Current Issues

Update on Regents Action

New York State Gives Common Core A Makeover – And a New Name – Chalkbeat

Teacher: I Love My Job, But The Chaos of Urban School Reform is Wearing Me Out – The Washington Post

Education Secretary’s Role on School Policy Limited – The Intelligencer

74 Interview: NY Education Chief MaryEllen Elia on ESSA, Undocumented Students & Turning Schools Around – The 74

Beyond Test Scores, Here Are New Ways States Are Tracking School Success – PBS Thirteen

Sub Shortage Leaves Schools Scrambling When Teachers Call In Sick – The Hechinger Report

Minority Teachers in U.S. More Than Doubled Over 25 Years – But Still Fewer Than 20 Percent of Educations, Study Shows – Washington Post

Trump Nixes Obama-era Rules for New Federal K-12 Law – U.S. News

How a New Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect Special Education – The Atlantic

Obama Education Rules Are Swept Aside By Congress – The New York Times

Teacher: What School ‘Choice’ Looks Like From My Classroom – Washington Post