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“The availability of unmatched and unattached money enables Tisch to focus on issues and leave to her adversaries the risk of being bitten by sloppy financial bookkeeping, questionable contributions and…

ByFred Smith 7 minRead time

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Jan 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Remembering the Wayne Barrett I Knew

“Wayne was an absolutist—moral, faithful, tea totaling, tenacious—a believer in redemption, with reportorial standards beyond reproach. No short cuts, no cheap rumors—only shocking facts; never going with a piece unless…

ByFred Smith 14 minRead time

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Jan 2021

Government Opinion

Opinion: Does a Former Aide Have Any Right to Be Surprised by Giuliani’s Descent?

‘The parallels between Trump and Giuliani’s personalities are stark, the marriage of two men impervious to self-control, shame and disgrace. No amount of revisionism, contortion or myopic soul-searching by Frydman…

ByFred Smith 12 minRead time

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Jan 2020

Government In Depth Investigations

Meet the New Rudy, Same as the Old Rudy? 1993 Study Exposed Vulnerabilities Now on View

Nothing swirling around Rudolph Giuliani now is out of step with the person depicted 26 years ago in a 464-page vulnerability study he commissioned for his second run for mayor.

ByFred Smith

ByJarrett Murphy 19 minRead time

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Nov 2019

Opinion

Opinion: The 2020 Election Season is Underway, and Jamaal Bowman’s Bid Deserves Attention

‘The outcome will further test how much traditional politics still holds sway.’

ByFred Smith 5 minRead time

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Aug 2017

Opinion

CityViews: Mayor Must Check His Math Before Test-Score Celebration

‘De Blasio wants to embrace Bloomberg’s bottomed-out, third-term school years as his starting point, because things could only improve after that.’

ByFred Smith 4 minRead time

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May 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: A Testing Skeptic’s Open Letter to Parents About NYC’s Field Tests

In hundreds of schools, testing companies are trying out questions for future state exams. According to Fred Smith, this ineffective way to gauge the quality of test questions, accomplished without…

ByFred Smith 6 minRead time

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Mar 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: As Standardized Tests Loom, Improvements are Illusory

Hoping to head off parent opt-outs, education officials are hyping reforms like shorter tests and the removal of time limits. But those changes could create new problems without addressing the…

ByFred Smith 9 minRead time

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May 2015

Opinion

CityViews: NYC Students’ Field Exams Fail the Logic Test

To prepare questions for future state exams, testing companies will soon administer so-called field tests to city students. But this op-ed asks: how are these no-pressure, no-prep exams a valid…

ByFred Smith 5 minRead time

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Mar 2015

Education Opinion

NY State Must Clear Up Mystery of Missing Test Items

A handful of questions on last year’s state ELA test seem to have disappeared from official tallies of students’ performance. Does that mean kids were forced to wrestle with bum…

ByFred Smith 11 minRead time

Fred Smith

Opinion: What If? Meet Her Honor, Mayor Tisch

Opinion: Remembering the Wayne Barrett I Knew

Opinion: Does a Former Aide Have Any Right to Be Surprised by Giuliani’s Descent?

Meet the New Rudy, Same as the Old Rudy? 1993 Study Exposed Vulnerabilities Now on View

Opinion: The 2020 Election Season is Underway, and Jamaal Bowman’s Bid Deserves Attention

CityViews: Mayor Must Check His Math Before Test-Score Celebration

CityViews: A Testing Skeptic’s Open Letter to Parents About NYC’s Field Tests

CityViews: As Standardized Tests Loom, Improvements are Illusory

CityViews: NYC Students’ Field Exams Fail the Logic Test

NY State Must Clear Up Mystery of Missing Test Items

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