New York City Department of Education

Type: Organization

Name: New York City Department of Education

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Editorial: Wilson deserves district's thanks; much work remains

_ The Board of Education made a compelling choice in its quest for a new superintendent. Theres no way of telling exactly how well Nicole Williams will do at the job, but her credentials are clearly impressive.Williams, a graduate of Harvard University, ... [Published Poughkeepsie Journal - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Robert Watson, New York City Department of Education, Louis Public Co Ltd

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 4 reports

U.S. schools not making the grade when it comes to education technology [report]

Here’s a bit of disappointing but not so surprising news: according to a new report from the non-profit think tank the Center for American Progress (CAP), U.S. schools aren’t doing enough to enable technology in the classroom live up to its potential ... [Published GigaOM - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Education, Invention, United States, Lee Wilson, New York City Department of Education

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

You're failing college (you just don't know it yet)

Predictive analytics is making its way into the world of education.FORTUNE -- From business plans to election outcomes, predictive analytics have come a long way in eliminating uncertainty. Next on the list of targets: student GPAs.New technology from ... [Published Fortune - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: John Baker, Desire2Learn, Predictive Analytics, Compass, Austin Peay

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Spotify Ltd

Can Spotify and New York City save music education with technology?

TweetSubmitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Tue, 06/11/2013 - 12:55pmForget recorders and bongo drums; the classroom musical instruments of tomorrow could look more like GarageBand and Spotify. And it’s not necessarily because educators want to familiarize ... [Published District Administration - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Spotify Ltd, Education, New York City

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

New York City, Spotify Team Up for Music App Hackathon

Gone are the days when learning how to play “Hot Cross Buns” on the recorder was the coolest thing kids did in music class. Now students may be playing instruments via apps like Garage Band — and due to dwindling budgets and vanishing art programs, technology ... [Published EducationNews.org - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Spotify Ltd, Education, New York City, New York City Department of Education

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Firing Was Proper for Kicking Kindergartener

(CN) - A New York City teacher was properly fired for kicking a special-needs kindergartener and trying to keep other students quiet about it, an appeals court ruled. A hearing officer for the New York City Department of Education decided to terminate ... [Published Courthouse News Service - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: Petitioner, New York City Department of Education, Manhattan Supreme Court, Corporal Punishment

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 4 reports

Can Spotify and New York City save music education with technology?

Forget recorders and bongo drums; the classroom musical instruments of tomorrow could look more like GarageBand and Spotify. And it’s not necessarily because educators want to familiarize students with technology. It’s because, in an age of declining ... [Published GigaOM - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Education, Spotify Ltd, New York City, New York City Department of Education, GarageBand

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

New York City?s Gap App Technology Winners Announced

The Gap App challenge, a software development competition put on by the New York City Department of Education, announced its winners this week for promising education technology solutions. The competition was specifically searching for developers to create ... [Published EducationNews.org - May 31 2013]

Entities: New York City Department of Education, New York City, Anthony Meyer, Steven Kinney, Scholars Academy

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 2 reports

St. Louis school official tapped as new Poughkeepsie superintendent

POUGHKEEPSIE The senior deputy superintendent for academic services/chief academic officer for the St. Louis Public Schools will be the next superintendent of the Poughkeepsie City School District.The board of education approved the appointment of Dr. ... [Published Mid-Hudson News - May 30 2013]

Entities: Ralph Coates, New York City Department of Education, Louis Public Co Ltd

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 2 reports

Bullied over butter NYC education department threatens school cafeteria managers for using natural butter in meals

(NaturalNews) America truly is turning into a 1984-esque police state, and ground zero for this authoritarian onslaught appears to be New York City where government-run public schools are now on a crusade to eliminate butter from school cafeterias. As ... [Published Big News Network - May 30 2013]

Entities: Education, New York City Department of Education, Ground Zero

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 4 reports

NYC taps four startups to close achievement gaps in its public schools

When it comes to watching movies and playing games, New York City’s middle schoolers likely already know their way around laptops and smartphones. But if a group of educators, tech innovators and entrepreneurs have their way, technology will increasingly ... [Published GigaOM - May 28 2013]

Entities: Startup, Education, Invention, New York City Department of Education, New York City

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Police probe cyberbullying in girl's death

A 12-year-old girl found hanged in her home left behind a suicide note that mentioned online bullying, according to police.Gabrielle Molina was found dead Wednesday afternoon by her family, authorities said.In addition to interviewing Gabrielle's friends ... [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 24 2013]

Entities: Cyberbullying, Ray Kelly, Police, New York City Department of Education

Quotes

"I think that the district is going to have to really, really make sure that they make some good decisions so that the momentum that i think people have experienced over the last 3 years continues" she said

Grant High principal Vivian Orlen leaving Portland Public Schools to return to New York [Published Oregonian - Jun 14 2013]

..."It's in no way about trying to make a student have an easier path," he says. "It's about trying to guide their path in ways that they can be most successful."

You're failing college (you just don't know it yet) [Published Fortune - Jun 11 2013]

..." The checklist "was inappropriate because of the way it was filled out. It indicated that the observer had already begun evaluating a teacher while in the classroom observation. She said that's a fundamental no-no."

Alan Singer: Who Is Charlotte Danielson and Why Does She Decide How Teachers Are Evaluated? [Published Huffington Post - Jun 10 2013]

...judge for the Manhattan Supreme Court vacated the penalty and remanded the matter to a different hearing officer for redetermination of the penalty "on the basis of the administrative record, taking no account of any evidence that petitioner sought to enlist the aid of her co-workers in relation to covering up the conduct charged in specification one."

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U.S. schools not making the grade when it comes... [Published GigaOM - Jun 15 2013] Here’s a bit of disappointing but not so surprising news: according to a new report from the non-profit think tank the Center for American Progress (CAP), U.S. schools aren’t doing enough to enable technology in the classroom live up to its potential ...
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U.S. schools not making the grade when it comes... [Published GigaOM Network - Jun 15 2013] Here’s a bit of disappointing but not so surprising news: according to a new report from the non-profit think tank the Center for American Progress (CAP), U.S. schools aren’t doing enough to enable technology in the classroom live up to its potential. ...
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Can Spotify and New York City save music educat... [Published GigaOM - Jun 06 2013] Forget recorders and bongo drums; the classroom musical instruments of tomorrow could look more like GarageBand and Spotify. And it’s not necessarily because educators want to familiarize students with technology. It’s because, in an age of declining ...

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