwonkette, Media News
Dan Brown

In the past year, the national discussion on education has been elevated and informed by an anonymous blogger known as Eduwonkette. Her daily updated ...

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Civil Disobedience: South Bronx 8th-Graders Refuse the TEST! (I'm Impressed.)

Dan Brown | Posted 05.21.2008 | Living

Read More: No Child Left Behind, New York City Public Schools, Public Schools, Student Achievement, Education Policy, High-Stakes Testing, School Accountability, Standardized Testing, Douglas Avella, South Bronx, I.S. 318, Living News
Dan Brown

High-stakes testing has spiraled out of control and students are wise to the scheme. The reason we haven't seen more uprisings is that kids have been intellectually and spiritually bludgeoned into submission.

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Bloomberg's Budget Choices Hit Students Hardest

Dan Brown | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Keep the Promises, New York City Public Schools, Public Schools, Joseph L. Bruno, Mayor Bloomberg, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Uft, New York State Assembly, New York City, Politics News
Dan Brown

The CEO mayor's logic may work in terms keeping a company's stock price afloat despite "belt-tightening" or lay-offs, but it doesn't fit one bit for schools.

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School Accountability: NYC Sets the Tone, For Better or Worse

Dan Brown | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, New York City Public Schools, Education, Department of Education, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Nclb, Joel Klein, Standardized Testing, School Accountability, Uft, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers, Public Education, New York City Education, Politics News
Dan Brown

Life and education are too complicated for single letter grades. A smarter, nuanced alternative is within New York's grasp.

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