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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Think Different - UFT Elections and Today's MORE conference

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Paraphrasing the so-called Einstein definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different outcomes. Today...
Friday, October 23, 2015

MORE Conference TODAY - Leonie Haimson on class size

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What a lineup. Looking forward to Leonie Haimson's presentation which will include some history of the UFT/Unity approach on class size....

At PBS Newshour: Jesse Hagopian - At a school with a history of social protest, this teacher is leading an opposition to ‘excessive testing’

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What's going on out there with PBS? Telling our side of the story? First the mash-up of Eva, now Jesse Hagopian, who barely lost the ele...

Back From Japan

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We got back from a 16-day tour of Japan with Overseas Adventure Tours (OAT) on Wed. night - thank to Joel Hamberger for airport pickup servi...
Thursday, October 22, 2015

ICE 2010 Platform on UFT Democracy - a starting point for discussing democracy at the MORE conference

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I'm working with Michael Fiorillo and Arthur Goldstein on the 11 AM workshop on UFT democracy. Here are the 2 handouts for discussion ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

PBS Stands By Merrow Report on Eva Moskowitz Tactics to Drive Unwanted Kids Out of Her Schools

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I think Merrow did not go nearly far enough. Forget attrition rates. Just count how many kids start kindergarten and last until the testing ...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Leo Challenges Eva at AFT/Shanker Institute

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It is a good thing when Leo and the AFT take on the Evil Madness so openly in the Shanker Institute report: Student Discipline, Race And Eva...

Ruminating on the UFT Delegate Assembly, this Saturday's MORE conference and Other Matters

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For the record, I don't always agree with everyone in MORE, or everything they do or say. But whether I agree with them or not, they ...

Eva Moskowitz Violated FERPA in Releasing Student Discipline Data

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We can only think of the day when Eva has to do a PERP walk. By releasing the details of this child’s disciplinary file in the letter be...

Newark Teacher Chastises Randi

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Randi Weingarten’s latest pontification in the Huffington Post, “Race in America: Changing Reality by Facing It” was brought to my attentio...
Monday, October 19, 2015

UFT Send District Reps to School to Discuss Friedrich - A School Where UFT Protected Awful Principal

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This came in from a teacher at a school where there was a horrible principal for years who was protected not only by the DOE but by the UFT....
Sunday, October 18, 2015

DOE Recycles Failed Principals

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Leonie Haimson reports: Donna Connelly at Ps 24 in the Bronx has been controversial for years; she was pushed out of ps 3 by paren...
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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Today: Jia Lee, Jamaal Bowman, Michael Flanagan and others Headline Oct. 17 Ed Justice Conference

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Jamaal Bowman: Incredibly blessed to be a part of tomorrow. Almost 600 strong working on the most important issues in and related to educ...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Do We Want Success Charters To Abuse 4 Year-olds Too? Eva Outrage Continues - Wants Public Pre-K Money But No Oversight

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Eva doesn't want oversight because of what people will see. Leonie Haimson Comments: Success charters won't sign contracts to al...

Why Retirees Vote Unity - The UFT Retro Pay Story Still Resonating as Retirees Get Theirs

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The UFT message to pregnant moms: if you are pregnant and not working when the next retro is due - screw you - or rather, you should have w...