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Back in Philly: Documentary on STEM in schools

7/2/2014

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During my least school year in Philadelphia (2012-2013) I was fortunate to be interviewed by a documentary filmmaker for WHYY, the local PBS affiliate, on my views and understanding of STEM education in Philadelphia. It has taken a while but the documentary is on the WHYY website for free viewing and has a lot of my colleagues as well. Shout-outs go to Susan Lee and MaryBeth Hertz for being great role-models for female STEM education!

Check out the documentary here.
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Letter grades dropped for NYC schools

7/1/2014

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Back in 2007 then-Mayor Bloomberg announced the creation of letter grades to summarize school performance across New York City. In his view, that one grade (from A as the highest to F as the lowest) would be helpful for students and parents to know where they want their child to go to school and what benefit the school would be. Almost immediately there was negative feedback, as in 2008 when articles continued to critique the use of test scores in these reviews.

When Mayor De Blasio was elected he announced there would be no more letter grades used for schools. Bloomberg released the final set in November 2013. His view (and that of now-Chancellor Farina) is that those grades simplify the situation too much and do not reflect the true nature of the school.

As Chalkbeat NY posted yesterday, the letter grades are officially gone. As you can see below, the details provided are more holistic and require parents and students to read more about schools before applying. I, for one, agree with shift and look forward to seeing its outcome.
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