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AwardAward Volume XIX, No. 1 • New York City • SEP/OCT 2013 www.EDUCATIONUPDATE.com Winner CUTTING EDGE NEWS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE 2 EDUCATION UPDATE ■ FPOR ARENTS, Educators & Students ■ SEP/OCT 2013 GUEST EDITORIALS EDUCATION UPDATE MAILING ADDRESS: 2013: The Year 695 Park Avenue, Ste. E1509, NY, NY 10065 A Glimpse into the Future Email: [email protected] www.EducationUpdate.com Tel: 212-650-3552 Fax: 212-410-0591 By DR. MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN there is much to celebrate. PUBLISHERS: his past June I ended my fourteen While all of this has given of Children First Pola Rosen, Ed.D., Adam Sugerman, M.A. years as Chancellor of The City me much joy I cannot be By ERNEST A. LOGAN ADVISORY COUNCIL: University of New York. In 1991, more pleased than with Mary Brabeck, Dean, NYU Steinhardt School of when I was appointed by the CUNY the rebuilding of the full his should be Culture, Ed., and Human Dev.; Christine Cea, Ph.D., NYS Board of Regents; Shelia Evans-Tranumn, Chair, Board of Trustees, I had limited appreciation time faculty, which suf- a school year Board of Trustees, Casey Family Programs Foundation; of the impact one might have on the future fered greatly during the when “chil- Charlotte K. Frank, Ph.D., Sr. VP, McGraw-Hill; Joan direction of this great university. But with the seventies and eighties. dren first” Freilich, Ph.D., Trustee, Barnard College & College support of CUNY board chair and former Yale becomes more than a of New Rochelle; Andrew Gardner, Sr. Manager, This along with record student enrollment BrainPOP Educators; Cynthia Greenleaf, Ph.D., Sr. University President Benno Schmidt and the reflecting the rich diversity of NYC and our slogan but a movement Assoc., Heidrick & Struggles; Augusta S. Kappner, rest of the board, we were able to make tar- continuing to work closely with the DOE, that goes directly to the Ph.D., President Emerita, Bank St. College; Harold geted investments and enact policies that have portends good things ahead for public higher heart of the matter about Koplewicz, M.D., Pres., Child Mind Institute; Ernest Logan, Pres., CSA; Cecelia McCarton, M.D., Dir., strengthened the very fabric of the University. education if we stay vigilant to the changing children’s health and safety. If our kids The McCarton Center; Michael Mulgrew, Pres., UFT; Of course with the size and complexity of demands of society. aren’t healthy and safe, we can’t expect them Eric Nadelstern, Prof. of Educational Leadership, CUNY one needs smart and dedicated partners I deeply believe that the future of our country to attend school regularly and move up to the Teachers College; Anthony Polemeni, Ph.D., Dean, Touro College; Alfred S. Posamentier, Ph.D., Dean of to push for change and to execute smartly will in large part be determined by how well we next level, to say nothing of meeting the laud- Education, Mercy College; Jerrold Ross, Ph.D., Dean, at every stage. Fortunately we were able to educate our people. As in all competition there able but challenging new Common Core State School of Education, St. John’s University; Dr. John appoint strong campus presidents, collaborate will be winners and those that will lag behind. Standards (CCSS). We need to work with Russell, Head, Windward School; Debra Shanley, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education, Brooklyn College; with faculty and students and receive support In the short run I see little relief from the School Safety and law enforcement agencies to David Steiner, Ph.D., Dean of Education, Hunter from all levels of government. These along stresses Imposed especially on state universities make our schools less vulnerable to intruders College; Ronald P. Stewart, Head, York Prep; Adam with my talented line cabinet are the true guard- because of demands for keeping tuition afford- and to get guns off the streets. We must stick Sugerman, Publisher, Palmiche Press ians of CUNY’s stature today. Not surprising able and the competing demands that state and with last year’s crusade to accelerate the DOE’s ASSOCIATE EDITORS: there are voices of dissent for some of what we local governments have. I think it is fair to con- timetable for removing PCB-tainted fluorescent Heather Rosen, Rob Wertheimer have enacted; after all this is a university and on clude that, at least on the operating side, most lights from classrooms. Our efforts were some- ASSISTANT EDITOR: balance this is a good thing. state governments do not see supporting their what successful last spring only after students Jasmine Bager With more rigorous admission and graduation universities as their highest priority believing and teachers were injured by exploding lights at GUEST COLUMNISTS: standards, new professional schools, an honors that these institutions have sources of revenue a Harlem elementary school. We also must be Dr. Matthew Goldstein, Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Dr. Mary