SOURCES FOR “SHOW AND TELL” Introduction – Medina, Jennifer. "Class Size Makes Biggest Jump of Bloomberg Tenure." New York Times. 17 February 2009: Kolodner, Meredith. "English-only rise in New York City high school graduation rates." New York Daily News. 22 February 2009: Administrative Excess – Kolodner, Meredith. "Bureaucrats and class sizes are up sharply." New York Daily News. 24 February 2009: Green, Elizabeth. " Education Department Employs Squadron in Search for 'Truth'." The New York Sun. 10 July 2008: < http://www.nysun.com/new-york/education-department-employs-squadron-in-search/81584/> Couriers – Gonzalez, Juan. "Department of Education spends $5M a year on couriers." New York Daily News. 29 October 2008: The Dollars and Sense of Testing – Gootman, Elissa. "As Schools Face Cuts, Delays on Data System Bring More Frustration." New York Times. 23 October 2008: Gootman, Elissa. " A Plan to Test the City’s Youngest Pupils." New York Times. 26 August 2008: Medina, Jennifer. "Class Size Makes Biggest Jump of Bloomberg Tenure." New York Times. 17 February 2009: How Do We Seek Accountability – Smith, Yolanda. ”The School Accountability Initiative: Totaling the Cost.” Independent Budget Office Fiscal Brief. November 2008. < http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/>. Table – Smith, Yolanda. ”The School Accountability Initiative: Totaling the Cost.” Independent Budget Office Fiscal Brief. November 2008. < http://www.ibo.nyc.ny.us/>. Gonzalez, Juan. "Department of Education spends $5M a year on couriers." New York Daily News. 29 October 2008: "What New York State Has to Offer." Office of Teaching Initiatives. 4 December 2009. New York State Education Department. 23 March 2009: . Photo Credits – Photo of Tweed Courthouse Building, page 1: John G. Waite Architects, Portfolio: Department of Education Crest, page 2: Education in New York City: