As many expected, New York state has been granted a waiver from the harsh—many say unrealistic—requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said today he approved waivers for eight states: Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island. A… Read More →
In April, Pelham Schools Superintendent Dennis Lauro announced that he would retire at the end of the year. He’s served the district in several roles for 16 years, becoming the boss in 2008. In a statement, Lauro said: “Yet there comes a time in everyone’s personal and professional life when… Read More →
The Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents this evening held the 47th annual Carroll F. Johnson scholastic achievement dinner, honoring the valedictorians and salutatorians from the high schools in Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. The event, held this year at the Double Tree Hotel in Tarrytown, draws administrators from… Read More →
There are several of these that come out about this time of year, lists of local schools that have reached a benchmark for excellence according to a general interest publication. Newsweek and The Daily Beast have released their top 1,000 public high schools, with New York scoring 118 of the… Read More →
Pace University School of Law held its 34th commencement ceremony on May 20, graduating 269 new attorneys. Read on for the full list of graduates or visit our photo galleries to see pictures from other college graduations. Congratulations to all! (Photo courtesy of Pace University School of Law)
A very cool annual event will take place tomorrow—Wednesday, May 23—in Tarrytown. The Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents will host the 47th Annual Carroll F. Johnson Scholastic Achievement Dinner. Every school district in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess counties will send their two top graduating students, their high school… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA—I’m no longer surprised that Newark Mayor Cory Booker pulled someone out of a fire a few weeks ago. The guy spoke to the Education Writers Association a couple of hours ago and, let me tell you, he is bursting with energy and has quite a bit of charisma to… Read More →
Just a heads up for a story you’ll be able to see in the Journal News and online at Lohud.com on Sunday, a look at the surprising fact that kindergarten is not required by the state of New York, which makes it vulnerable to budget cuts. It’s on the table… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA—I just listened to 11 experts on teaching give short, punchy, 12-minute presentations here at the Education Writers Association’s 65th national seminar. Here are the short, punchy highlights: Richard Ingersoll, UPenn Grad School of Education: There are almost 4 million teachers—the largest occupation in the U.S. The teaching force is… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA—I’m still here at the Education Writers Association’s national seminar, where I just spoke with one of the members of Gov. Cuomo’s new Education Reform Commission. Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey is president of Say Yes to Education, a national foundation committed to increasing high school and college graduation rates for students… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA—I’m at the 65th “national seminar” of the Education Writers Association, which is a gathering of education journalists from across the country. Well, that’s not really true. It seems that a large minority of people here—maybe a majority—work in public relations, represent non-profit agencies and think tanks, or work for… Read More →
State Education Commissioner John King is a real road warrior these days. King is based in Albany, of course, but tries to visit about three districts around the state each month. Only last Tuesday, he was in Bedford, visiting Mount Kisco Elementary and Bedford Middle School. Then he was off… Read More →
This blog is beating again. LoHud.com started The Hall Monitor several years ago to track education news and trends in this education-centric region that we cover. It built a strong following, thanks mostly to the efforts of former education editor Lanning Taliaferro and reporter Diana Costello. But then the blog… Read More →