Patricia Willens appears in the following:
Linking School to 'College and Career' Motivates At-Risk Students
Thursday, December 19, 2013
A high school diploma is only the beginning of what my students need to secure a better future. As the principal of a transfer high school, I am a strong believer in job training and ...
Cub Reporters Take on Bears at D.O.E.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Cub reporters take on Bears at D.O.E.
The West Brooklyn Way: Getting In is Just the Beginning
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
To enroll at West Brooklyn Community High School, students must buy in to a certain level of support and counseling. In exchange, the school promises to keep them on track to graduate...
Essay: My Student is One Point From Her Diploma
Thursday, December 12, 2013
One point. That is all that stands between Amy and a high school diploma. And I am the teacher responsible for getting her over the line.
What Do Those School Grades Really Show?
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Under the Bloomberg administration, a school earned both a letter grade and an accompanying score.
The Debate Must Move On; Charter Schools Are Here to Stay
Monday, December 09, 2013
A professor argues it's high time to take the heat out of the debate about charter schools and she debuinks a few myths along the way.
Two NYC Students Remember Meeting Mandela
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Two high school students from New York City who met the South African leader as sixth graders in 2009 share their impressions with WNYC. "I shook his hand and even though he was weak ...
For Some Students, Just Showing Up = Success
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Educators at one Brooklyn high school focus on getting their at-risk students across the threshold of the building. Sounds simple, right? Think again. In the first of a series called ...
Special Education Advocates Offer Lengthy To-Do List for New Mayor
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Special education watchdogs in New York City are ready to bend the ear of the new mayor. There are a lot of things they want to change, and they're not shy about listing them.
How Bad is The Test? English Teachers Count the Ways
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
A group of Brooklyn Tech teachers do not mince words when it comes to reviewing a test whose sole purpose was to rate them: "Not only is this test a waste of students’ time and taxpay...
Not Public School As We Remember It
Monday, November 18, 2013
Author John Owens offers a scathing view of what gets lost when new schools open with sweeping promises but scarce resources. Schools focused solely on academics suffer. It's the "ext...
The Day I Introduced Barack Obama
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Imagine being a high school junior who is told he will introduce the president of the United States. Radcliffe Saddler tells us what it was like to give the speech of a lifetime.
A Teacher’s View: We Need the Reforms
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
A teacher who supports recent reforms in the schools speaks out, and takes on the claims of the opposition. "It turns out that much of the rhetoric against the Common Core standards i...
Here are Three Things the Next Mayor Should Do for NYC's Youngest
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Give EarlyLearn NYC a real chance to succeed. That's what two children advocates argue in this opinion piece, as they offer a three-point guide for what the next mayor should do to im...
School Size - Does it Really Matter?
Monday, November 04, 2013
Ahead of the next #whatworks Twitter chat on Nov. 6, check out what the experts are saying about small schools as a strategy to improving New York City high schools.
Principal: Why My School Said No
Friday, November 01, 2013
One school community rallied against giving their young students an extra test. And it worked. The principal shares her view on why she opted out, and how all the changes in the schoo...
From Brooklyn, Obama Touts Six-Year High School Model
Friday, October 25, 2013
President Obama came to Brooklyn to pressure Congress to act on the budget and celebrate the model of P-Tech, a six-year high school.
State Looking to Reduce Number of Tests
Friday, October 25, 2013
Under pressure to relieve schools of testing overload, New York's top education official said he would eliminate one test for some 8th graders.
School Choice Has Limits
Thursday, October 24, 2013
School choice sounds like a good thing, and mostly it is. But, for many families, the array of choices in New York City can be overwhelming and leave their kids even farther behind. E...
Chef Takes on Challenge of Picky Eaters in School
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
A famous chef faces his toughest challenge: picky eaters contemplating school cafeteria food. They face off at an Oct. 30 event.
