The Core Curriculum is like the adults in those Peanuts cartoons
Do you remember what adults sound like in those Peanuts cartoon specials?
View ArticleAlbany school board candidates forum October 16
Three candidates are seeking two available seats on the City School District of Albany Board of Education this fall. Current board members Sue Adler and Edith Leet both are running for re-election....
View ArticleCurrent education leaves not enough time for play
Her fidgetiness wasn't a function of procrastination but rather of being seated too long.
View ArticleCommon Core forums: King on Thursday, Albany school district’s postponed....
There was a bit of a debate about whether "opting out" of the test would impact educational funding.
View ArticleVoting YES on Proposition 7 (Albany) on school district capital reserves
My great concern that Proposition 7 will be voted down because it is not well understood.
View ArticleTennessee high school senior decimates Common Core
I don't think Common Core as a liberal/conservative issue.
View ArticleMy new favorite math homework question
Much of the problem with the Common Core specifically in New York has been the implementation, and also the product used to measure success.
View ArticleRichie Phillips’ song for teachers’ Common Core Standards
Song for The Common Core Standards by Rhymin' Richie
View ArticleAlbany school board needs to fill a vacancy
A reminder that the City School District of Albany Board of Education is inviting interested community members to apply for an open seat for the rest of 2014. Albany residents interested in filling the...
View Article2014 FAST Tech conference Thursday, September 25 at UAlbany
On September 25, the Albany SBDC will be hosting its 3rd annual technology conference. Students, faculty, and staff from all colleges and organizations are welcome. The program is focused on startup...
View ArticleVanilla ice cream
Was it a pacifier? Was it a message to us that, as long as we obeyed the rules, we could still be occasionally rewarded with just enough to keep us patriotic and loyal?
View ArticleWhy are the crossing guards missing from Albany city schools?
There have been some people posted at the school crosswalk who have no aptitude for (or perhaps no interest in) the task.
View ArticleNYS ballot proposals and Albany school board candidates
Someone put together, just for me, "Albany school board candidates - in their own words."
View Article37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
I'm sure I first heard The Police on WQBK-FM, my favorite radio station in 1979.
View ArticleRuby Bridges: civil rights icon
Ruby Bridges went to a school by herself; well, except for U.S. Marshals dispatched by President Eisenhower.
View ArticleTrying to understand the anti-vaccination movement
Those of us who know the importance of immunization need to continue to talk about it with facts and compassion.
View ArticleReclaiming public education in the Capital District
Read the articles on Diane Ravitch's blog about education.
View ArticleRead Deb Escobar’s response to Times Union editorial on education
The tests are designed for failure.
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