2015 Newsclips
Gonzalez: Big school contract revealed, spurring NYC to seek new deal that saves millions
Juan Gonzalez, Daily News
December 23, 2015
Student Privacy Behind the Curve?
Charlie Holmes, The Daily Mail
December 18, 2015
Google is Accused of Spying on Kindergartners
Thor Benson, truthdig.com
December 12, 2015
Students’ Privacy Extends to Military-Recruitment Tools
Barbara Harris, Education Week Letter to the Editor
December 8, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s learned from his school reform mistakes. Has he really?
Leonie Haimson, The Washington Post Answer Sheet
December 9, 2015
How crowded is your child’s class? Find out here
Diane C. Lore, silive.com
December 3, 2015
Some look Zuckerberg’s gift horse in the mouth
Caitlin Emma, POLITICO
December 2, 2015
Why Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Spend on Personalized Learning
Haley Sweetland Edwards, Time Magazine
December 2, 2015
Staten Island Schools have highest class sizes, study finds
Diane C. Lore, silive.com
November 30, 2015
Chancellor Gives High Marks (So Far) to School Renewal Program
Beth Fertig, WNYC Schoolbook
November 23, 2015
One year after launch, Fariña offers few new details about $400M Renewal program
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat New York
November 23, 2015
More NYC public elementary school students in overcrowded classes, study reveals
Ben Chapman and Lisa L. Colangelo, New York Daily News
November 21, 2015
Leonie Haimson: Is Closing Schools Good for Students?
Diane Ravitch, Diane Ravitch’s Blog
November 20, 2015
Overcrowded classrooms put kids at disadvantage
The Editorial Board, AMNewYork
November 19, 2015
Mayor Holds Town Hall on Education
Richard Gentilviso, Queens Gazette
November 18, 2015
Immigrant Communities are Impacted the Most by Overcrowded Schools: Study
Katie Honan, DNAinfo New York
November 18, 2015
More than 100,000 NYC kids are overcrowded classes, report says
Sheila Anne Feeney, AMNewYork
November 18, 2015
New report says NYC is failing to fix overcrowding in public schools-impacting immigrant students
Lisa L. Conlangelo and Ben Chapman, New York Daily News
November 17, 2015
Report Finds School Crowding is Worse in Immigrant Communities
Beth Fertig, WNYC Schoolbook
November 17, 2015
The astonishing amount of data being collected about your children
Leonie Haimson and Cheri Kiesecker, The Washington Post Answer Sheet
November 12, 2015
Success Academy CEO Admits Principal Tried to Force Out Students
Dan Rosenblum, The Chief
November 2, 2015
At a Success Academy Charter School, Singling Out Pupils Who Have ‘Got to Go’
Kate Taylor, The New York Times
October 29, 2015
Courts Keep School Meetings Closed to Public…For Now
Ruth Ford, CityLimits.org
October 27, 2015
Why did Eva Moskowitz Publish a Student’s Disciplinary Record?
Michelle Goldberg, Slate
October 26, 2015
Merryl Tisch, NY’s education leader through Race to the Top era, will step down in 2016
Sarah Darville, Chalkbeat New York
October 26, 2015
Brooklyn Neighborhoods Look to Address School Overcrowding, Avoid Rezoning Issues Seen Elsewhere
Ryan Brady, Gotham Gazette
October 26, 2015
Forest Hills High School Has Most Overcrowded Classrooms, Report Says
Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, DNAinfo New York
October 22, 2015
Schools, government agencies move to share student data
Benjamin Herold, Security InfoWatch
October 20, 2015
UFT president slams Albany for lack of financial support
Yoav Gonen, New York Post
October 20, 2015
Nearly 1,000 fewer classes are overcrowded this year, according to union survey
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat New York
October 19, 2015
Fewer city classrooms are overcrowded, teachers union report finds
Lisa L. Colangelo and Ben Chapman, Daily News
October 19, 2015
Union: Class Size Drops for First Time in Three Years
Yasmeen Khan, School Book WNYC
October 19, 2015
Mulgrew declines to criticize de Blasio on class size
Eliza Shapiro, Politico New York
October 19, 2015
A Decisive Year for NYC’s Embattled Public Schools
Leonie Haimson, The Indypendent
October 8, 2015
City Schools are Overcrowded, With No End in Sight
Yasmeen Khan, WNYC
September 23, 2015
City Pressed to Allow Public into School Leadership Team Meetings
Ruth Ford, CityLimits.org
September 16, 2015
De Blasio’s Plan to Lift Poor Schools Comes with High Costs and Big Political Risks
Kate Taylor, The New York Times
September 16, 2015
Boro Gets Least Funding Per Student: Report
Sadef Ali Kully, Time Ledger
September 11, 2015
Privacy Concerns Don’t Curb Use of Classroom Apps
Tom Risen, U.S. News
September 8, 2015
