Frank Borzellieri, Bronx principal, fired for racially divisive writings
Frank Borzellieri has been fired from his position as principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel for his racially divisive writing following an inquiry from the Archdiocese of New York, the Huffington Post reports.
eSchool News – June 2011
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Review aims to avert cheating on state tests
New York State education officials announced Monday that they had begun to review the way they detect and prevent cheating on standardized tests, taking a step to avoid the cheating scandals that have engulfed school systems in other states, reports the New York Times.
Tea Party candidate compares public schools to Nazi regime
Wisconsin tea party organizer and children’s book author Kim Simac has admitted to comparing American public schools to the Nazi regime, the Huffington Post reports.
Chicago charters ask public schools for more money; debate takes shape
There’s a debate smoldering, just out of the media spotlight, behind the scenes of Chicago public policy, the Huffington Post reports.
Ohio eyes school consolidation
Put a big question mark behind this number: 614. Ohio has 614 public school systems in its 88 counties, and for the first time in decades, those with the power to make changes intend to find out if reducing that number through consolidation could save money and improve academic performance, reports the MarionStar.
Jana, Ontario teachers buy stake in McGraw-Hill
Activist hedge fund Jana Partners said Monday that it has teamed up with the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board to buy a 5.2 percent, $531 million stake in textbook publisher McGraw-Hill Cos., saying the shares were undervalued and that it may take steps to boost shareholder value, the Associated Press reports.
Debt-ceiling bill forces cuts to education spending
After weeks of political posturing, the agreement reached by lawmakers to raise the nation’s debt ceiling contains some good news for low-income college students—and bad news for other education stakeholders.
Schools need relief from onerous regulation
Our schools are overwhelmed by regulatory mandates that have been heaped upon them by NCLB, writes AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech. In spite of the harsh economic reality facing schools today, they’re being forced to do much more with much less.
Matt Damon, others speak out to ‘Save Our Schools’
Teachers and their supporters turned out by the thousands July 30 for the Save Our Schools March in Washington, D.C. They came to protest budget cuts, the outdated No Child Left Behind Act, and most of all, the importance placed on standardized test scores.