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This is not the first time Gov. Cuomo has proposed a licensing regime for student-loan servicing firms. This year, both the political context and the legal landscape have changed.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

06

Feb 2019

Opinion

CityViews: Albany’s Teacher Evaluation Reform Still Gives Too Much Power to Tainted Tests

‘Because the law required a test score for evaluations, state test scores were simply replaced by scores from locally-chosen tests. But it gets even more insane.’

ByJake Jacobs 0Comments

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Jan 2019

Opinion

CityViews: Equitable Admission to High Schools Must Start with Middle School

‘Removing competitive admission is hardly radical; it is simply bringing our middle schools into alignment with nearly all other public middle schools in the nation.’

ByMatt Gonzales

ByDavid Tipson 3Comments

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Dec 2018

Opinion

CityViews: To Reduce Teacher Turnover, City Must Increase Support

‘If we are serious about equity, then there is a moral imperative to provide teachers, especially new teachers serving our highest-needs students, the tools and support they need from the…

ByThandi Center 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Government

We’ve Got Issues: The Candidates for Governor on Education

Do we need more charter schools? Should public colleges be free? What role should tests play in the lives of students and teachers? On these and other topics, here’s where…

ByKate Pastor 1Comment

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Oct 2018

Opinion

CityViews: UFT Defends its New Contract Deal with De Blasio

‘Teachers and other UFT professionals will be making up their own minds about how well the agreement represents their interests.’

ByRichard Mantell 0Comments

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Oct 2018

Opinion

CityViews: New UFT Contract Will Ease Excesses of DOE’s Evaluation System

‘Sometimes teachers approach me in tears, describing things that happened in their observations that ought not to have happened.’

ByArthur Goldstein 3Comments

22

Oct 2018

Education Opinion

CityViews: New Teachers’ Contract is a Missed Opportunity

‘At almost every turn, the contract benefits the Department of Education and does little to improve the lot of the vast majority of union members.’

ByDavid Bloomfield 2Comments

10

Sep 2018

Education Government

Cuomo vs. Nixon on Education Policy: Testing, Charters and Money Loom Large

The governor has shifted on several key education issues since taking office. Now he faces a long-time education advocate in the Democratic primary.

ByKate Pastor 1Comment

06

Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: As Mayor & Council Clash Over Fares, CUNY MetroCards Offer a Compromise

The Council backs a $212 million proposal for half-price MetroCards for poor families. Mayor de Blasio balks at the price-tag. Why not compromise on free transit for low-income community college…

ByTom Hilliard 3Comments

As Feds Turn Away, New York Looks to Regulate Student-Loan Servicers

CityViews: Albany’s Teacher Evaluation Reform Still Gives Too Much Power to Tainted Tests

CityViews: Equitable Admission to High Schools Must Start with Middle School

CityViews: To Reduce Teacher Turnover, City Must Increase Support

We’ve Got Issues: The Candidates for Governor on Education

CityViews: UFT Defends its New Contract Deal with De Blasio

CityViews: New UFT Contract Will Ease Excesses of DOE’s Evaluation System

CityViews: New Teachers’ Contract is a Missed Opportunity

Cuomo vs. Nixon on Education Policy: Testing, Charters and Money Loom Large

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