Welcome Back, Commissioner Carrion | Chris Norwood

Welcome Back, Commissioner Carrion | Chris Norwood



The appointment of Gladys Carrion as the Commissioner for the
Administration for Children's Services brought to the de Blasio team a
person of exemplary competence, honesty and genuine administrative
skill. A commissioner with these qualities will be overseeing the always
challenging foster care system and other services for neglected and
poor children. Her past success guarantees that, at the least, the city
will make all the progress possible in this difficult field.



Read more: Welcome Back, Commissioner Carrion | Chris Norwood



Note: Some examples of 'exemplary competence', 'honesty', 'genuine administrative skill'.



As well as an additional recommended reading:

New York District Court Denies Motion To Unseal Documents In Darryl Thompson Case

Reform Child Protective Services: Sign the Petition to Change the System | New York State Senate

Reform Child Protective Services: Sign the Petition to Change the System | New York State Senate



Senator Tim Kennedy and Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes are
pursuing major changes to reform Child Protective Services in Erie
County and across the state. Their CPS reform legislation comes in
response to recent child fatalities that have deeply affected the entire
Western New York community.



Read more: Reform Child Protective Services: Sign the Petition to Change the System | New York State Senate

Report: 250 Million School Age Kids Can't Read

Report: 250 Million School Age Kids Can't Read



UNITED NATIONS (AP) — At least 250 million of the world's 650 million
primary school age children are unable to read, write or do basic
mathematics, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by the U.N.
education agency.



Read more: Report: 250 Million School Age Kids Can't Read

NY Residents Protest Common Core During Gov Cuomo's Media Appearence

NY Residents Protest Common Core During Gov Cuomo's Media Appearence

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared on News 12 Long Island on January 7, and many residents protested to demand Cuomo put an end to the controversial Common Core learning standards.

How The Common Core Became Education's Biggest Bogeyman

How The Common Core Became Education's Biggest Bogeyman

Shortly before Thanksgiving, Arne Duncan made a glib remark about the Common Core that quickly blew up.

DOJ To Schools: Stop Sending Kids To Jail For Breaking Discipline Rules | ThinkProgress

DOJ To Schools: Stop Sending Kids To Jail For Breaking Discipline Rules | ThinkProgress

The Department of Justice issued new guidance Wednesday aimed at curbing harsh, discriminatory over-punishment of school discipline violations. 

Perdido Street School: Regent Betty Rosa Says NYSED Rigs Data To Make NY State Schools Look Like Failures

Perdido Street School: Regent Betty Rosa Says NYSED Rigs Data To Make NY State Schools Look Like Failures

Regent Betty A. Rosa wants people to know that her board of 17 members aren't all in agreement about the public education reform agenda that's currently upsetting many parents, teachers and school administrators statewide.

Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’

Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a group of state schools superintendents Friday that he found it “fascinating” that some of the opposition to the Common Core State Standards has come from “white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were.”

Government corruption: Decoding the Common Core Curriculum scam

Government corruption: Decoding the Common Core Curriculum scam

Designed in secret, fixes nothing, and a total disaster

Designed in secret, fixes nothing, and a total disaster - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/government-corruption-1/decoding-the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.P3o0IfdR.dpuf

NY Parents Sue State to Halt Children’s Data Giveaway » The Epoch Times

NY Parents Sue State to Halt Children’s Data Giveaway » The Epoch Times

NEW YORK—Twelve New York City parents are suing the state’s education authorities to stop them from sending students’ personal data to private contractors.

New York Prosecutor Vows To Press Probe of Anti-Semitism in Pine Bush Schools – Forward.com

New York Prosecutor Vows To Press Probe of Anti-Semitism in Pine Bush Schools – Forward.com

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman vowed to press on with a full state and federal response to the allegations of bullying and pervasive harassment of Jewish students in an upstate school district.

Lawmakers call for education chief's resignation | Capital New York

Lawmakers call for education chief's resignation | Capital New York

ALBANY--Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers' union planning public forums to “fill the void” created by the ones the commissioner canceled.

Group Presses for Safeguards on the Personal Data of Schoolchildren - NYTimes.com

Group Presses for Safeguards on the Personal Data of Schoolchildren - NYTimes.com

A leading children’s advocacy group is challenging the educational technology software industry, an estimated $8 billion market, to develop national safeguards for the personal data collected about students from kindergarten through high school. 

The Empire Center for New York State Policy

The Empire Center for New York State Policy

An updated searchable online database of earnings for 384,186 employees of New York State school districts outside New York City was posted today at www.SeeThroughNY.net, the transparency website sponsored by the Empire Center for Public Policy.