Facebook to Develop New Software for Schools to Help Kids Learn at Their Own Pace
Hanna Sanchez, iSchoolGuide
September 7, 2015
Trailers Coming to PS144
Gabriel Rom, Times Ledger
September 5, 2015
Facebook Offers Free Education Software in US
BBC News
September 4, 2015
Facebook Takes a Step Into Education Software
Vindu Goel and Motoko Rich, The New York Times
September 3, 2015
School Leadership Teams Shouldn’t Meet in Secret
Liza Featherstone, AM New York
September 2, 2015
Newport Teachers Unite in Protest
Mark Schieldrop, Newport Patch
September 2, 2015
Locking the Cloud: Student Data Collection and Privacy Safeguards
Barbara Michelman, Policy Priorities: An Information Brief from ASCD
Fall 2015
Jews and Public Education Reform
Seth Sandronsky, Jewish Currents
August 27, 2015
Fariña Keeps School Meetings Private, Despite Judge’s Ruling
Susan Edelman, New York Post
August 23, 2015
Opting Out is the Only Option
Leonie Haimson and Jeanette Deutermann, City & State
August 18, 2015
Real Solutions to the Scandal of Struggling Schools
Leonie Haimson, Gotham Gazette
August 17, 2015
‘Quotas’ at city schools pressures teachers to pass failing students
Susan Edelman, New York Post
August 9, 2015
De Blasio Not Doing Enough to Fix School Overcrowding, Critics Say
Amy Zimmer, DNAinfo
July 29, 2015
How much space does a school need? City agrees to tweak its answers
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat New York
July 28, 2015
95% of parents satisfied with NYC schools, but few take survey
Lisa Colangelo, New York Daily News
July 21, 2015
NYC Parents, Teachers and Students Give Their Schools High Marks
Yasmeen Khan, WNYC Schoolbook
July 20, 2015
School Ratings Raise Skeptics’ Eyebrows
Isabel Angell, The Riverdale Press
July 30, 2015
No Child Left Un-mined? Student Privacy At Risk in the Age of Big Data
Farai Chideya, The Intercept
June 27, 2015
Experience matters: Some local districts have more experienced teachers
Alissa Scott, Utica Observer-Dispatch
June 24, 2015
Parents Call on City to Fight School Overcrowding by Doubling New Seats
Amy Zimmer, DNAinfo
June 18, 2015
A Celebration of Civil Disobedience
Vicki Cobb, The Huffington Post
June 10, 2015
After judge says school leadership meetings are public, city tells principles they are not
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat
June 10, 2015
Time to Reform Mayoral Control
Leonie Haimson and Shino Tanikawa, Gotham Gazette
May 28, 2015
Despite concerns in Congress, tracking data can help students
Corinne Lestch, Fedscoop
May 21, 2015
Chancellor Farina announces new NYC school data tracking tools
Mary Frost, Brooklyn Eagle
May 21, 2015
Data breach triggers sharing of personal info for 4,000 students
Melissa Sanchez, Catalyst Chicago
May 19, 2015
Poll: Voters oppose giving mayor ‘sole’ control over schools
Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat New York
May 13, 2015
Offering an education in surveillance
Rachel Stickland and Leonie Haimson, Journal Gazette
May 12, 2015
LGBT community has parochial school security plan
Patrick Rocchio, Bronx Times
May 10, 2015
Is your student’s homework data private?
Maureen Groppe, IndyStar
May 8, 2015
New York state court rules “school leadership team” meetings must be open to the public
Legal Clips NSBA
May 7, 2015
Activists, Companies Have Mixed Reaction to Proposed Student Privacy Law
Heather Kays, The Heartland Institute
April 29, 2015
Judge: Open Leadership Team meetings at NYC public schools
Associated Press
April 24, 2015
New York City Parents Grade Mayor on Campaign Promises
Karla Scoon Reid, Education Week
April 24, 2015
School Leadership Meetings Are Open to the Public, Judge Says
Elizabeth Harris, The New York Times
April 23, 2015
Judge: De Blasio Must Open City School Meetings to The Public
Sarina Trangle, City & State
April 23, 2015
Rejecting city argument, judge rules that school leadership meetings are public
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat New York
April 23, 2015
Anti-‘Common Core’ activists leak state’s English exam online
Aaron Short, New York Post
April 23, 2015
Group gives de Blasio varying marks on education
Bronx News 12
April 20, 2015
Parents Group Gives De Blasio Poor Marks On Education
CBS New York
April 19, 2015
家長不滿意白思豪 給市政教育打低分
Epoch Times (Chinese)
April 19, 2015
Education Advocacy Group Gives NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio A Range of Grades
Mark Morales, The Wall Street Journal
April 19, 2015
De Blasio flunks ‘report card’ on city schools improvement
Aaron Short, New York Post
April 19, 2015
[Video] Education Panel Debates Common Core
Inside City Hall, NY1
April 16, 2015
[Audio] Are the Stakes of Standardized Testing Too High?
