Beth Fertig appears in the following:
New Yorkers Head to Washington for Stewart and Colbert Rallies
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Two hundred buses organized by Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington were scheduled to take 10,000 people from New York to Washington, DC on Saturday for a rally on the Mall or...
City Adds Sixteen More Schools to List for Possible Phase-out or Turnaround
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Many more meetings are now planned with parents and staffers at the affected schools to keep everyone in the loop.
Education in the Governor's Race: What Cuomo, Paladino Propose
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Mudslinging; accusations of extra-marital affairs; homophobia. Voters could easily think those are the biggest issues in the race for New York's next governor. But both Democrat A...
Queens High Schools Still Crowded
Monday, October 25, 2010
The UFT representative for Queens high schools, says principals are working hard to keep classes from getting too large by reprogramming schedules and adding more teachers.
Experts Question Evaluating Teachers with Student Test Scores
Saturday, October 23, 2010
"Value-added" measurements, which seek to isolate a teacher's impact on student performance by comparing their students' scores on state exams, have had huge margins of error.
Judge Orders Hearing on Release of Teacher Evaluations
Thursday, October 21, 2010
There are two issues with the recent release of teacher evaluations. One is confidentiality, releasing the names of the teachers. The other is whether the reports are accurate.
Teachers Union Sues to Halt Release of Teacher Evaluations
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The teachers' union is going to court to stop the city from releasing reports rating teachers based on student test scores. The suit seeks to block the media from obtaining "teacher ...
City Holds Meetings at 23 Schools That Could Close or Turnaround
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The schools are all slated to receive federal turnaround grants worth up to $2 million annually.
Regents Vote Spares Districts from Extra Instruction for All Failing Students
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Districts normally have to provide academic intervention services for students who score below the "proficient" level on their state math and reading tests.
Board of Regents Committee Waives Extra Help Requirement
Monday, October 18, 2010
State education officials said they wanted to spare districts the added costs.
Transforming Chelsea High School
Monday, October 18, 2010
Today, Chelsea High School's approximately 550 students are boisterous but orderly as they travel between classes.
Parent Forums Begin for Gifted and Talented Tests
Monday, October 18, 2010
Despite efforts to increase diversity, 16 percent fewer pre-schoolers were tested this past school year for the kindergarten program.
City Students Get Reminder of Right to Opt Out of Military Recruitment
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The New York Civil Liberties Union is sending volunteers to stand outside 24 high schools this week, informing students about their rights.
School Funding More 'Fair' in New Jersey Than in New York
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
New Jersey ranks second in the nation when it comes to equitably funding its public schools, according to a new report card.
Raising Classroom Standards Means Ramping Up Non-Fiction
Monday, October 11, 2010
Everybody loves a good story: including kids. That’s why the Harry Potter series and other fiction books are so popular. But will students love reading and writing when the subject...
City Teacher Wins $25,000 Grant
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Hundreds of children gathered in the school's gymnasium for what they thought was just an assembly period.
More City Students Affected by Foreclosures
Monday, October 04, 2010
Most of the children were black and lived in homes and apartments in Northern Brooklyn and Southeast Queens.
Fewer City Schools Earning A's on their Progress Reports
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The city's Department of Education says that's because it needed a fair way to deal with the huge drop in student proficiency this year when the state made its exams tougher to pass.
Are More City Students Reading at the Bottom Level?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
When the state raised the score kids needed to be called proficient, that higher standard applied to the other levels.
