Redding
Redding, CT · Education
New York Post
Ex-Long Island ‘Superintendent of the Year’ suspended for forcing students to enroll in company he created
A Long Island school superintendent was suspended after an investigation showed that he required all eighth graders in his district to enroll in a digital learning program — which his own company had created, officials said. Michael Nagler, who was named New York state’s “Superintendent of the Year” in 2019, was found to have violated ethics rules by pushing the “Build Your Own Grade” program developed by Quave, a company he founded with his son James last July. The board of the Mineola Union Free School District hired private eyes to look into the alleged conflict of interest. Superintendent Michael Nagler was suspended by the Mineola school district for ethics violations. Getty Images Wisconsin school sent cops to home of mom who posted TikTok of disabled daughter being isolated during concert Investigators found that Nagler had failed to disclose Quave’s for-profit status to the board before mandating the online grading app’s usage across the eighth grade — as trustees believed the system was created as an internal, voluntary project and not a private business venture. “It never, ever crossed my mind to ask our superintendent if the volunteer service that his son was performing was going to be turned into
millenniumphoenix.org
Locked up from Bell-to-Bell
Walking in the halls of Millennium Brooklyn High School is a lot different this year than it was in years past. Gone are the days of MBHS students using their passing period to keep up with their Instagram feed, text their friends, or check their digital schedule. Students now keep their phones tucked away, track down their friends in the halls, and unfold their ripped, crumpled, and disintegrating paper schedules to find their next class. Why the difference? The new statewide phone ban.
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