Tag Archives: Governor Andrew Cuomo

This is a tremendous victory for the parents and teachers of the state who became “the force” for good against the dark side of standardized testing and Common Core.

This very surprising turn of events indicates that Cuomo is yielding to the pressure of angry parents and exasperated teachers who have been crying foul regarding the standards since their implementation in 2010.

The CCSS were created to bring a deeper and more meaningful education to students. There is nothing wrong with that, but there is a salient difference between teaching for rigor and relevance and teaching to the test.

In the coming years we may have what really will be the end of education as people know it.

Take over LIPA now, Mr. Cuomo, before it is too late.

For now the sight of long lines at the gas pumps only adds to our frustration and anger with our utilities, the government, and the oil industry.

While there is no question that we need to improve instruction, public humiliation of teachers should not be part of the equation.

Once Irene passed over us inflicting much less damage than expected, the armchair quarterbacks were quick to complain about Bloomberg's "over reaction" to the hurricane.