Beth Fertig appears in the following:
Chancellor Removes Eight Staffers After Misconduct Review
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott has fired or removed eight school employees after a recent review of employees with substantiated cases of misconduct on file.
Test Driving a Pilot Teacher Evaluation System
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The big debate in education now is how to determine who’s an effective teacher. New York City set off a controversy by ranking teachers based on their students’ performance on state e...
At Turnaround Meeting, the Big Question Was 'Why?'
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
More than 150 teachers, parents and students showed up at a hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall Monday evening, questioning the mayor's plan to close and reopen 33 schools. Many were ske...
City Reverses Policy on Tutoring Limits
Monday, March 05, 2012
Some 3,500 New York City public school students will not lose free tutoring services this week, now that the city has reversed its decision to limit the services for financial reasons.
Townsend Harris Teacher Wins $25,000 Milken Award
Friday, March 02, 2012
Rafal Olechowski, an English teacher who loves to teach 19th-century romantic poets, was surprised to learn during a school assembly that he had won a prestigious prize for his teaching.
Queens School Faces Heavy Demand on Eve of Kindergarten Deadline
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
For thousands of New York City parents preparing to send their children to kindergarten this fall, application season can be a time of stress because some crowded public schools can’t...
Two Chancellors, Two Different Public Views on Teacher Ratings
Friday, February 24, 2012
Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott has expressed reluctance about releasing thousands of individual teacher ratings to the public, striking a different tone if not a different outcome from ...
Queens Students Use Break to Test Science and Music App
Friday, February 24, 2012
Ever since the iPad was introduced two years ago, educators and publishers have been developing ways to use its touch-screen technology in the classroom. So has the Icelandic singer B...
Advanced Placement Test Fees to Rise for Low-Income Students
Friday, February 17, 2012
Low-income high school students can expect to pay $15 each for up to three Advanced Placement exams this year, a $5 increase, because the federal government has cut back on grants to ...
Judge Orders Rehiring of Teacher
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A teacher who lost her job and exhausted her appeals process convinced a state judge that she was unfairly dismissed. The city was ordered to rehire her and to pay back wages, but it ...
Do High-Needs Students Affect a School's Grade?
Monday, February 13, 2012
New York City's latest plan to reform special education services encourages public school principals to take more of the neediest students. An analysis by WNYC shows how these student...
A Small School Thrives Within a Large One Full of Challenges
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
In the decade since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took office, New York City has opened about 500 new public schools, partly as a result of the city's determination to break up failing s...
Wadleigh's Principal Leaving As City Plans Elimination of Middle Grades
Friday, February 03, 2012
The principal of a troubled secondary school in Manhattan has announced she will leave the school a day after the Panel for Educational Policy is scheduled to vote to phase out its middle grades.
Mayoral Hopefuls Protest School Closings
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A week before the city's Panel for Educational Policy is scheduled to vote on plans to shrink or phase-out 25 more struggling schools, four potential mayoral contenders joined opponen...
City Forges Ahead on Restructuring at 33 Schools
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New York City is moving ahead with plans to significantly change 33 low-performing schools in danger of losing federal grant money. At the same time, the city and teachers' union are...
City Forges Ahead on Eliminating Teachers at 33 Schools
Monday, January 30, 2012
The city stands to lose 58 million dollars in school improvement grants this month.
Stimulus Dollars Protected Classrooms: Fed Study
Saturday, January 28, 2012
When it came to education costs, it appears cuts were made to transportation and other non-instructional areas in order to protect the classroom.
Where Was the Help?, Wadleigh Supporters Ask Education Official
Thursday, January 26, 2012
A crowd of about 200 community leaders, elected officials and NAACP members turned out Thursday night to oppose the city's plan to phase out the middle grades of Wadleigh Secondary Sc...
