2010 Newsclips

Newsclips 2010

 

Testing His Legacy: Klein Hands Out Grades On Accountability, Progress

NY1 by Lindsey Christ

December 29, 2010‎

 

Testing His Legacy: Klein Begins Tenure With Long List Of Reforms

NY1 by Lindsey Christ

December 27, 2010‎

 

Diane Ravitch Wins the 2011 Moynihan Prize

Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson

December 21, 2010

 

Learning To Live With It

City Hall by Laura Nahmias

December 17, 2010‎

 

Where Does Billionaire Monopolist Bill Gates Get Off Saying Bigger Class Size is the Education Solution?

AlterNet by Scott Thill

December 17, 2010‎

 

Bloomberg, Cathie Black, Bill Gates, and the Condescension of the Oligarchy

Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson

December 13, 2010

 

Bumpy road ahead for Cathie Black and NYC public school kids

Amsterdam News by Cyril Josh Barker

December 9, 2010

 

Incoming chancellor Cathie Black says, ‘I don’t know’ if I’d send my kids to a city school

Daily News by Meredith Kolodner and Rachel Monahan

December 8, 2010

 

Mayor Bloomberg under fire for choice of NY schools chancellor

Los Angeles Times by Geraldine Baum

December 7, 2010

 

The Education Emperor Wins, Kids Lose

Village Voice by Nat Hentoff

December 7, 2010

 

More School Closings — Part II

Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson

December 7, 2010

 

10 Things Charter Schools Won’t Tell You

Smartmoney.com by Sarah Morgan

December 6, 2010

 

Your 2 Cents On Cathie Black: Class Size Matters’ Leonie Haimson NY1

November 29, 2010

 

Of Widgets and Children and Cathie Black

NBC New York by Gabe Pressman

November 24, 2010

 

Class Sizes Show Signs of Growing

Education Week News by Sarah D. Sparks

November 24, 2010

 

Panel Votes Against Granting Waiver Allowing Cathie Black to be Chancellor.

DNAinfo by Michael Ventura

November 23, 2010

 

Majority Of Advisory Panel Recommends Denying Waiver For Schools Chancellor

NY1 by Lindsey Christ

November 23, 2010

 

Black, Bloomberg Schools’ Choice, Rebuffed

Black Star News

November 23, 2010

 

Impartiality of Panel Screening Cathie Black Questioned

DNAinfo by Jill Colvin

November 22, 2010

 

State Didn’t Vet Advisers on Chancellor Pick for Conflicts

NY Times by Michael Barbaro

November 22, 2010

 

Does Race Matter? DOE Targets Only Black Schools For Possible Academic ‘Closure’

Queens Tribune by Jessica Ablamsky

November 19, 2010

 

Class Sizes Grew in City Despite Deal to Cut Them

NY Times by Sharon Otterman

November 17, 2010

 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg submits waiver app for Cathie Black

amNY by Tim Herrera

November 17, 2010

 

Former Mayors Support Bloomberg’s Chancellor Choice

Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Mary Frost

November 17, 2010

 

The Appointment of Cathie Black and Bloomberg’s Abuse of Power

Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson

November 17, 2010

 

NYU’s plan for public school heats up debate

NYU Washington Square News by Yingying Yu

November 17, 2010

 

Fade to Black: The Education Controversy

NBC New York by Gabe Pressman

November 16, 2010

 

Unease With Mayor’s Choice Of Schools Chancellor Grows

Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Mary Frost

November 16, 2010

 

Critics Protest Bloomberg’s Schools Chief Choice

CBS New York by Nathan Frandino

November 14, 2010

 

Critics question NYC mayor’s schools chief choice

Associated Press

November 14, 2010

 

Probe of ‘extra credit’ principal
New York Post by Susan Edelman
November 7, 2010


Klein put on hot seat at District 2 CEC meeting
The Villager by Albert Amateau
November 4, 2010


The 7 Myths of Class Size Reduction — And the Truth
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
November 1, 2010

7 Class size myths — and the truth
Washington Post (blog) by Leonie Haimson,
Oct 27, 2010


Klein can’t wait to release teacher data
New York Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
Oct 22, 2010


Educating for Democracy: Who’s Listening?
Huffington Post by Joel Shatsky
Oct 20, 2010


