AQE Report Card, College Readiness Gap, Bloomberg to Bulldoze High-Needs...
Will NY Make the Grade? AQE’s College & Career Readiness Report CardThis Tuesday, the Alliance for Quality Education will release a College and Career Readiness Report Card, titled Are We There...
View ArticleNYGPS: Joel Klein is Afraid of Losing Millions in No-Bid Contracts
EX-Chancellor Only Concerned about His Bank Account and News Corp ProfitsNew York, NY— In response to ex-Chancellor Joel Klein’s speech in defense of the Bloomberg administration’s education legacy,...
View ArticleEx-Chancellor Klein Becomes Bloomberg Apologist for $$$, AQE Gives State Bad...
Quote of the Week:“Mr. Klein advising us on schools is like Dick Cheney advising us on Middle East peace, [Bloomberg] has divided our schools and done nothing to help our kids learn the skills they...
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NYTimes Editorial on Next Mayor, What is Eva Hiding?, Bloomberg Test-Mania,...
Quote of the Week:“Instead of just preparing for the test by pretending to take it, I think we should actually take more time learning,”- Dov Alperin, 8 years old, describing how his 3rd grade class...
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Education Action Summit, Bloomberg Pushes "Pre-Locations," NYT Poll
Quote/Video of the Week: "How do you think you can bring your policies and send them forward 3 or 4 years down the road? Your term is up-- its over." - Ocynthia Williams, NYC Coalition for Educational...
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#First100Days, $47M in Fund for Public Schools, Charter Schools Push Out High...
A+ Unveils Education Roadmap for Next Mayor’s #First100DaysAt an Education Action Summit with hundreds of parents, students and elected officials, A+ NYC, a citywide coalition of more than forty-five...
View ArticleTest Scores to Drop, Mayoral Candids and Arts Ed, Community Schools
Quote of the Week:"The mayor’s telling of history is poised to receive one of its most vigorous challenges yet on Wednesday... threatening to hand Mr. Bloomberg a public relations problem five months...
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Parents Rally as Test Scores Drop, Bloomberg Says "Very Good News,"...
Quote of the Week:"Very good news."- Mayor Bloomberg, on test score drop.Bloomberg's "Very Good News" Spin Vs. RealityA few years ago, when test scores plummeted, Mayor Bloomberg said, “the last time I...
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NYTimes Poll, Education Roadmap for Next Mayor, Mayor Wants Take Libraries...
Quote of the Week:"Mr. Bloomberg’s reputation as a supporter of the arts has not translated into more arts in all schools. If a principal wants to spend all her money on math and English test prep — so...
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VIDEO: "Evil Emperor" Bloomberg Wants to Ax Libraries
CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO!Natasha Capers, Brooklyn parent, tells a story about our schools under "Evil Emperor" over the last 12 years... and his latest act of evil as he attempts to ax school...
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Candidates Compete on Education, Call for Overhaul of School Discipline...
Quote of the Week: "There once was an emperor who never listened to his people. For 12 years he ruled with disregard, even though the people demanded over and over again, more funding, less testing,...
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The "Education Election"!
Ready for the "Education Election"?It’s a pivotal time in New York City and the whole country is watching. Today 1.1 million students head back to school and tomorrow hundreds of thousands of New...
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Bill de Blasio Emerges as Democratic Pick for Mayor, Whole "Lhota" Failed Ed...
**Breaking: Bill Thompson Concedes to Bill de Blasio**Quote of the week: “[Bill de Blasio] promised to yank support from charter schools, scale back high-stakes standardized testing and tax the wealthy...
View ArticleEva Moskowitz and the ‘Tale of Two School Systems’
Media Contacts:Julian Vinocur. 203.313.2479. julianvinocur@gmail.comDan Morris. 917.952.8920. dlmcommunications@gmail.comStuart Marques. 917.273.6194. stuart.marques@gmail.comNY-GPS Denounces...
View ArticleA Memo on Eva Moskowitz's March and the #TaleofTwoSchoolSystems
A Memo on Eva Moskowitz's March and the #TaleofTwoSchoolSystemsTo: Interested PartiesFrom: New Yorkers for Great Public Schools (NYGPS)Re: Eva Moskowitz’s March for Separate and Unequal EducationEva’s...
View ArticleMarch Fails to Change BdB's Position on Charters
NY-GPS Led the Movement for a Moratorium on Co-locations, Praises de Blasio for Reiterating Support for Moratorium and for Charging Charters Rent NY, NY—The pro-charter march, organized with much...
View ArticleNY-GPS to Protest Outside PEP
Media Contacts:Julian Vinocur. 203.313.2479. julianvinocur@gmail.comNY-GPS to Protest Outside PEP, Call on Mayoral Candidates to Reverse Bloomberg “Lame Duck” Co-locations/Closings, Blast Lhota’s...
View ArticleStatement on Obama's Visit to P-Tech & the #TaleOfTwoSchoolSystems
NYGPS Statement on P-Tech and the Tale of Two School Systems NY, NY— In light of President Obama’s visit to P-Tech in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New Yorkers for Great Public Schools (NY-GPS) released the...
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Top 16 Charter School Execs Salaries, Specialized HS Admissions,...
Quote of the Week: “Charter schools should be able to pay rent if they can pay outrageous, almost blasphemous, amounts of money,”- Tesa Wilson, Community Education Council 14 Prez reacting to...
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Mayor de Blasio’s Education Mandate
"My fellow New Yorkers, today you spoke loudly and clearly for a new direction for our city. The people of this city have chosen a progressive path, and tonight we set forth on it, together." -...
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