Mike Dowd

1 month ago | lucianne.com | Mike Dowd

Original ArticlePosted By: FlyRight, 5/10/2025 5:31:43 AMVoting is underway to elect the President of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City. Michael Mulgrew, who has held the position since 2009, is expecting he can sleepwalk into another term. However, under his watch schools are requiring less and less of pupils, to the point where attendance is essentially optional and almost everyone is handed a passing grade.

1 month ago | nypost.com | Mike Dowd

Voting is underway to elect the President of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City. Michael Mulgrew, who has held the position since 2009, is expecting he can sleepwalk into another term. However, under his watch schools are requiring less and less of pupils, to the point where attendance is essentially optional and almost everyone is handed a passing grade. Brooklyn-based Social Studies teacher Mike Dowd writes why its time for a change and for basic discipline to be brought back.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Mike Dowd

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1 month ago | schoolinfosystem.org | Mike Dowd

Mike DowdBut if you thought that was an honest measure of how many kids are passing, I have bad news. High-school grading policies have become so corrupt, class credits have become almost meaningless. In recent years, the Department of Education and many individual schools, have adopted “equity grading” practices intended to benefit disadvantaged students.

Feb 28, 2025 | bangordailynews.com | Mike Dowd

AUGUSTA, Maine — Junior forward Julianna Allen scored a game-high 17 points and spearheaded a strong team rebounding and defensive effort to lead Mt. Ararat of Topsham to a 43-31 victory over Hampden Academy in the Class A state championship game in front of a big crowd Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center. Mt. Ararat’s first girls basketball state championship capped a 21-2 season for the Eagles, who were the top seed in the South region.