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Saturday, June 23, 2018

Video: Parent Activist on Abusive Principal Oneatha Swinton, Arrested Yesterday

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"She will remain as interim acting principal at the school while we review the charges," said a spokesman for the Department of...
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Friday, June 22, 2018

School Scope: The UFT, Janus and Democracy - The WAVE June 22, 2018

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Published in The WAVE - June 22, 2018 www.rockawave.com School Scope: The UFT, Janus and Democracy By Norm Scott Unions nationwide ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

The Victory of Parental Leave - Where UFT Members pay for the benefit

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City must be broke again? No, they have surpluses as far as the eye can see  ($8 billion) but UFT the membership will pay the price once ag...
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Monday, June 18, 2018

Ed Deform Debunked: DC's public schools go from success story to cautionary tale

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Critics view the problems, particularly the attendance issue, as an indictment of the entire data-driven evaluation system instituted a mo...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Tale From the Bubble: Can The Left Talk to the Working Class? Does it Really Want to?

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Hey! I'm a Normie. The comments in the snapshot above that came to me from FB are interesting. I've seen a lot of the tendency d...
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Friday, June 15, 2018

School Scope: The UFT and Janus: Better Service, YES, More Democracy, NO

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To be published in The WAVE June 15, 2018, www.rockawave.com School Scope: The UFT and Janus: Better Service, YES, More Democracy, NO By...
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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Old News: UFT District Rep and DOE Supt - An Affair to Remember - Or Not

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Now that I enticed you, I admit I have very little to report. But today we got together with some old pals - who were in Unity Caucus and in...
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NY1 Reports on Abusive Port Richmond HS Principal Oneatha Swinton

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See below for the June 13 NY1 report on the principal. Ed Notes has covered the Port Richmond story. Here is a short video I shot at the P...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

NYSUT Opposes Bill on Evals and Flanagan Sells Out Education to Yeshiva Interests

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At first glance, this appears to repeal the teacher evaluation law APPR, increases charter school cap by 100, and appears to undercut ...

Retired Teacher Chapter Meeting Update - Unity Caucus Wins Chapter Election - DUHHH!

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Wednesday, June 14, 8 AM Today's Delegate Assembly has been postponed until next week pending the Janus decision ( Lack of Decision as...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Lack of Decision as Yet on Janus Causes UFT to Postpone this Week's Delegate Assembly?

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Huh? Apparently, the UFT had expected a decision by now. I guess they are hoping there will be one by next week when the DA is now scheduled...
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Monday, June 11, 2018

Hillcrest HS Admin Engaged in Sexual Harassment - Another Queens HS Under Supt. Juan Mendez

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The hits keep coming. Last week we reported on the principal of Forest Hills HS in Queens, ( Principal Ben Sherman: Forest Hills HS Teacher...
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Hey, Cuomo, Leave Those Kids Alone - The Indypendent

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Often derided as the “school deform movement” by its detractors, the corporate push for education reform has led to the closure of hundre...
Friday, June 8, 2018

School Scope: Is the UFT in Danger from Janus as Staff Layoffs and Retirements Loom?

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Published June 8, 2018 in The WAVE, www.rockawave.com School Scope: Is the UFT in Danger from Janus as Staff Layoffs and Retirements Loom...
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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Countering Charter School Narrative - Not All Poor Kids Are Equal - NY Times

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The focus on low test scores runs counter to the city’s high-stakes testing culture, where admission to everything from gifted-and-talent...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Class Size Matters & NYSAPE protest punitive regs to allow the Commissioner to intervene in schools with high opt out rates, withhold funds or even close them

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I would love the hear this magic word: Boycott That would begin to scare the shit out of these bullies. This afternoon, Class Size Matt...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

We Get Mail: An Adult Ed Teacher Asks: Where is the union?

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The DOE lawyers who surround Mills in the consultation room postpone, delay and cancel. We expect that. What we don't expect is the U...
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Monday, June 4, 2018

Incompetent Principal Ben Sherman: Forest Hills HS Teachers Issue Declaration of Independence

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Teachers from Forest Hills HS have touched base with James Eterno and Mike Schirtzer, who forwarded this to Ed Notes. Email sent to vario...
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