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NYC Student On Importance of Having the Right Guide on the Road to College
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NYC Student On Importance of Having the Right Guide on the Road to College

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(This is a guest post by Rova Raveloson, who was a student at Townsend Harris High School. He is now a sophomore at Vassar College where he is exploring the intersection of Economics and Chinese in International Economics. At Vassar, Raveloson is spearheading a potential video game design start-up with his friends, focusing on gamifying… Continue reading NYC Student On Importance of Having the Right Guide on the Road to College

NYC Mom Calls Out Unfairness in 2021 G&T Admissions for 1st-3rd Grade
Accountability · admissions · Gifted & Talented · NYC Parent Voices · NYC School Admissions · Parents Helping Parents

NYC Mom Calls Out Unfairness in 2021 G&T Admissions for 1st-3rd Grade

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(This is a guest post by Charleen Ang, working mother to three young children, 2 of whom are of elementary school age currently in the NYC public school system.) When our 4.5 year old son failed to make the cut-off score in last year’s Kindergarten G&T test, my husband & I were not overly concerned… Continue reading NYC Mom Calls Out Unfairness in 2021 G&T Admissions for 1st-3rd Grade

A Brooklyn School Working to Help Students Share Their Own Voices
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A Brooklyn School Working to Help Students Share Their Own Voices

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(This is a guest post by Natasha Cherry-Perez, Senior Associate Director of Community Engagement at Uncommon Schools and super Mom to an outstanding high school student.) In middle school, Ruth Kendall remembered the mathematical expression Pi (3.14) all the way out to 400 digits. She loves numbers so much, the Uncommon Collegiate Charter High School… Continue reading A Brooklyn School Working to Help Students Share Their Own Voices

NYC School Drops Popular Gifted & Talented Program: A Parent’s Take
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NYC School Drops Popular Gifted & Talented Program: A Parent’s Take

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(In our May 10, 2021 post, NYC Endorses Gifted & Talented Approach Determined To Do Least Good For All Students (But Especially Minority and Low Income Ones), we printed an excerpt from a PS 163 parent about their school dropping its G&T program. We now present the letter in its entirety.) On or around June… Continue reading NYC School Drops Popular Gifted & Talented Program: A Parent’s Take

Remote Learning: A Tool for Educator Self Assessment
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Remote Learning: A Tool for Educator Self Assessment

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(This is a guest post by Joseph S. Lento, a licensed Teacher of Orchestral Music and School District Administration. In 2014, President Obama named him a National Teacher of Arts and Humanities. Joseph also has commendations from Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. In 1999, he was named NYC Public Schools Bronx County… Continue reading Remote Learning: A Tool for Educator Self Assessment

NYC Mom Pushes Back Against “Coerced Consent” COVID-19 Testing in Public Schools
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NYC Mom Pushes Back Against “Coerced Consent” COVID-19 Testing in Public Schools

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(As a coalition of parents and teachers sues the DOE to stop the testing, this is a guest post by Diana Brogan, an attorney but currently stay-at-home mom of two elementary school students. She is PTA President and Executive Committee member of the District Presidents’ Council.) Last Monday morning thousands of New York City public… Continue reading NYC Mom Pushes Back Against “Coerced Consent” COVID-19 Testing in Public Schools

NYC Parent Rails Against “DOE Attack on Literacy in New York City’s Public Schools”
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NYC Parent Rails Against “DOE Attack on Literacy in New York City’s Public Schools”

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(This is a guest post by M. Baranski, a parent in the NYC public school system.) The DOE’s movement spearheaded by the school chancellor Carranza and encouraged by the Mayor is trying to completely undermine our already barely functioning educational system by eliminating the concept of “education” and merit based achievement from DOE’s agenda.   Carranza,… Continue reading NYC Parent Rails Against “DOE Attack on Literacy in New York City’s Public Schools”

Is Outside Of School Education Hurting All of America’s Kids?
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Is Outside Of School Education Hurting All of America’s Kids?

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(This is a guest post by Pawan Dhingra, author of Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough. He has been published in The New York Times, CNN, and elsewhere. He and his work have been featured in The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and USA Today. He can… Continue reading Is Outside Of School Education Hurting All of America’s Kids?

Did NYC Sell Student & Teacher DNA to a Biotech Company?
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Did NYC Sell Student & Teacher DNA to a Biotech Company?

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(This is a guest post by Michael Kane, who has worked as a New York City public school teacher for over 13 years and is a steering committee member of NY Teachers For Choice, a grassroots organization of educators. He is a former UFT union delegate who served on consultation committees addressing problems with working… Continue reading Did NYC Sell Student & Teacher DNA to a Biotech Company?

NYC Mom Asserts, “Remote Learning? It. Does. Not. Work!”
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NYC Mom Asserts, “Remote Learning? It. Does. Not. Work!”

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(The author of this guest post wishes to remain anonymous.) Caveat – my vantage point is primary school; I have a kindergartner and a third grader and I believe that the principal and teachers at my daughters’ school are genuinely and in good faith trying their best to make this school year as positive an… Continue reading NYC Mom Asserts, “Remote Learning? It. Does. Not. Work!”