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Second Round Shenanigans: Hunter, Special Music School & Other NYC Schools’ Subjective Admissions
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Second Round Shenanigans: Hunter, Special Music School & Other NYC Schools’ Subjective Admissions

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he was running for President — as a Democrat, after being elected in NYC first as a Republican, then as an Independent — on Sunday, November 24th. As with other political candidates, I am only going to talk about his education policy record. Here are two major… Continue reading Second Round Shenanigans: Hunter, Special Music School & Other NYC Schools’ Subjective Admissions

Calls For Closing All NYC Gifted & Talented/Screened Schools – Where Does Hunter Fit In?
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Calls For Closing All NYC Gifted & Talented/Screened Schools – Where Does Hunter Fit In?

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On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, New York City’s School Diversity Advisory Group released a proposal that formally called for the closing of all Gifted & Talented programs and Screened schools. Not included in the report was Hunter College Elementary and High School, the most coveted NYC gifted school of them all. Full disclosure: My husband… Continue reading Calls For Closing All NYC Gifted & Talented/Screened Schools – Where Does Hunter Fit In?

A Child’s Education: Whose Job Is It Anyway – The Parents’ or the School’s?
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A Child’s Education: Whose Job Is It Anyway – The Parents’ or the School’s?

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This may come as a shock to my readers: Not everybody loves me. I know! Who’d have thunk it? When I wrote last week about the Department of Education’s latest multiple screw-ups, from high school admissions to Pre-K, I was chastised: (S)top perpetuating the myth that public schools are poorly managed and inferior… All things… Continue reading A Child’s Education: Whose Job Is It Anyway – The Parents’ or the School’s?