From the Desk of Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Deputy Commissioner of Education - P-16

White Trash with Money
White Trash with Money Since Toby Keith’s commercial success and canny image manipulation show how shrewd he is, perhaps the best explanation for songs as lackluster as “Note to Self” (a generic Rolling Stones arrangement with a hokey lyric) and “Runnin’ Block” (about bedding an unattractive woman for the benefit of a buddy) are […]

Virtual Learning System (VLS)
The purpose of the new york State Education Department’s Virtual Learning System is to encourage the use of the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning and to assist classroom teachers in locating Internet resources for instruction. VLS offers the full text of new york State’s learning standards with their key ideas and performance indicators, as well as alternate performance indicators for students with severe disabilities. It provides resources that classroom teachers can use to support preK-12 standards-based instruction, such as sample tasks, learning experiences and lesson plans.

Award-winning Resource Available to new york’s Educators
PBS TeacherLine received top honors from industry competitors, experts, and journalists when it was recently given a 2007 CODiE Award from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for Best Online Instruction Solution. PBS TeacherLine is designed to be adapted to local and state teaching standards and professional development efforts and is available to all new york State teachers through new york’s nine public television stations via PBS TeacherLine NY.

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Love Your Library License Plate
The Love Your Library license plate is now available from the new york State Department of Motor Vehicles. Proceeds from the plate’s annual fee will help support the new york State Library’s Statewide Summer Reading Program at public libraries across the State.

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2007-2008 Statewide Annual School District Budget Voting Results
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