For the past year, I have been involved in advocating for public schools, as a parent of four. I educated myself on issues related to education, ex. CCSS, student learning, technology implementation and social media use, politics in education, high … Continue reading
Category Archives: Opinion
The post has been updated on May 21st, 2014 Malverne Mule has been selected to administer three Regents Examination Field Tests. (They may have already started). The tests are Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Physics, and Geometry. The field test means that the test … Continue reading
The Same Color, Different Shape In New York State, April 21st was the deadline to submit a nominating petition with signatures in order to register as a candidate for a seat on the school board. A day later, on April … Continue reading
After my announcement that I am running for a seat on the Malverne BOE, I have been invited to a NAACP regular meeting to present my viewpoints and answer questions from the audience. The meeting takes place at St. Paul’s … Continue reading
The series of three sessions dedicated to Malverne SD budget came to the end on March 18. The first session was dedicated to “instructional” expenses (codes 2010-2855), followed by a session on “operational” expenses (codes 1620-1981 and 5000s), and the … Continue reading
We are living in the era of two educational narratives. One is well known, has been here for ages and is promoted by business CEOs, technology gurus, and policymakers. It’s a narrative that is preoccupied by the old-school problem of … Continue reading
In light of the fact that the NY 2014–15 state budget allocated more aid for education than the original GEA would provide and that the building aid to the Malverne district increased significantly, I sent the following letter to the … Continue reading
After learning about my candidacy for a seat on the Malverne Union Free School District BOE, a friend asked me at the Malverne Facebook group (by invitation) about my platform. I knew the entire portfolio would be too long for … Continue reading
Some time ago the White House asked schools to create a film and submit it. The film was supposed to show how the technology can help form the future and how the technology is used in schools. There were 2500 … Continue reading
This post was updated on 4/18/2014 after I received author’s permission to repost his entire original post. I have been preparing to write on issues facing education for some time. I was gathering topics and links and, then I came … Continue reading