The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman

Adding Value to the Worthless?–Debra Meier

Then I read Deborah Meier’s December 26, 2012 piece[4] quoting material she had written 31-years ago:   “The task of returning testing to its proper place will be difficult….Our belief in democracy–that normal every day people can make sense of their world and learn to make decisions about it– is at stake…There…is arising a renewed interest … Continue reading →

Civil Rights Orgs File Complaint Over New York’s High Stakes Tests

Civil Rights Orgs File Complaint Over New York’s High Stakes Tests

The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman: Now Online!

Today, on the first anniversary of the premiere, GEM and Real Reform Studios are making the film available online at https://vimeo.com/41994760. We invite everyone to hold screenings, download and burn copies of the movie. Please consider donating to our film so that we can continue promoting and sharing the film around the country. The Grassroots … Continue reading →

Teacher Evaluation Nightmare! Forum – Tuesday, April 17 at 5:30 PM

Teacher Evaluation Nightmare !
a forum on testing, teacher evaluations and our schools

Tuesday, April 17 at 5:30 PM
Murry Bergtaum High School Auditorium
411 Pearl Street, Manhattan
(Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall Station 4,5,6 -Fulton Street Station 2,3 – Chambers Street Station J)

Come to a Meeting to Discuss:
Why are the new teacher evaluations bad for teachers, students, and families?
How can we organize to change them? Continue reading →

Please share our OPT OUT OF HIGH STAKES TESTING Flyer

Please share with your personal contacts, schools, CECs, community education groups, other coalition groups and elected officials. Testing opt out flier 3-12

HIGH STAKES 101: What does high stakes testing mean – March 19, 6:30PM

HIGH STAKES 101: What does high stakes testing mean – March 19, 6:30PM

HIGH STAKES 101
What does high stakes testing mean
for our children?
our teachers?
our schools?

MONDAY, MARCH 19 at 6:30pm
*Education reporter Meredith Kolodner (Daily News, InsideSchools)
will moderate a panel discussion with distinguished guests:
Shael Polakow-Suransky
Chief Accountability Officer of the NYC Dept. of Education

Sean Feeney
Principal of the Wheatley School and Author of the New York Principals APPR Position Paper

Elijah Hawkes
Former Principal of The James Baldwin Expeditionary Learning School
Q&A TO FOLLOW
If interested in CHILDCARE and PIZZA (starting at 6 PM, $5 suggested donation), RSVP to rsvp@bns146.org
THE BROOKLYN NEW SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
610 HENRY STREET @3rd PLACE
F or G to Carroll St. station, exit 2nd Place
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VIDEO: Los Sures fights against Success Academy Charter School!

Los Sures fights against Success Academy Charter School!

Watch the latest video from Real Reform Studios about Success Academy’s planned occupation of Middle School 50 in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Hear Williamsburg city council members, educators, parents and students voice their opposition to co-location. Continue reading →

REGISTER ONLINE for State of the Union – Part II: Next Steps – 3/10/12 – 10AM to 4PM

STATE OF THE UNION

Part 2: NEXT STEPS

MARCH 10: 10am-4pm
Graduate Center for Workers Education (25 Broadway)

On February 4, over 200 people attended State of the Union – Part 1, featuring 15 workshops focusing on issues facing the UFT in the age of ed deform.

That was only the beginning.

Join us on March 10 to help plan the next steps in moving our union forward, and unite those who came together on February 4th into a common organization.
As the UFT and NYSUT agree to an evaluation system that requires 40% of evaluations to be based on state or local high stakes tests, mandates unannounced observations, and allows for an independent appeal on only 13% of first time ineffective ratings, it becomes even more urgent to discuss how we can build a movement in our union to fight for an alternative to the concessionary approach. Continue reading →

The Truth About High Stakes Testing

Please download GEM NYC’s The Truth About High Stakes Testing in NYC pamphlet. Find out why high stakes testing is ultimately a destructive force for children and schools and what alternatives exist! Continue reading →

The Truth About Charter Schools

What Is The Truth About Charters?

Find out by downloading our brochure here! Continue reading →