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Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Fatal Exception Has Occurred

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...and it's Bill Gates, who is even dumber about education than Nicholas Kristof NYC Educator points out in his inimical way Mr. Gates U...

Updated: Skoolboy Savages Kristof

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLE TEACHERS? CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BY PUTTING JESUS IN EVERY CLASSROOM. UPDATED: Horn and Bacey at Schools Matter...
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Eduwonkette in Australian TV Program on NYC Schools

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You and your readers may be interested in this report on NYC schools aired on a public affairs program on a public broadcast TV station in A...

Deb Meier on Teacher Unions and KIPP

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From The Nation TEACHERS' UNION I'm rarely cheerful these days about matters that relate to schooling in America. But the decision b...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Politics is –

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A: Local B: Global C: Sleazy D: All of the Above by Norm Scott (For The Wave, Feb. 20, 2009, www.rockawave.com ) They say all politics is ...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Is Seniority Killing Pawtucket Schools?

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This is the way teachers are assigned in Pawtucket, RI. Have we heard calls for an end to seniority due to failing schools? Do they even hav...
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Paul Moore on a "Kindler, Gentler" Rhee

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Miami's Paul Moore sent this over the transom. My view is that Rhee is getting advice from the same PR people that handle Randi Weingart...

Change We Can't Believe In

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For Education Chief, Stimulus Means Power and Risk Mr. Duncan said he intended to reward school districts, charter schools and nonprofit or...
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Sorting at Charter Schools

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It's nice to see one of our blogging buddies The Perimeter Primate , a public school parent in Oakland, getting more recognition. I'...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Loretta Prisco Testimony Before the NYS Assembly Hearings

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Mayoral Control Feb. 12, 2009 Thank you for opening this discussion. You asked for comment on the results of Mayoral Control. I answer in on...

We are DROWNING in Paperwork

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"Data collection" to be specific. From the ICE Listserve - (I'm keeping the sender anon.) It's special ed : Ieps, report ...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Testimony on Mayoral Control For Assembly Education Committee

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Patrick Sullivan testimony on mayoral control at the NYC Public Ed Parent blog Patrick is the lone member of the PEP, appointed by the Manh...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Conquering Wonkette Withdrawal

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Noticing that Robert Pondiscio had some suggestions for those suffering from Eduwonkette withdrawal, I decided to go straight to the horse...
Thursday, February 12, 2009

Eighty Percent of Teachers Want Union in LA Top Charter School

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LA Teachers union organizes celebrated charter school
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Thanks, Vicki Bernstein

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Notice how with the threat of 15,000 lost jobs they still seem to be luring people to NYC and into the TF program . From a Teaching Fellow: ...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Riots Break Out Over Threat to Bloomberg School Control

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As the minority report of the Independent Community of Educators (ICE), a report opposing the UFT's minor tweaking of mayoral control an...
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Monday, February 9, 2009

The Fiorillo Speech – Reclaiming Public Education and Reclaiming Democracy: Opposing the UFT’s Position on School Governance and Mayoral Control

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by Michael Fiorillo , chapter leader, Newcomers HS (Speech given at the UFT Delegate Assembly, February 4th, 2009) Dear Delegates, I’d like...
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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Can the UFT Be Forced to Act on School Closings?

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I guess wearing blue on Tuesday, as the UFT is urging, is just not going to be enough. The UFT calls school closings a fait accompli. We are...
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Debunking the Myth - Is Mayoral Control working for the benefit of NYC school children?

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I'm not sure where this came from - probably from the NYC parent listserve - but I just found it on my desktop . Low and behold I did fi...
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Friday, February 6, 2009

Video and Written Testimony of Diane Ravitch on Mayoral Control...

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.... calling for an independent board that will choose the chancellor. And an independent monitoring agency. Not quite the plan of the Indep...
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