Brabeck, Dr. Alfred Posamentier, Ronald college, a new community college, a decade that few other agencies have. In part there is as vigilant about minimizing the many health Stewart, Dr. Merryl Kafka, Ernest Logan, Christine of significant investment in the sciences, new some truth to such a conclusion, but it is highly barriers to learning that are burdening our stu- O’Connell, Dr. Diane Call, Dr. Rose Reissman, facilities designed and constructed throughout exaggerated given the times we live in. So what dents, particularly asthma, which affects more Dr. Aramina Ferrer, Anita Reetz, Jaime Casap, Rachel CUNY and fundraising at an all time high, continued on page 31 than 140,000 of them. CSA has embarked on Scheer, Joe Levine, Arthur Katz, Esq. an asthma awareness subway campaign and is SENIOR REPORTERS: collaborating with Children’s Health Fund on a Jacob Appel, M.D., J.D.; Jan Aaron; Joan Baum, Ph.D.; Vicki Cobb; Sybil Maimin; Lisa Winkler variety of asthma initiatives. Tips for Teachers and Parents on By improving our children’s health and safe- REPORTERS: McCarton Ackerman, Erica Anderson, Ethan Arberman, ty, we’re improving the conditions that slowly Yhuda Bayme, Danielle Bennett, Dominique Carson, the First Day of School allow them to meet the academic standards laid Valentina Cordero, Sam Fulmer, Gillian Granoff, out in the CCSS, which were brought to us by Richard Kagan, Jamie Landis, Lydia Liebman, Rich By HAROLD S. KOPLEWICZ, MD communication with their the bipartisan National Governors Association. Monetti, Giovanny Pinto, Yuridia Peña, Julia Qian s parents and teachers, we begin a parents. To help kids suc- At the start of this school year, we should BOOK REVIEWS: new school year with fresh energy ceed, parents need to ask vow to help students, parents and educators Merri Rosenberg and enthusiasm. direct questions on a reg- understand that the Common Core isn’t about MEDICAL EDITOR: Parents look forward to new teach- ular basis and be famil- assessments but about a set of expectations Herman Rosen, M.D. ers and new learning opportunities for our chil- iar with the details of a around which skills kids need to succeed in life MODERN LANGUAGE EDITOR: Adam Sugerman, M.A. dren, and we hope that they’ll inspire our kids child’s school experience. and keep their country competitive. To accom- MOVIE & THEATER REVIEWS: to learn and thrive. Perhaps most important, 2. Parents and teachers plish this, education officials are going to have Jan Aaron we hope that the new teachers will “get” our should communicate early and often. to turn around the misconception they created kids, whether they’re shy first graders or jaded The fact is that children behave differently at that the standards were more about tests than MUSIC EDITOR: Irving M. Spitz 15-year-olds—see and encourage their talents, home and at school. Teachers spend six hours content. Making amends for past missteps will appreciate their efforts, identify their strengths a day with children, and we can count on them be especially challenging locally as NYC tries SPORTS EDITORS: Richard Kagan, MC Cohen and strengthen their weaknesses. to have a keen sense of how children learn and to ease, rather than lurch, into a transition from Teachers look forward to meeting and work- behave. It’s critical that parents talk to a child’s one schools chancellor to another. In other ART DIRECTOR: Neil Schuldiner ing with new students, trying out new ideas, teacher to find out how well she is function- transitions like this, the city threw the baby out seeing kids grow and enjoying their creativity. ing at school—academically and socially—and with the bathwater, but let’s save the baby this MARKETING & ADVERTISING DIRECTOR: Mohammad Ibrar A big contributor to student success in the that teachers, in turn, are open to insights from time around. Remember, children first.# Ernest A. Logan is the President of the Council ROVING REPORTERS: coming year is the partnership their parents parents about their children’s strengths, vulner- Jamie Landis, Tori Saltz and teachers are able to form. Here are some abilities, and needs. of School Supervisors and Administrators, important things parents and teachers should 3. Parent-teacher conference should be for AFL-CIO. Education Update is an independent newspaper, which think about to help form an effective alliance on problem solving. is published bimonthly by Education Update, Inc. All material is copyrighted and may not be printed without behalf of kids, especially those who find school Both parents and teachers should approach who is struggling. express consent of the publisher. challenging and may need some extra help to conference time with questions they want to If there are concerns about a child’s school fulfill their potential. ask, concerns they want to share, issues they performance, don’t wait to see if the problem POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: 1.

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