The specific data on PS78
You can see how limited the data is — only 4 teachers rated. But you can also see specifics. Given the kids they had, here are the grades predicted, and here are the test grades received.
The data on PS 78
Our local LIC middle school is packed and hard to get into. Parents with kids there seem to like it. One hears so. And the neighborhood population is relatively affluent and growing more so — often a tracker of good school cohorts. The cohort is probably the most important thing in a school. But the […]
At Sculpture Center right now
As usual some great and interesting new work. Worth a visit. The corner at Purves is suddenly a vibrant art scene. Gallery, dance, artist spaces just at Jackson partly thanks to Chashama. See the full gallery on Posterous
FreshDirect and the Bronx: Thumbs up or thumbs down?
One of the few things that unite the mayor, the governor and the Bronx borough president—outside of rhetoric—is receiving opposition from some of the people. Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo and Ruben Diaz Jr. announced last week that FreshDirect will invest $130 million in capital investments, tax breaks and tax credits to build the grocer’s new […]