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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Damn That Antonucci, Beats Me to Kirk/Randi Story

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When I heard the story about challenges to Illinois Senate candidate Mark Kirk's claims that he was a real teacher: According to the NY ...
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Gothamist Reporter Briana Parker on Labor Rally at City Hall

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Gothamist Reporter Briana Parker has written an account of the rally at City Hall on Wednesday, titled " Our City Needs Saving! Muni...
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Thursday, June 17, 2010

DC Union Elections Ignored by AFT - Well Sort Of

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Funny how when it comes to Randi's people they can do anything but she did get involved in the DC elections over the composition of t...

Did Tweed Give Principals a Quota on Holdovers in Attempt to Bump Summer School Numbers?

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UPDATED: June 18, 8am THIS MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS IT LOOKED. HERE IS A MEMO FROM A PARENT: Here is what the principals were told. It is act...
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Today: INDYKIDS 5TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND FUNDRAISER

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Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010 Time: 5:30-8:30PM Where: Town Tavern, 134 W 3 rd St (b/t Ave of the Americas & MacDougal St) Di...

Did Alex Russo he really say that?

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This tidbit came in from Leonie on the increasingly clueless Russo: "... so many of the tests kids take have little or no effect on th...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

June 16 - Blooms Day

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See today's Times op ed on Blooms Day, (June 16 from Joyce's Ulysses) - The ‘Learning Knights’ of Bell Telephone - where corporate...
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Antonucci's EIA on CHI: Teamsters in the House

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There are few out there with more knowledge and a better understanding of the underlying forces in teacher union politics (more so about t...

TODAY: Join GEM and the CPE at Today's Rally

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Rally against the budget cuts with the Coalition for Public Education and the Grassroots Education Movement Wednesday June 16th, Start g...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Substance Web Site Under Cyber Attack, Needs Assistance

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Those of you following the Chicago union story know that George Schmidt's Substance, in the midst of a media blackout, is our major sour...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

In Defense of Michelle Rhee

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From Paul Moore Recent events have really tested my confidence in Chancellor Rhee. I mean everyone around me is calling her a pathological ...
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What drives school reform is a single focus on profit. Profit. Not teaching, not learning, profit. - Karen Lewis

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A new day in the Chicago Teachers Union Lee Sustar looks at the far-reaching impact of the reform victory in the CTU. June 14, 201...

Catching Up

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With the breaking news about Chicago (still little press coverage over a youthful caucus taking over the union in the heart of Daley/Obama/...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

CORE Core Values and UFT/Unity Caucus: NOT

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Note the CORE core values - most are completely opposite from where UFT/AFT/Unity Caucus stands. Norm Susan Ohanian Notes on CORE Victory...

At the GEM Blog: Video of Bronx Science Protest at Bloomberg's Home

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Bronx Science Teachers Tell Bloomberg: Stop Harassment and Abuse

Michelle Rhee to NYC Teachers: Be More Like DC,

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D.C. school chancellor Michelle Rhee says New York must learn from her groundbreaking union deal I've been getting emails from teacher...
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Taking a Trip Through Cheating Land

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When do we get the Ed deformers saying they're just shocked cheating has been going on? I've seen it since I first started teaching...
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MORE CHICAGO HOPE AS CORE SWEEPS

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I'm throwing it up as it comes. (I'll fix typos later). Watch how the major and minor (NY Teacher) press deals with this election. L...

Chicago Hope - UPDATED - 9am

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The victory was so overwhelming, Randi and the AFT won't be able to help Stewart steal this one. Hopefully CORE will make use of people ...
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