The impact of Mayor Bloomberg’s education reforms is being felt well beyond New York as former DOE aides have taken top jobs in other cities and states.
How would the incoming schools chancellor—or you—score on a quiz covering the system she inherits, her predecessor’s reforms and the steep challenges awaiting her?
As a businesswoman prepares to take over the city’s schools, New York’s teacher rating system—itself borrowed from the business world—stirs controversy.
The gubernatorial frontrunner says New York’s schools need to save money, improve performance and address inequality. He hasn’t been specific about how they’re supposed to do that.
One of the 16 proposed charter schools tapped for a final round of consideration has close links to a private company with family ties to a top state education official.