Have teachers and parents turned on PS 24?
The Riverdale Press by Nikki Dowling
Oct 13, 2010


Overcrowded schools bus kids miles away to less-crowded buildings for seats
New York Daily News by Clare Trapasso
Oct 12, 2010


The Blind Side
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
October 11, 2010

We Need a Knapp Commission on Schools
NBC New York by Gabe Pressman
October 1, 2010

Analysing the Report Cards
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
October 1, 2010

School Report Card Grades Drop
DNAinfo by Julie Shapiro
September 30, 2010

An Unheard Voice in the Education Nation Debate
The Epoch Times by Tara MacIsaac
September 29, 2010

Education remains the tough subject
Queens Chronicle by Simon Fong
September 30, 2010

City parents call NBC’s education week programs biased
Gotham Schools by Anna Phillips
September 28, 2010

Education Indoctrination
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
September 26, 2010


Education — The Issue Cuomo and Paladino Can’t Ignore
NBC New York – Gabe Pressman
September 23, 2010

City took money for nothing as it got aid to cut class sizes, OK’ed packing more students together
NY Daily News by Juan Gonzalez
September 22, 2010

Pedagogy and Profits: Charter School Bid Raises Questions
CityLimits.org by Helen Zelon
September 21, 2010

Has education reform jumped the shark? A teacher says ‘yes’
Washington Post Answer Sheet by Anthony Cody
September 20, 2010

You’re not a dropout unless DOE says so
Riverdale Press by Nikki Dowling
September 15, 2010

Department of Education audited over student discharge rate
The Riverdale Press by Nikki Dowling
September 10, 2010

Number of students held back likely to balloon with tougher standards on state tests …
New York Daily News – Rachel Monahan, Meredith Kolodner
September 8, 2010

QNS. MAKES ‘STRIDES’ WITH 15 NEW SCHOOLS
New York Daily News by Clare Trapasso
September 7, 2010

Parents Across America demand to be heard
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
September 4, 2010

Class sizes increase as funds drop
The Augusta Chronicle by Preston Sparks
August 14, 2010

Room In Schools? Vacancies Outweigh Overcrowding
Queens Tribune by Jessica Ablamsky
August 12, 2010

School crowding eases, but Riverdale’s PS 81 still feels pinch
The Riverdale Press by Nikki Dowling
Aug 11, 2010

Chicago Public Schools raising high school class sizes
Chicago Urban Education Examiner by Deborah Lynch
August 8, 2010

50% of city kids are in overcrowded schools
New York Daily News by Rachel Monahan
August 6, 2010

Results show continued decline of Manhattan kids’ English, math scores …
New York Daily News by Vishal Persaud
August 1, 2010

Obama Defends Sweeping Education Reforms in Face of Criticism
Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
July 30, 2010

Test Score Fallout
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
July 29, 2010

Brownsville School Remains Open Despite City’s Efforts
Huffington Post by Nushin Rashidian
July 21, 2010


Dumbing Down Test Scores
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
July 20, 2010

Lawsuit Over City Class Size Can Move Forward
New York Times City Room by Sharon Otterman
July 15, 2010

Bill Gates’ troubling involvement in school reform
Washington Post by Valerie Strauss
July 12, 2010


The most dangerous man in America
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
July 10, 2010

Get Kotter: How teachers became the new lawyers.
New York Magazine by Robert Kolker
July 4, 2010

‘F’ student graduates
New York Post by Susan Edelman and Cynthia R. Fagen
July 4, 2010


Shutting Out Parents: Obama’s Disappointing Blueprint for Reform
Education Week by Leonie Haimson & Julie Woestehoff
June 15, 2010

Tsunami of pro-charter school opinion in NY dailies
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
June 9, 2010

Steve Brill’s imperviousness to the facts
Hufffington Post by Leonie Haimson
June 6, 1010

UFT Sues Over Franny Lew Crowding
Queens Tribune by Jessica Ablamsky
June 3, 2010

Parsing the Charter School Deal
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
June 1, 2010

NYC teachers bracing for the chopping block
Metro by Carly Baldwin
May 31, 2010

Why the Charter Cap Bill Should Not Become Law
Gotham Schools by Leonie Haimson and Mona Davids
May 25, 2010


