This is my speech given at Preserving Public Education: The Foundation of Our Democracy, an event organized by teachers from several area school districts. Approximately 650 people were in attendance. Spencerport, New York March 19, 2015 We face a crisis in public education. But, not because the schools are failing. In fact, given the high childhood poverty rate in our cities… Read more →
Testimony by Kevin W. Meuwissen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Curriculum, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester Rochester, New York New York State Assembly Standing Committees on Higher Education and Education; Joint Hearing on New Statewide Teacher and School Building Leader Certification Requirements Wednesday, April 30, 2014 Hamilton Hearing Room, Legislative Office Building Albany, New York We… Read more →
For far too long education reform has been tinkering in the margins and offering band-aid solutions that keep the patient alive, but little else. Lawmakers have chased fads and bad policies that haven’t helped children thrive. One can only do so much to keep the patient comfortable before calling the Priest. Our education system is on life support and it’s… Read more →
Public education is under attack in the US and other countries around the world. I am just concluding a two-month trip to New Zealand and Australia speaking and meeting with the heads of national teachers’ unions in both countries, and speaking at four universities. This will be the first of several blogs. The impetus for the trip began simply enough…. Read more →
Testimony for the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Education Chair: Senator John L. Flanagan Public Hearing: The Regents Reform Agenda: “Assessing” Our Progress Buffalo, New York October 16, 2013 David Hursh, Ph. D., Professor, Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. dhursh@warner.rochester.edu ———————————————————————————————————— My message today is simple: You should not… Read more →
On August 7, 2013, the New York State Department of Education released the first set of test results tied to the Common Core Learning Standards. The scores were low, and the rhetoric that followed in social media, blogs, and other news sources was swift and stern. Former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and the editorial board at the… Read more →
By David Hursh, Warner School Professor and William Cala, past interim Rochester City School District Superintendent Dean Zupan, in his guest essay in the Democrat and Chronicle, compares the RCSD with a local parochial school, McQuaid, and the 22-school network of Cristo Rey Jesuit Schools, claiming that private schools are more successful and cost-effective in educating students. Further, he states… Read more →
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