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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Fred Smith: Leonie brings Gloom and Doom to InBloom, Dragon Slayer Kills the Demon Seed

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The accolades are rolling in for Leonie Haimson on the inBloom closing announcement. Leonie's campaign should written up in textbooks....
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Join Change the Stakes Thursday, 4PM at Tweed - OK, Folks - It's Time to Take a Stand Against Testing

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Please join us in NYC for a Rally to demand an end to high stakes testing. Not One More Year Lost - Our Children Are More Than a Test Sco...

Teachers Unite: What's Your Story? Features Old Pal Matthew Guldin

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We were at Sally Lee and Josh Heisler's wedding when right there in front of my eyes was Matthew Guldin who I hadn't seen for a whil...

Newark Teacher on Christie, Cami... Sirota Hints at Christie in Handcuffs

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... I don't care about community criticism. We run the school district in Newark, not them....Governor Chris Christie Ras Baraka, a m...

Susan's Sunday Special

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Some good reading for a Sunday morning from Susan Ohanian. The fact that the announcement I sent out yesterday never arrived is a sig...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Say Wha? Rhee Hubby Kevin Johnson Leads NBA Union Search

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This is as funny an article as you can read today. Charter slug Kevin Johnson getting involved in NBA union is as unbelievable as having  Bi...

Norm in The Wave: High Stakes Testing Opt-Out Movement Takes Off

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Published Friday, April 18, 2014 www.rockawave.com High Stakes Testing Opt-Out Movement Takes Off By Norm Scott Stories of numerous pa...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Video - Mike Schirtzer - Too Big for Japanese Doors

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Wall Street Journal on ATRs: Deconstructing the Inherent Bias

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The ATR Issue Heats Up as astro-turf Ed Deformer groups (E4E, Students First, TNTP) Attack on all fronts.  Educators 4 Excellence-New Yor...

Teachers Unite Membership Drive

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I was one of the first members of Teachers Unite and continue to support the work of the organization. Jose Alfaro was an early distributor ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

CHANGE THE STAKES RESPONDS TO NEW DOE PROMOTION POLICY

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http://changethestakes. wordpress.com/2014/04/16/3186/ Change the Stakes Responds to New DOE Promotion Policy April 16, 2014 ...

Ed Deformer Hedge Funders Looting Public Employee Pensions

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So when you invest your pension money in hedge funds, you might be paying a hundred times the cost or more, you might be underperforming ...

NYSUT in Sea of Red Ink

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On paper, the union reported a $30 million deficit on its most recent 990 IRS form. Union officials say that cash shortfall was really l...
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Jean Anyon "Radical Possibilities" Updated

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Read about the late Jean Anyon's enormous impact at Kiersten Greene's  Mediated blog: How Do I Even Express… Just got this from t...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Parents Who Fought Off School Resistance to Opt-Out Led to Modifed Policy

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The students were told by one teacher if they opted out, they would not be part of the "culture" of the school. They would be di...
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How Bloomberg/Klein Undermined a Voluntary Integration Program on the Lower East Side

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Lisa Donlan has been telling the story for many years. Now this recent report condemning the NYC school system as one of the most segregated...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

Indypendent Comprehensive Coverage of the Common Core/Opt-Out Movement

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Common Core resistance reflects an awareness of the metastasis of standards-based reforms into broader swaths of the American school sys...