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The North Country Gazette, published by June Maxam,  has had an article published in the August issue of Speech Pathology, online at www.speechpathology.com   The article concerns a report issued by the New York State Office of the State Comptroller regarding the New York City Department of Education

Today is the first workday of the new year for city public school teachers, some 52,000 of whom have a little over a month to prepare for a commute without free parking privileges. As reported earlier this week, the city and the United Federation of Teachers have reached an agreement that will

The New York Times' Elissa Gootman reports today on an unannounced initiative in NYC schools to assess children academically starting as early as kindergarten. Schools are not required to participate but the district is encouraging them to do so.

…down 19 points vs. 2007, but its scores are still up vs. 2006. Also, Decatur’s scores are still much better than those of DeKalb (1338), the state of Georgia (1466) and the national (1511) average. Here’s the data from the past three years.

…down 19 points vs. 2007, but its scores are still up vs. 2006. Also, Decatur’s scores are still much better than those of DeKalb (1338), the state of Georgia (1466) and the national (1511) average. Here’s the data from the past three years.

I don’t know what’s more surprising - that sociology does, in fact, pump out the occasional serious, well-trained scholar/researcher [sorry, had to], or that we’ve finally got a name to go with the legend. Either way, David Cantor and the NYC DoE’ers must feel a bit silly now.

I won’t tell, but she does.

As another school year begins, we invite New Hampshire’s Education Commissioner to give us the ABC’s of what we can expect for the new school year, from evolving state standards to how the struggling economy may affect school districts.

Schools Are Not Social Service Centers by Greg Forster The latest gambit by teachers' unions would expand their numbers and influence.

Schools Are Not Social Service Centers by Greg Forster The latest gambit by teachers' unions would expand their numbers and influence.