10-2-15 The Week in Education News
Your Week in Education News, By Danielle Bonnici Virtual Vacations Many of us have taught books or time periods and wished we could take the students on a field trip. One year I was teaching the Romantic poets, and all I wanted to do was take the kids to Rome to see where Keats lived by […]
Education News NYC 9/21
Your Week in Education 9/21/15, By Danielle Bonnici Less Test? The New York Times reports that New York will shorten the Common Core Tests for grades 3-8. This changed stance is attributed to the unpopularity of the tests and the number of students who opted out this year. New York State Education Commissioner, MaryEllen Elia states […]
Back to School News for Teachers
Your Week in Education – back to school! Who Says Teachers are Whiny?? Republican Candidate Kasich’s comments about “whiny teachers” who hang out in the “teacher’s lounge” are getting some backlash from Dr. Chester Goad in the Huffington Post. Goad says in an era where politicians and the media are constantly scrutinizing and criticizing teachers, […]
The Week in Education News 8/24/15
Your Week in Education by Danielle Bonnici Thanks, but no thanks…. Over 200,000 middle schools students in New York State declined to sit for Common Core test this year- four times the amount who refused last year. Initially, it was believed that school districts where less than 95% of the students who took the test […]
Education News Briefing 8-14
Your Education Briefing By Danielle Bonnici It’s been an eventful week in education news: Teacher Shortage A teacher shortage is putting a damper on “back to school”: The New York Times reports that there is a nationwide shortage of teachers, especially in math, science, special ed, and English as a second language. The reasons are […]
NYC Libraries Are Giving Out Internet Devices for Free. Could it Be a Model for the Nation?
This Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve plans to expand the Lifeline program, which offers home broadband to low-income Americans. Extending high-speed internet into potentially millions more homes will be a complicated undertaking. Read about the NYC library plan to give out internet devices here: http://ift.tt/1N5n33K
A pivotal moment for a school and the program designed to improve it
Repost: This is the first story in a three-part series about Brooklyn Generation School and New York City’s new school-turnaround program. Click here to read the series and meet the students of BGS. Read the rest here: http://ift.tt/1FwV2M8
Job Openings – Brooklyn Teachers
School Name: Automotive High School District: 14 School Site: 50 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Send Cover Letter, Resume and Portfolio to: Mary Kenny at MKenny2@schools.nyc.gov Subject to budget availability POSITIONS Subject to sufficient budget, positions in the school may include, but are not limited to, the following titles: English Mathematics Sciences: Biology Chemistry Earth […]
