Early News Roundup – Diversity in NYC Public Schools
Early media reports on the City Council hearing on diversity in NYC public schools and the specialized high schools admission test (SHSAT)....
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized | 2 |
Early media reports on the City Council hearing on diversity in NYC public schools and the specialized high schools admission test (SHSAT)....
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 12, 2014 | Government | 1 |
After waiting 9 hrs to offer my perspective on legislation affecting the admissions process at the city’s specialized high schools (SHSAT), CM Dan @dromm25, chairman of the Council’s Committee on...
Read Moreby Michael | Aug 5, 2014 | African Americans, Elections, Politics | 0 |
With a nod to the environment, the flyer urges readers to “please recycle after reading.”
Read Moreby Michael | Jun 15, 2013 | Education Reform, Elections, Government, Politics, Public Policy | 7 |
The Green Party mayoral candidate Anthony Gronowicz was the first to arrive and be seated at the NYC Parents Mayoral Forum on Education. He was the most provocative speaker at Friday night’s education forum for...
Read Moreby Michael | Oct 3, 2012 | African Americans, Public Policy, RAce Relations | 4 |
“Don’t dare mess with Bronx science” on NYPOST.com There they go again: The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has filed a complaint with the federal Education Department claiming that the admissions test for the...
Read Moreby Michael | Sep 26, 2012 | Government, Public Policy | 0 |
In today’s NY Post, I challenge Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott’s decision to bypass affirmative parental consent in launching the Connecting Adolescents To Comprehensive (Sexual) Health pilot program which...
Read Moreby Michael | Sep 18, 2012 | African Americans, Gender Rights, Public Policy | 2 |
An uplifting front page story in the Buffalo News showing that fathers have a role to play in the education of their children. I hope it brightens your day and deepens your commitment to children and their fathers. “It...
Read Moreby Michael | Jun 5, 2012 | Crime, Education Reform, Government, Public Policy | 1 |
Is anyone in New York City truly surprised by teacher-student sex in our schools? The Post last week exposed yet another female teacher who’d become involved with a teen student, and lots of similar cases are still getting...
Read Moreby Michael | May 11, 2012 | Education Reform, Public Policy | 4 |
I don’t care for use of the term, “war on…” but I don’t write the headers for my column. We should honor the sacrifice of the men and women killed, maimed and injured in real wars. In today’s...
Read Moreby Michael | Apr 11, 2012 | Education Reform, Government, Politics, Public Policy | 2 |
This morning, my OpEd on Governor Cuomo and teacher evaluations was published by the NY Post. Cuomo and the state legislature are considering a measure that would shield the evaluations from dissemination to the general public....
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 13, 2011 | Government, Health, Public Policy | 1 |
Roseanne Colletti, NBC Newschannel 4, filed this report about NYC’s new mandatory sexuality education curriculum in October 2011. The news conference was organized by the NYC Parents Choice coalition which is advocating an...
Read Moreby Michael | Nov 14, 2011 | Education Reform, Government, Health, Public Policy | 0 |
New York City schools Chancellor Walcott says ‘We have a responsibility to keep students safe’. Source: Legislative Gazette New York City schools Chancellor Walcott says ‘We have a responsibility to keep students safe’by...
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