September 17, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman The Great Recession which began with the financial meltdown in 2007 not only resulted in massive job loss, long-term unemployment and rising income
August 23, 2013 By Richard Iannuzzi Albany, NY – Earlier this month, the State Education Department released results from the first standardized tests tied to the new Common Core standards
August 20, 2013 By Steven Wishnia Education, says Noah Gotbaum, was the issue that impelled him to run for the City Council. “We really need a significant change of direction,”
August 15, 2013 Dr. Leonard Golubchick, Adjunct Professor of Education, Metropolitan College of New York, Long Island University, St. Johns University The Common Core Standards can impact educational decision making
August 14, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman We are all familiar with the standard textbook argument for why a minimum wage is harmful to job creation. The standard view, which
August 14, 2013 By Bill Rudin, ABNY Chairman New York NY – New York State released the scores from our first-ever math and reading tests that incorporate the new Common
August 12, 2013 By AFT President Randi Weingarten Washington, DC – "After months of inoculating warnings that the first results of the Common Core testing would be disappointing, no one
August 7, 2013 By Stephanie West State University at Albany (U-Albany) officials failed to consistently follow guidelines for sabbatical leaves and granted questionable paid leave to several employees. The unnecessarily
August 1, 2013 By Stephanie West The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education on July 18 to stop city plans to allow charter
July 31, 2013 By Oren M. Levin-Waldman, Ph.D. Middle class wages have been stagnant for more than thirty years. Stagnant wages are due to many factors, including the decline in
