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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Your "choice" really is my business - Lorna F.

Why free-market economics lead to nothing but harm in our public education system.... Two recent articles that prove why free-market econom...

Susan's Saturday Special

Ok, so Ohanian sent this out on Thursday. Why quibble? Lotsalinks for weekend perusal. And isn't today the longest day of the year? And ...

Friday, June 20, 2014

NYSAPE Parents Outraged at Cuomo/NYSUT Eval Deal, NYC Parents Anger at UFT on Contract Schedule Changes

Look at the 2-year moratorium and when it expires. Right after the 2016 UFT elections. So Mulgrew has some cover before the shit hits the fa...

"Flowers for Algernon" Author/Teacher Daniel Keyes - and My Tenuous Connection

UPDATED Daniel Keyes, the author of “Flowers for Algernon,” the story of a man with an I.Q. of 68 who temporarily becomes a genius after su...

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Randi Influence Over NYSUT and Cuomo Endorsement? Peter Goodman vs Mercedes Schneider

Not endorsing is not the same as opposing and the majority of NYSUT local presidents oppose Cuomo.... Beth Dimino There are some interes...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Eva Moskowitz and Success - Not So Successful: 56% Did Not Survive to Graduate, 0% Pass Test for Top HS

Distance from K to 8 at Success can be a downer Students of much-touted Success Academy charter school score too low on entrance e...

What's Up Today, June 18, 2014: Jose Vilson, NYCEducator on Class Size, RBE on Abusive Principals

A quick reminder about tonight's: MORE, Change the Stakes Sponsor Jose Vilson Book Conversation in Inwood Still in Cape Cod at FIRST r...

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

MOREista John Giambalvo: Judges in California enjoy some of the most stringent job protections of any employee in the nation

Does recall process offer more protection than tenure? In fact, everyone who was involved in the presentation and decision of the Verg...

Message to UFT Leaders: Where's the Change of Tone as Hundreds Call for Ouster of Bryant HS Principal Namita Dwarka?

A handful of students said the principal threatened them, warning they would not take part in graduation if they attended Monday’s rally...

Monday, June 16, 2014

The End of (Public Education) Is Near

"Education reform" is powerless against eliminationism and is at best a mirage that diverts oppositional energies. The very ide...

Sunday, June 15, 2014

MORE, Change the Stakes Sponsor Jose Vilson Book Conversation in Inwood

This Is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education with Jose Vilson Wed. June 18 * 5-7pm * Inwood Local Beer ...

Jesse Rothstein on Vergara Decision - Taking On Teacher Tenure Backfires

Go ahead, get rid of tenure -- make my day. Oh, this move will backfire big over time because there will be no one left to blame. Note how t...

Stephanie Simon in Politico: The fall of teachers unions

Oy vey! Funny Simon mentions Bad Ass, a social media group. Count the number of bad ass people who show up at rallies and struggles around ...

Saturday, June 14, 2014

How To Volunteer To Get Zephyr Teachout On The Ballot By July 7 So She Can Primary Andrew Cuomo

I lifted this from Perdido Street blog. I hadn't realized deadline was July 7. For those who support the Green Party candidates in the g...

UFT Contract Toxic PD Spillover: Parents Unhappy - at DOE and UFT

The calls have been coming in from parents and their reps who are beginning to realize how the new contract will change their lives as the s...

Friday, June 13, 2014

Teachers Unite: Countdown to Summer

Our pals at TU are not resting this summer.

John Thompson at The Chalkface Expores the Subtleties of the Tenure Battle

Something tells me...that getting rid of our due process rights won’t be a promising tactic for recruiting and retaining new teacher tale...

Why MORE? Vergara Tenure Decision, Eva Charter Expansion, UFT/AFT Tepid Responses

It will take an army to defeat ed deform. The UFT actually has a potential army through its large (but shrinking, and due to shrink more) me...

Vergara Tenure Commentary: High Crime Areas Due to Ineffective Police?

Police and firemen could be next. Let's say the same parents in the Vergara case claimed that crime was higher in their neighborhoods ...

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Anti-Tenure People Try to Have it Both Ways

...flaws in reasoning... were in full bloom from the minute Judge Treu announced that court was in session. How else to explain the parado...

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