The View from Here- October 2010
I’m a former Social Studies teacher. There were a number of consequences which followed from this career decision. I drove my children crazy giving extended answers to their simple questions. I made...
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It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving. The state legislature has been called back for a special session tomorrow to deal with a spiraling budget deficit. Andrew Cuomo is governor-elect and facing a...
View ArticleThe View from Here- February 2011
It’s budget time. Schools and districts throughout New York State enter another spring time of uncertainty. And from my desk overlooking the Capitol, I know from experience that, though voices are...
View ArticleThe View from Here- March 2011
Our latest budget crisis in education has spawned a good deal of anxiety and anger. Taxpayers are upset with administrator and teacher salaries. Staff fear reductions in force and a loss of security....
View ArticleThe View from Here- May 2011
What a winter and spring it’s been! And it’s not over. All over the state, school districts await the verdict on their proposed budgets on May 17. These spending plans, developed in the midst of...
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In the movie, Saving Private Ryan, a World War II Army lieutenant, played by Tom Hanks, is leading his squad on a mission somewhere in France and facing a number of problems. His superior officers...
View ArticleThe View from Here- November 2011
I have spent a lot of time this fall with board of education members, superintendents and principals. It’s a hectic and confusing time, they tell me. Even from the distance of CASDA’s position as a...
View ArticleThe View From Here – January/February 2012
Responsibility for education has historically been shared by state governments and local school boards, with the federal role limited to protecting young people’s civil rights. In recent years, this...
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The View From Here -March/April 2012
I might be wrong but it seems to me that for educational leaders the very best month of the calendar year is September when a new school year full of promise begins. This is closely followed by July...
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The View From Here – May/June 2012
To state the obvious, as educational leaders, you have faced unprecedented challenges this year. In all likelihood, you will do so again next year and the year after that. It appears that our...
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