Cuomo’s Ed Commission recommends full day pre-K, teacher ‘bar exams’
An education commission appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a package of sweeping school reforms on Wednesday that included the creation of statewide full-day pre-kindergarten.
The “New” New York Education Reform Commission’s preliminary recommendations, presented at a cabinet meeting in Albany, also included consolidating schools and districts; restructuring the school day and year; expanding Early College High School programs and establish high tech career programs in every region.
The commission recommended structural changes to align programs from pre-K to college, and also focused on improving teacher and principal quality with recommendations ranging from alternative certification programs to a teacher and principal “bar exam” similar to the bar process in law.