The awful effects of the Regents proposed APPR regulations: What every teacher and parent should know
On Monday, the New York State Board of Regents will meet to vote on the NYSED recommendations for changes to APPR. If APPR was bad before…
A Young Teacher’s Voice: The Devastating Effects of Evaluation by Common Core Test Scores
The other day I received this email from a South Side graduate who became a teacher. This young woman is brilliant–just the sort of person we…
Regent Betty Rosa speaks the truth about Cuomo’s evaluation system
Some Regents are in full rebellion. They know the new APPR system passed by the legislature is wrong. They spoke out today. Here is my favorite…
Our computation of US News Step 1 PI values for sampled schools
On the left you will find the PI value using 2012-13 actual NYS proficiency data. Beneath it you will find what US News claims is the…
Sean Feeney’s correspondence with U.S. News regarding problems with ranking
Begin forwarded message: From: “Feeney,Sean” <feeneys@ewsdonline.org<mailto:feeneys@ewsdonline.org>> To: “Hines, Kenneth” <KHines@usnews.com<mailto:KHines@usnews.com>> Cc: “rmorse@usnews.com<mailto:rmorse@usnews.com>” <rmorse@usnews.com<mailto:rmorse@usnews.com>>, “Kanas,Dr. Elaine” <kanase@ewsdonline.org<mailto:kanase@ewsdonline.org>> Subject: RE: 2015 Best High School’s Rankings Ken: Further…
