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Site Devoted to Education Overhaul Is to hold Presidential Forums

July 12, 2015

By Maggie Haberman
The New York Times

“An education-focused news outlet run by the journalist-turned-advocate Campbell Brown plans to host presidential forums for both parties, with the first one held in New Hampshire.

The Seventy Four, a site recently created by Ms. Brown, a former CNN anchor who supports charter schools and overhauling the education system, will host the forums with the American Federation for Children, she said.”

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Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Campbell Brown, Common Core, Education, Forum, News, Partnership for Educational Justice, Presidential

Most NYC High School Graduates at CUNY Need Remedial Classes

July 5, 2015

By Aaron Short
New York Post

“New York City high school graduates who enroll at CUNY often aren’t ready for college, according to data showing the rising number of freshmen in need of remedial help.

An astonishing 78.3 percent of CUNY community college students who graduated from city high schools in 2014 enrolled in remedial courses this past school year, up from 77.6 percent the year before.”

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Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Classroom, Common Core, Education, Learning, New York, New York Post, New York State, Schools, Students, Teacher, Testing

Most New Yorkers Say Exam Results Should be Used to Rate Teachers: Poll

April 27, 2015

By Carl Campanile
New York Post

“Two-thirds of New Yorkers say student results on Common Core exams should be used to rate teachers, according to a poll released Monday.

Of the 67 percent of voters who support linking test results to teacher evaluations, 39 percent said the results should count for 25 percent of an educator’s score, 19 percent it should cover half the grade and 9 percent said it should count more than 50 percent, the Sienna College Poll found.”

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Filed Under: In the News Tagged With: Common Core, Education, Evaluation, Exams, New York, New York Post, New York State, Poll, Siena College, Teacher, Teacher Evaluations, Teachers, Testing

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