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Regents putting vested interests ahead of New York’s kids Once again putting vested adult interests above the needs of New York schoolchildren, the state Education Department and Board of Regents are suing to try to stop alternative teacher-certification rules...
The right way to open up the teaching field The state Board of Regents just made it easier to get certified to teach in New York public schools — just weeks after trying to shoot down a far better...
Regents are sabotaging the fragile peace with charter schools Time will tell if Mayor de Blasio will keep his vow to work with charter schools, but the Regents are making it clear where they stand: They’re as hostile as...
The NY teachers union's neverending war on tests Victory isn’t enough for New York State United Teachers, which is continuing its war on state tests with ads reminding parents they can have kids “opt out.” Apparently, it doesn’t...
New York's lunatic way of running education A state Senate bill to fix the selection process for the Board of Regents isn’t likely to become law — or even get much attention — any time soon. Unless,...
The Regents' lame excuses for lowering teacher standards With New York distracted Monday by Stella’s advance, the state Board of Regents junked the literacy exam for prospective teachers — and announced it in a classic press release full...
State nixes literacy exam for prospective teachers The state Board of Regents voted Monday to scrap a literacy exam for prospective teachers, in a move some critics blasted as a damaging dilution of classroom standards. Part of...
Quota games won’t fix the racial gaps in NY’s schools There’s fresh infamy afoot in New York City’s public schools. No, not word that black and Hispanic students have vastly underperformed in getting into the city’s justly famed competitive-entry high...
'Literacy' test for teachers may be nixed State education officials plan to scrap a literacy exam given to prospective teachers and allow certification for some applicants who fail a performance assessment test — moves that critics warned...