Jamie Davidson wants to open the city's next great charter school, but she's not interested in duplicating the model that dominates the local charter-school landscape.
Carmen Farina framed the plan as a fix for schools that are suffering from limited resources due to their dwindling number of students.
As the city's merger plans move forward, a public meeting in East Harlem hinted at some of the tensions to come.
In March, Success Academy Fort Greene Principal Candido Brown offered a glimpse into his own upbringing and denied that Success nudged troublesome students out.
Sixty-three percent of students passed the Common Core-aligned algebra exam last school year, compared to 72 percent who passed an easier exam the previous year.
After a tour at P.S. 298 in Brownsville, Elia and other state education officials applauded the school’s efforts, but said more improvement was needed.
Supporters and critics of Tisch's tenure believe her exit poses some threat to the policies she helped implement.
Merryl Tisch, who has come to represent the turbulent changes of the Race to the Top era, won’t seek another term as Regents chancellor.
The proposal to revive an older Regents English exam comes as the Obama administration issues a mea culpa for its role in pushing unpopular testing policies.
The 2,000-question form allows respondents to weigh in on every one of the Common Core’s math and English standards, spanning pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade.