A total of 186 out of 685 school districts outside New York City last year had a median classroom teacher pay over $100,000, according to , the Empire Center’s government transparency website, up from 159 five years earlier. All eight Rockland Read More
State education officials are refusing to release the results of federally required assessments in grades 3 through 8, deliberately keeping parents and taxpayers in the dark—not only about how New York’s public schools performed, but also about how that performance was measured. Read More
Months after lowering the scores to pass state assessment exams, New York education officials are considering eliminating the Regents diploma. Read More
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
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