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Tag Archives: District 4
More Breathless Praise for Success Academy; And Why We Should Be “Terrified”
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
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An Evening With Joel Klein: Former Schools Chancellor Reflects On His Legacy
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
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