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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Public Education’ Defenders Win Detroit Teachers Union Election

Remember that Randi Weingarten called the Detroit teachers contract, branded as the worst in AFT history by many, a good one. Maybe just a d...

Friday, March 19, 2010

Don’t Forget to Vote by Arthur Goldstein

Guest columnist It’s UFT election time again, and we’re all pretty busy. In schools, that means a whole lot of flyers telling us who to vote...

Are Charter School Operators Klingons?

Norm Scott in The Wave, March 19, 2010 I mean the evil 1960's version of Klingons, not the benign 80's version. But then again yo...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Elfrank-Dana Letter to Bergtraum Staff

It’s that time again- the UFT elections. You should get your ballot in the mail. Only about one quarter of us will vote if trends continue...

The Dreaded "D" and the UFT

Yes. D for Discontinuance. Once you get it on your record you cannot be hired. Any principal it seems can doom you for life. If someone offe...

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Paperwork Monster

People are not against paperwork that helps the kids. But when it seems useless and ties you up so you do less teaching the frustration le...

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Fort Hamilton HS - Unity Caucus Chapter Leader Tells Security to Keep Us Out

After yesterday's experience at Grady Voc, Mulgrew's old school, which I reported this morning on how the UFT Unity CL has told the ...

The Distributive Law

I spent part of yesterday going around schools putting ICE-TJC election lit in mailboxes. I wish I could tell all the stories but I don'...

Monday, March 15, 2010

UFT Elections: The Young Uns are Coming - Teachers Unite/NYCORE Endosrse ICE-TJC

Maybe they're not coming quick enough to affect this election. But they are coming. The Teachers Unite/NYCORE candidates forum drew a ni...

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Ravitch on Goldstein and More on UFT Elections

"Arthur, Thank you for a brilliant review of my book! It means a lot to me that a teacher in the trenches likes it and thought I hit a ...

Friday, March 12, 2010

New ICE Leaflet: UFT ELection Ballots Go Out Today

For the next few weeks I will be focusing on the UFT elections. Today the ballots go out and must be returned by April 6. Naturally you shou...

Thursday, March 11, 2010

UFT/Unity Uses Paid Employees to Suppress Opposition in Union Election

UPDATED, 8:40 am, Mar. 11 It has long been known how the UFT/Unity machine uses paid personnel in union elections. As most schools have Unit...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Can a Cold-Hearted Principal Woo Parents Effectively?

Today's NY Times had an interesting article on how public schools have to market themselves to compete with charters. Pressed by Charter...

NY1 Ad for Harlem Success Academy this morning!

From Steve Koss to NYCEDNEWS: Wow, I am simply stunned! At 9:20 am on Wednesday, March 10, I watched a 15-20 second, voiced-over TV ad on NY...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

ICE, TJC, Unity, New Action at TU/NYCORE Candidate Forum

On March 5 candidates from each of the 4 caucuses in the UFT held a candidates forum sponsored by NYCORE and Teachers Unite. There's a l...

Monday, March 8, 2010

UFT PRIMER: DISTRICT REPS

An ongoing series on how the UFT works UFT election fever is rising as ballots go out on March 12. If you notice Unity Caucus (the UFT leade...

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Forum on the IMPACT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS! Wednesday, March 10th, 4:30-7

GEM and CAPE are having an important forum on CHARTER SCHOOLS! This is an unusual opportunity to learn about NYC public school communities e...

The Insidious Nature of Green's Sunday Times Article

UPDATED Mar. 8, 12 am with Aaron Pallas comment and you must read Jim Horn's piece at Schools Matter. http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2010...

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Elizabeth Green's Front Page Sunday Mag Article on Teachers - I'll Hold My Congratulations

I've only read a third of the article, Building a Better Teacher , but I'm heading for the treadmill at the gym to finish it. So far...

Friday, March 5, 2010

Shouts at Rally on City Hall Steps: "Klein Must Go"

Just as Jitu Weusi is about to speak, Joel Klein goes by and gets greeted. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIN2ZtYJohs

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