Category Archives: public schools

Back to the Future in the Bay State: Brockton’s New School-Funding Lawsuit May Be Imminent

Posted on March 19, 2018 by aagabor

Twenty-five years ago, the Brockton school district prevailed in a lawsuit that served as a key catalyst for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, which radically changed the state’s approach to school funding and turned the Bay State into … Continue reading →

Posted in Brockton, MA, Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform, public schools | Tagged brockton high, charter schools, community eligibility program, continuous improvement, Education reform, foundation budget formula, Jim Peyser, Massachusetts Board of Education, Paul Sagan, Question 2 | Leave a comment

More Breathless Praise for Success Academy; And Why We Should Be “Terrified”

Posted on December 9, 2017 by aagabor

This week both The New Yorker and The Atlantic, among several other publications, ran prominent stories on Success Academy, the controversial New York City charter-school network. In particular, Elizabeth Green’s piece about Success Academy and its founder, Eva Moskowitz, aims … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter Schools, citizenship, democracy, Education, public schools, Trump | Tagged Center for Education Improvement, ChalkBeat, charter schools, Dan Loeb, Debbie Meier, District 2, District 4, Education reform, Elizabeth Green, Eva Moskowitz, Families for Excellent Schools, Harlem, John Dewey, KIPP, MacArthur award, Mayor Bill De Blasio, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, New York Performance Standards Consortium, no excuses, Question 2, Richard Whitmire, standardized tests, strict-discipline, Success Academy, Sy Fliegel, Tony Alvarado, unions | 20 Comments

Why Vote? Midwifing the Youth Vote in the Age of Trump

Posted on August 25, 2017 by aagabor

Last week, Brad Lander, a New York City councilman from Brooklyn, and founder of the City Council’s progressive caucus, stood before 50-or-so young people and talked about the push to close Rikers Island, the city’s dysfunctional jail; the challenges of … Continue reading →

Posted in citizenship, democracy, Education, public schools, Trump | Tagged Ann F. Wiener, Brad Lander, Charlottesville, civics, criminal justice reform, democracy, gentrification, Marilyn Neimark, mass incarceration, MOSL, NAEP, National Council for Social Studies, New York City Council, New York State Board of Regents, progressive caucus, Robert E. Lee, Sanda Balaban, school segregation, social studies, Trump, youth voting, YVote | 2 Comments

An Evening With Joel Klein: Former Schools Chancellor Reflects On His Legacy

Posted on March 11, 2017 by aagabor

Recently, I joined about 50 New York City reform-minded educators who had gathered at Teach for America’s headquarters in downtown Manhattan to hear Joel Klein reflect on his years as New York City schools and his thoughts on education. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Charter Schools, Education, public schools, small-schools movement | Tagged Alexandra Estrella, Bloomberg, busing, Carmen Farina, charter schools, David Baiz, Debbie Meier, DeBlasio, District 4, English language learners, Eric Nadelstern, Global Tech, incarcerated parents, integration, Joel Klein, John King, network structure, networks, PROSE, school busing, segregation, small schools, Success Academy, superintendents, Teach for America, teacher retention, teachers union, TFA, Tony Alvarado | 7 Comments

Category Archives: public schools

Back to the Future in the Bay State: Brockton’s New School-Funding Lawsuit May Be Imminent

More Breathless Praise for Success Academy; And Why We Should Be “Terrified”

An Evening With Joel Klein: Former Schools Chancellor Reflects On His Legacy

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