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Friday, March 23, 2018

PETITION TO REPEAL NYS TEACHER EVALUATION LAW | James Eterno at ICE Caucus Blog

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I hope you read the two articles in Another View in the UFT - on Danielson outrages.  James Eterno has a petition up. Here is his full post...
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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Another View in the UFT - Holding UFT/Unity Caucus leadership’s feet to the fire - March 2018

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The 5th edition of Another View, a newsletter handed out at the UFT delegate assemblies and posted her on Ed Notes and on listserves. ...

Oklahoma Teachers Plan a Strike: “Our Children Cannot Wait any Longer” - John Thompson

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I've seen John Thompson's writings since the earliest days of the Ed Notes blog. As in every post I urge you to check out the Ok tea...

NY Times/Dana Goldstein -- Oklahoma Teachers Ready to Walk April 2

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We shift from WV to reporting on Oklahoma and other states like Arizona -- note many of the states are heavy Trump territory - and a wild ca...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018

West Virginia, Oklahoma Strike Lessons – Right to Work does not have to be a Death Sentence

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I wrote this up for the March edition of Another View in the UFT which we were going to hand out at today's postponed Delegate Assembly...
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Three NY Times Articles Explore the Intersection of Race and Class and Class Comes in 2nd

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The worst places for poor white children are almost all better than the best places for poor black children.... Poor white children struggl...
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Tulsa World editorial: Oklahoma can avoid a statewide teachers' strike, but not if the Legislature keeps screwing around

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Legislature must get serious about pay raises for Oklahoma teachers Oklahoma has been hemorrhaging teachers to neighboring states which pa...
Monday, March 19, 2018

It's Mayoral Control, Stupid - Senator to introduce bill scaling back mayoral control over city school closures, changes | NYDN

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Brian Benjamin on the whole supports mayoral control. So this is a mild attempt to control but continue this undemocratic system. http://w...
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Putin Wins, But Still Jealous of Unity Caucus Control

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With most of the ballots counted, Putin had received 76% of the vote, the central election commission said.  "The Unity Caucus oper...
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The Charter School Horrors

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Some teachers, having bought the hype, enter teaching in a charter with exuberance. Think of the joy of a hot shower. Early on you are in ec...
Friday, March 16, 2018

Rewriting History: Mulgrew Obfuscates on Testing

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Mulgew not only supported NY RTTT but he was critical in getting it.... A source See: https://www.chalkbeat.org/ posts/ny/2010/08/20/no-...
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

How the spark became a flame in W. Virginia | Socialist Worker

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A good blow by blow account: We're hoping this is just the beginning of a much larger movement and that people wake up... ---- Let&...
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How the West Virginia Teacher Strike Was Made | Rewire News

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What bothered Null the most, she said, was when legislators made clear they “have money for businesses but not for you.” The money for ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis | The Nation

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“Wages and health benefits were almost a distraction. They are important, but there were five major stances we took, and we won all five....

Notes on the West Virginia Teachers Strike of 2018 | naked capitalism

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Feeding the schoolkids was a tactical masterstroke (as doing the right thing so often is)... “What are their demands?” — that the teach...
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