Friday, October 18, 2013

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.

Monday, October 14, 2013

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. 

Monday, October 7, 2013

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.