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Monday, June 12, 2017

Shino Tanikawa: Mayor's Diversity Plan is Meek

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Shino, who we featured in a video I shot of her District 2 Diversity Committee meeting last month - here are our 2 posts on it Shino Tan...
Saturday, June 10, 2017

D-Day and More on Woodrow Wilson and Race - Norm in The WAVE

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Published June 9, 2017 D-Day and More on Woodrow Wilson and Race By Norm Scott June 6, 2017 I am watching all the stories on the 73rd...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

Exploring UFT Strategy - Janus, ATRs: Happy to See Dissenters Depart?

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It looks like the UFT's strategy if there is an adverse Supreme Court ruling might not be to mobilize members to ensure that everyone ...
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

UFT: Union UnProud, as Ex Bd says NYET to Votes on ATRs

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It could have been so simple for the leadership to support the MORE resolution - see below - or even parts of it ---- but NOOOOOO! As Mike...
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Parents and Educators Reject NY State Education Department’s Flawed ESSA Proposal & Process in Advance of Brooklyn Hearing

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For immediate release CONTACT: Kemala Karmen | kemala@nycpublic.org Parents and Educators Reject NY State Education Departmen...

Do we have to overthrow capitalism to really save the planet?

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Why do so many of the smartest people I know identify themselves as socialist/Marxists? And sprinkle their conversations with comments blami...
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Saturday, June 3, 2017

June 3 2017 District 4 Alexandra Estrella, Rumored to being Bumped Upstairs, Hosts Inappropriate Drag Show at School Talent Show

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Some parents get banned and some get flashed.        Some parents get letters of limited of access and some parents get unlimited act of le...
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Guest Blog by Mike Schirtzer: On School Discipline

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Mike Schirtzer wants me to leave the ed notes blog to him in my will so he can retire and live off the income. In the meantime I offered him...
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Monday, May 29, 2017

Leonie Haimson Skinny Awards - June 20, 2017 - A Must Event

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I've attended every one and intend to go back again this year, where the CPE1 parents will be among the recipients, along with the Towns...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

Memo from the RTC: There Are Rumors…

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My Rockaway Theatre Company column in this week's WAVE - last  performances tonight and Sunday afternoon. I'm going to both. Publi...

Judge Orders Charter School DOE Tried to Close to Remain Open Despite Poor Test Results - Why Didn't UFT Sue on JHS 145x?

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The city tried to close grades six through eight of the Harlem school due to failure rates on state tests  The WSJ has a report under a pa...
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Farina: I have the best Superintendents - April 2017, at PEP

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"Lenon Murray, 56, the community superintendent for District 29 in Queens, was arrested for forcible touching and sexual abuse." ...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

UFT Ex Bd May 22 Notes - CPE1 Kumbaya, on Puerto Rico Teachers - NOT

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Howie Schoor Tries on CPE1 Tee Catlin Preston—CPE 1 —Thanks UFT leadership, especially Howie and Ellen Procida. He is exonerated. Was l...
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Monday, May 22, 2017

Shino Tanikawa Video: NYC Community Education Council, CEC 2 Conversations on Integrating Our Schools May 9, 2017

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Creating Diverse Learning Environments to Benefit All Our Students I taped the 2nd annual CEC2 integrating the schools event led by Shin...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Shino Tanikawa: Controlled Choice: Community Education Council (CEC) District 1

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In pre-Bloomberg/Klein years, the k-8 lower east side schools run by the old local school board, had a very progressive record of trying to ...
Saturday, May 20, 2017

What We Talked About at the Independent Community of Educators (ICE) Meeting Yesterday

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Some people may be asking what exactly is the status of ICE - the caucus not the anti-immigrant feds -- at this point. It is not a caucus ...
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