Tag: NYSUT

  • Outgoing NY State Education Commissioner: What’s Really Wrong with Education

    Directly from the New York State United Teachers Conference, is a somewhat startling video, for its honesty, caring, and content devoid of caustic political rhetoric. “…committed to deepening and broadening the educational options for children, and stopping this class system of subjects, which is only ours, and no where else I know of.” And of…

  • The Mayor Of London Gets in Front of a City-Wide Music Education Plan

    Well, apparently he’s both in front of and behind the plan. In fact, Mayor Boris Johnson is clearly excited by this project. Click here to listen to him speaking about music education and this new project. Click here to view the plan. There are many local music services,orchestras, arts organisations, charities and schools which do…

  • A Vital Partner: The United Federation of Teachers

    It’s not the smoothest time for teacher unions these days. They’re a a pretty easy target when people wring their hands about the state of K-12 public education. But, hey, what would their critics do without them. Who would they have to criticize and blame? (The answer is: teacher colleges and school boards, in case…