Tuesday’s election brought a lot of surprises, but one thing happened exactly as expected: the terrible remote day for NYC public schools. We should stop pretending that remote day counts as an instructional day. My son had a few assignments that he quickly finished on Monday afternoon so he could have a free day. The only lesson that happened was the one I assigned to him in exchange for movie tickets. Thanks, Godzilla, for the motivation to do Khan Academy!
Chancellor Samuels seems to be tackling school closures as he should. The new report from the Comptroller’s office shows that declining enrollment is even worse than we knew. It also confirms that parents are leaving right before the 6th grade to avoid middle and high school lottery madness.
Read more about it in my article for The Bigger Apple:
What I am reading
Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Expands What School Choice Means for Families (The74)
Drop this insulting Election Day remote-learning farce (NY Post)
Supreme Court case could affect admissions reforms for NYC specialized schools (Gothamist)
There’s No Tenable Way To Integrate New York’s Schools from the Top Down (Vital City)
New Mexico Governor opts state into Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (KRQE)
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