Beth Fertig appears in the following:
The Greene Space
The NEXT New York Conversation: Charter Schools: What’s Next for New York?
Monday, May 17, 2010
5:00 PM
WNYC News explores daily life in charter schools from the student and educator perspective, parental satisfaction with the system, and the future of state policy in advance of the June 1st deadline for federal Race to the Top funds.
Teachers' Union Agrees to Change Evaluation Methods
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Officials at New York's powerful teachers' unions say they've agreed to change the way teachers are evaluated.
WNYC Seeking NY School Artifacts
Friday, May 07, 2010
WNYC is seeking any images or relics of New York City's school system at different points in time.
Thousands of NYC Teachers Could Face Layoffs
Friday, May 07, 2010
The mayor and Schools Chancellor are trying to use the power-of-the-purse, to reform the whole teachers union seniority system.
Deputy Chancellor: Two-Thirds of City Teachers May Need Improvement
Friday, May 07, 2010
The Obama administration wants cities and states to measure which teachers are most effective as a condition for federal aid.
State Senate Lifts Cap on Charters; Assembly Still Noncommittal
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
New York's state Senate passed a bill Monday that will allow more charter schools, but it doesn't mean the Assembly will do the same.
Decision Day for Students Heading to College This Fall
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Today's the date when many colleges expect incoming students to decide if they'll enroll in the fall.
City Attempts to Mainstream More Special Education Students
Thursday, April 29, 2010
New York City will attempt to place nearly all but the most severely limited special education students into mainstream classes by 2011.
Senate Panel Hears Defense of Charter School
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Harlem Democrat Bill Perkins wanted to know how charters are regulated when they partner with private, for-profit management companies.
Charter Schools Under the Microscope
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Some charter supporters complained that critics were given too much time to make accusations before the charter operators could respond.
State Senate Committee Hears Defense of Charter Schools
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The agencies that authorize charter schools in New York State defended their oversight of the publicly financed schools today at a hearing before a state Senate committee in Manhattan.
City Agrees to Shut the 'Rubber Rooms'
Friday, April 16, 2010
The city’s infamous rubber rooms will close by the end of December.
City Shuts Down Infamous Rubber Rooms
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Suspended teachers accused of incompetence or misconduct will no longer report for duty to these reassignment centers where they do nothing while still receiving a paycheck.
NYC to Close "Rubber Rooms"
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The city and the teachers' union have announced an agreement to end the temporary reassignment centers for suspended teachers known as rubber rooms.
Life in the Rubber Room: Where Suspended Teachers Await Due Process
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Currently, about 600 teachers are in these reassignment centers.
Lobbyists Renew Efforts to Lift Cap on Charter Schools
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
New York lost out on hundreds of millions of dollars in federal "Race to the Top" aid partly because it allows only 200 charters.
8,500 Eighth Graders to Get Admission Letters
Friday, April 02, 2010
The Department of Education already sent out letters to about 70,000 students about their high-school matches.
Education Reform on the Ground: Baltimore and New York City
Friday, April 02, 2010
New York is pushing to close its lowest-performing schools and create new charter schools.
New Legislation Means Boost in Pell Grants
Friday, April 02, 2010
At the State University of New York in Binghamton, where tuition, room and board are now more than $20,000 dollars a year, extra aid will definitely help.
To Close a Failing School, or Improve It?
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Typically, 75 percent of their students graduate in four years, compared to a citywide average of 59 percent.