Charter school stats challenged
Washington Post by Valerie Strauss
May 25, 2010

Brill vs. the UFT — Part II
Gotham Gazette by Gail Robinson
May 19, 2010


Don’t like the city’s budget? ‘Blame Albany,’ says mayor
Amsterdam News By Cyril Josh Barker
May 13, 2010


Class-size outcry calls for a recount
Crain’s New York by Erik Engquist and Jeremy Smerd
May 9, 2010


Charter Schools: Help or Hindrance
CNN debate w/ Leonie Haimson and Steve Perry
May 6, 2010

Demandan a Departamento Educación de N.Y. por no reducir número
Terra.com
May 1, 2010

School Spat: City Council Pushes to Limit Class Size
Wall Street Journal (blog) by Paul Glader
April 29, 2010


DOE’s Blue Book Stats Don’t Add Up, Critics Say
NY1 by Lindsey Christ
April 28, 2010

At charter school hearings, Ravitch faces off Sen. Craig Johnson,
shill of the charter school industry

Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
April 23, 2010

Charter School Battle Rages On
Gothamist by Ben Yakas
April 23, 2010

Board urged to reduce class sizes
Hometownlife.com by Brad Kadrich
April 18, 2010


Parent Conference on Class Size (in Chinese)
Epoch Times by Reuters
April 10, 2010


Charter school co-locations challenged
New York Amsterdam News by Maryam Abdul-Aleem
April 8, 2010

Judge Blocks Controversial School Closings
The Indypendent by Jaisal Noor
April 2, 2010

Court rules to keep 19 schools open
Queens Chronicle by Lisa Fogarty
April 1, 2010

Gov. Paterson freezes money to schools
7Online.com by Dave Evans
March 31, 2010


Court throws 19 schools a lifeline
Queens Courier by Noah Rosenberg
March 31, 2010

Bigger class sizes seen as a step backward
Contra Costa Times by Canan Tasci
March 28, 2010

Joel Klein’s ongoing defiance of the rule of law
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
March 28, 2010


Judge Overturns Closure of 19 City Schools
Brooklyn Daily Eagle by Mary Frost
March 26, 2010

Charter Schools Pulling the Bait and Switch on Learning Disabilities?
Huffington Post by Joel Shatzky
March 22, 2010


A More Punitive NCLB, but With a Nicer Name?
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
March 14, 2010

A war is raging over school resources
Chelsea Now by Diane Vacca
March 11, 2010

Room for Debate: Does the Size of a School Matter?
NY Times blog by Leonie Haimson
March 11, 2010

Squadron Proposes Legislation Intended to Prevent School Overcrowding
The Lo-down by Ed Litvak
March 8, 2010

A new bill would make kindergarten enrollment projections public
GothamSchools by Anna Phillips
March 8, 2010

Educating for Democracy: Students, Parents, Educators Protest at City Hall
Huffington Post by Joel Shatsky
March 4, 2010


A New Kindergarten Doesn’t Silence Old Complaints
New York Times (blog) by Jennifer Medina

March 2, 2010

Charter Schools
Good Day NY
February 24, 2010

Do Charter Schools Worsen Inequality of Two-Tiered Education System?
Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
February 16, 2010

Parents, Students and Civil Rights Advocates Protest the Mass Closings of Public Schools
Huffington Post by Leonie Haimson
February 10, 2010

Class Size Lawsuit
Bronx Times by Sandi Lusk
January 14, 2010

Class Size Lawsuit (in Chinese)
Epoch Times
January 7, 2010

Teachers Sue NYC for Smaller Classes
Courthouse News Service by Adam Klasfeld
January 7, 2010

City bungled bid to lower class sizes: suit
Daily News by Rachel Monahan
January 6, 2010

Teachers sue city
NY Post by Yoav Gonen
January 6, 2010

City Ignoring Law on Class Sizes, Suit Says
NY Times by Sharon Otterman
January 6, 2010


Lawsuit accuses NYC of ignoring class-size law
Associated Press
January 6, 2010

Teachers sue DOE over class size
Channel 7 news by Art McFarland
January 5, 2010

Education Groups Sue City Over Class Sizes
NY1 by Lindsey Christ
January 5, 2010

Demandan a Departamento Educación de NY por no reducir número de alumnos
Terra
January 5, 2010

After years of complaints, union sues city over class size dollars
GothamSchools by Maura Walz
January 5, 2010