Teachers deserve fair evaluations
Our opinion: A system that boils down teachers’ careers to a single test fails to serve education. Too bad it’s already September. No time for the Regents and Governor Cuomo to go back to summer school...
View ArticleFirst, reform the Regents
Our opinion: The Board of Regents isn’t just another patronage dump, but a body that decides education policy. It needs a better selection process. Add one more assignment to the state Legislature’s...
View ArticleOne diploma doesn’t fit all
The state Board of Regents’ move to create new pathways to a high school diploma suggests it has learned some lessons of the past few years. It also seems to have not forgotten one: that education...
View ArticleFor schools, it’s reset time
The resignation of State Education Commissioner John King Jr. is a holiday gift of sorts for the embattled state Board of Regents. Having a rigorous, transparent process to name his successor will...
View ArticleState education should add CPR
The costs are virtually nonexistent, and evidence is clear: CPR saves lives. Consider recent news: A child is saved by CPR performed for more than 100 minutes. A coach saves a teenager on a soccer...
View ArticleDon’t botch this rollout
Brace yourselves, New Yorkers. The state seems to be on its way to another botched rollout of a so-called education reform. It’s happening in the rush to implement a teacher evaluation system under a...
View ArticleIs ‘unworkable’ the best we can do for schools?
If anything personifies the state of education in New York state, it is the article “Teacher evaluations get conditional pass,” Sept. 17: “The state Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the state’s...
View ArticleQuick fix can’t solve crisis
Confronted by school districts struggling to find and retain qualified substitute teachers, the state Board of Regents turned to what looks like an easy remedy: lowering the standards. But this...
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