Too the Point KCRW, NPR
April 16, 2015
Queens opting out with thousands in NY
Cristina Schreil, Queens Chronicle
April 16, 2015
Parents Complain About Brand Placement in State English Tests
Amy Zimmer, DNAinfo
April 16, 2015
[Video] BK Live 4.15.15: NYS School Test Opt Out
Brooklyn Independent Media
April 15, 2015
[Video] Common Core Protests and Controversy
Tiemp0, ABC 7
April 12, 2015
Advocates say companies, schools invade student privacy with data mining
Moriah Costa, Watchdog.org
April 8, 2015
Thousands of NYC families will boycott state math, reading exams: activists
Lisa Colangelo, New York Daily News
April 5, 2015
Leonie Haimson: Student Privacy Laws in the U.S.
Heather Kay, The Heartland Institute
April 1, 2015
Official vow to release contracts info earlier; take heat for budget delay
Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat New York
March 26, 2015
Student Privacy Bill Delayed
Heather Kays, Heartland Institute
March 23, 2015
Representatives Propose Legislation to Protect Student Data Privacy
edSurge
March 23, 2015
Proposed student data privacy bill does little to protect privacy (update)
Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post
March 23, 2015
Department of Education does an about-face, cancels firm’s $637M contract to provide computer services to public schools
Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News
March 19, 2015
Parents, educators rally against Cuomo
Anthony O’Reilly, Queens Chronicle
March 19, 2015
Search for PARCC leaks raises new questions about test security measures
Adam Clark, NJ.com
March 17, 2015
Video: “Exit 10/55,” WLNY 10/55’s Richard Rose interviews Jeanette Deutermann of Allies for Public Education about the controversial Common Core testing
CBS New York
March 15, 2015
Official, Education Advocates Demand More State Funding For NYC’s Public Schools
CBS New York
March 15, 2015
School protesters are Cuomo-phobic
Noah Hurowitz, The Brooklyn Paper
March 13, 2015
Parents and Teachers Protest the Cuomo Education Agenda
Rick Cohen, The Non-Profit Quarterly
March 13, 2015
At schools’ anti-Cuomo protests, thousands sing and shout
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat New York
March 12, 2015
Schools Rally Against Cuomo’s Education Policies
Lindsey Christ, The Wall Street Journal
March 12, 2015
Parents and Teachers Join Forces Against Cuomo’s Education Agenda
Yasmeen Khan, WNYC Schoolbook
March 12, 2015
200 city schools hold rallies to oppose Andrew Cuomo’s education reforms
Ben Chapman, New York Daily News
March 12, 2015
Inwood Schools Join Citywide Protests Against Cuomo’s Education Agenda
Lindsay Armstrong, DNAinfo Inwood
March 12, 2015
Downtown School Forms ‘Human Chain’ to Protest Cuomo’s Teacher Evaluations
Irene Plagianos, DNAinfo Financial District
March 12, 2015
Park Slope Parent’s Rally Against Cuomo’s Proposed Teacher Rating System
Leslie Albrecht, DNAinfo Park Slope
March 12, 2015
Hundreds Protest Cuomo Schools Plan With Human Chain at Fort Greene School
Janet Upadhye, DNAinfo Fort Greene
March 12, 2015
Public School Kids to Cuomo: Don’t Destroy Our Schools
Jake Dobkin, The Gothamist
March 12, 2015
Profit, Performance, Protest: Slope Schools Stand Up Against Cuomo’s Proposed Education Budget & Reforms
Mary Bakija, South Slope News
March 12, 2015
NYC Parents, teachers rally against Cuomo’s public school agenda
Mary Frost, The Brooklyn Eagle
March 12, 2015
Protesters stand up to Cuomo’s education reforms
Brooklyn News 12
March 12, 2015
At widespread anti-Cuomo protests, parents and teachers to join hands
Brian Charles, Chalkbeat New York
March 11, 2015
New York City Schools Plagued by Overcrowding
Leslie Brody, The Wall Street Journal
March 3, 2015
City: Nearly Half of NYC Students in Overcrowded Schools
Yasmeen Khan, WNYC Schoolbook
March 3, 2015
Ahead of vote, a tech contract raises questions of transparency, oversight
Geoff Decker, Chalkbeat New York
February 25, 2015
New contract from city’s Department of Education to questionable technology firm does not compute
Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News
February 24, 2015
Letita James oppose $1B school Internet contract with tech firm
Yoav Gonen, New York Post
February 24, 2015
DOE hiring tech firm linked to kickback scheme
Yoav Gonen, New York Post
February 24, 2015
4 Reasons Parents Are Happy That School Superintendents Are Back in Power
Amy Zimmer, DNAinfo
January 23, 2015
Schools feel press of growing demands
Maya Rajamani, The Riverdale Press
January 21, 2015
Obama takes on Google in law to protect privacy of U.S. kids
Laura Colby, Bloomberg News
January 21, 2015
Obama to propose new student privacy legislation
Emma Brown, Washington Post
January 19, 2015
Parent Coalition Calls for New Federal Student Privacy Protections
Samatha Colton, Amsterdam News
January 15, 2015
Charters have right to share space with public schools: court
Julia Marsh, New York Post
January 13, 2015
Barack Obama to seek limits on student data mining
Stephanie Simon, Politico
January 11, 2015
Faced with lawsuits, city argues school leadership meetings are not public
Patrick Wall, Chalkbeat New York
January 9, 2015
