Most school board members in New York's largest school districts were elected with teachers' union support and many are themselves teachers' union members. Read More
Tag: Education
The New York State Education Department (SED) was proud to announce this week that they have lifted the embargo on last year’s state test scores in reading and math. Does this mean the public gets to see them now? Read More
Class is in session across the state, and things are messy (especially in New York City). Read More
For the second year in a row, New York parents will receive their back-to-school shopping lists before their students' results on state assessments. and Read More
Mayor Adams should save his oxygen for the real crisis in our schools — our children are not being taught how to read, if they’re even showing up to class at all. Read More
The school choice revolution continues. Six states now allow each child’s education funding to be used for the school or educational expenses of his choice. More states are soon to follow. What seemed impossible only five years ago became per Read More
Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York rose to $26,571 per pupil in 2020-21, according to the latest Census Bureau data Read More
New York school districts are getting record levels of state aid. But how many are using it to cut taxes? Read More