The first scores of the new State Ed. exams show a
real gap in performance between students in city schools and those
elsewhere.
GMI and the state Education Department are presenting a
forum titled “New York Learns: High Stakes in High Standards” on
Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
State Education Commissioner Richard P. Mills and other
education leaders will discuss the issues in a forum moderated by Ed
Dague, managing director and anchor of WNYT NewsChannel 13.
The event is to be taped for broadcast on Jan. 27 at 10
p.m. on state public television stations.
Seating is limited. To reserve, call ext. 6238.
Panelists also are to include Patrick Allen, director of
Educational Studies at Union; R. Carlos Carballada, assistant to the
chairman and director of M&T Bank & Corp., Rochester; Mary Ann
Hawthorne, principal, Samuel Gompers School, Bronx; Katie Haycock,
director of Education Trust, Washington; Sonya Johnson, teacher, Samuel
Gompers School, Bronx; Stephen C. Jones, superintendent of Syracuse City
School District; and Philip Rumore of the Buffalo Teachers Federation.