Bloomberg’s reform fails to address fundamental concerns
Education has been a top priority for the Bloomberg administration. Since he took office in 2002, Bloomberg has vowed to increase teacher salaries, raise standardized test scores and students’ overall...
View ArticleCharitable donations may be misdirected
New York City ranks as one of the top contributors to charitable organizations year after year. In fact, the New York Times said the Upper East Side alone contributed $459 million in charitable...
View ArticleFather-daughter dance ban faulty logic
Ask any elementary school student for his or her favorite school event and you will undoubtedly hear from most that it is the father-daughter dance or mother-son ballgame that traditionally takes...
View ArticleNew Jersey high school policy should consider equality
Looking around the workplace, Capitol Hill or nearly anywhere else in the country, it is sometimes difficult to tell that women were ever treated differently from men. The power and prestige that women...
View ArticleOnline grading systems reduce purpose of teachers, essay assignments
There is certainly a level of pride that comes from receiving written feedback on an essay you slaved over for weeks. Good or bad, it’s nice to know that someone took the time to read and respond to...
View ArticleCommon Core standards in New York State not benefitting children
It’s a scary world we live in where 10 and 11 year olds wake up crying from a nightmare about failing a test or forgetting to bubble in an answer key. A world where after-school activities are no...
View ArticleTexting while walking is a danger on university campus
If you take a look around NYU’s campus on any given day, the flood of students glued to their phones is overwhelming. This trend has been confirmed on many college campuses, most recently at the...
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Tenure reform needed in California
Students have the right to challenge the obstinate tenure laws of their respective states that keep unqualified teachers in the public school systems. This is exactly what some students are doing in...
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