An official from Cuomo’s office who called on condition he was just “background” has confirmed that the WSJ story is accurate and the governor will veto this bill today. Once the official word is in, we’ll expand the information. (updated 10:18 a.m.) The Wall Street Journal is reporting that… Read More →
The deadline is fast approaching for Gov. Cuomo to sign or veto the controversial special-education placement bill. As in Wednesday. Opposition to the bill continues to build. Not only have 48 out of 54 school districts in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties signed a resolution calling on Cuomo to veto… Read More →
NYSUT, the state’s largest teachers union, has joined the growing call for Gov. Cuomo to veto a bill that would amend the criteria for the placement of special-education students. The much-discussed bill would require that school districts consider a disabled student’s home and family environment when deciding where that student… Read More →
When Gov. Cuomo was pushing his 2 percent property-tax levy cap, he tried to calm the nerves of anxious school officials by promising that he would also bring mandate relief. School officials have long complained about the state’s many mandates: all sorts of rules and regs that force districts to… Read More →
Playing catch-up as we take a break from working on a big project for September release: 1. The state Education Department just announced that statewide results on April’s 3-8 math and ELA tests were somewhat improved over last year. Here are the highlights from an SED release: 55.1% of grade… Read More →
Ever since the Web became a factor in our lives, different outfits have sought to measure the popularity of or interest in a subject or person by the number of mentions they get on the Web. Most recently, this has taken the form of the number of mentions on Twitter…. Read More →
School districts across New York had until July 1 to submit their teacher and principal evaluation plans to the state. Education Commission John King just said in a statement that 164 districts have submitted agreements reached with their unions. There are more than 600 districts in the state. This is… Read More →
So it’s June 21, the last day of the legislation session in Albany. The Senate is churning through a bunch of supposedly low-profile bills when out pops one having to do with special education. The placement of students. The bill would require that school districts, when deciding where to serve… Read More →