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The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . .
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12/24/14
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United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, in a disgusting display of political favoritism, pitted his union’s members against New York City police officers . . .
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8/27/14
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In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes.
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7/16/14
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Long Islanders have a lot to be happy about these days. Not only is this wretched winter coming to an end, but our average proposed school-tax hike is the lowest it has been in more than four decades.
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3/27/14
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Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory.
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2/6/14
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New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year.
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11/21/13
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Americans have a habit of codifying everything, taking the essence of an issue and putting a number to that essence so that everybody can understand just how bad things have become.
In many …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/28/13
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From the first moment that I looked at some practice tests for the English Language Arts tests that were given recently, I knew that the kids and their teachers were in trouble.
Let me say first …
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By Howard Schwach
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8/15/13
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We have had crueler months than April 2013, but this one singed the soul.
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5/2/13
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Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus.
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4/25/13
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