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Saturday, March 9, 2019

School Scope: Teacher Strikes, Amazon and Unions, Public Advocate By Norm Scott

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Published March 8, 2019 in The WAVE - www.rockawave.com School Scope: Teacher Strikes, Amazon and Unions, Public Advocate Recently West ...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Jeff Bryant - Denver Teachers’ Strike Was a Rejection of Education ‘Reform’

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Teachers in the school district that was supposed to be the model for education reform just rebelled—and won. by Jeff Bryant , Februa...

Forest Hills HS Update - Supt Juan Mendez Pulled

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Arthur has been on the case on the Forest Hills HS drama -- keeping it up front - and we know that this is a way to keep the UFT leadership&...

Amazon Was Never Going to Create 25,000 Jobs in Queens

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Really good look at the fault lines of the Amazon deal. Opinion Amazon Was Never Going to Create 25,000 Jobs in Queens March 06, 20...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Class Size Matters/KidsPac Parent Action conference on Saturday Mar. 9

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Come spend the day with fellow parent activists, hear from state legislators, and help create an Action Agenda to improve our schools! ...

Did opt-out land some New York City schools (CPE1, PS 15) on the state’s struggling list? Carranza says yes -Chalkbeat

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Leonie is on the case as two core "movement" schools are now on the list - CPE1 and Julie Cavanagh's school, PS 15 -- both sc...

Suit: Non-Union college professors demand retroactive repayment of dues -Times Union

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If they win, this could have a serious impact on the UFT. I know some are thinking we must bury stories like this so as not to encourage som...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Jack Gerson - OEA Strike: Balance Sheet, Lessons, and What Next?

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Big NO vote in Oakland - 42% - and Jack Gerson takes apart the agreement, pointing to the dampening influence of state (and probably nationa...

AOC: Backlash from the Middle While Dem Neo-liberal Makes Case for Left

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The policies [DeLong] supports depend on a responsible center-right partner to succeed. They’re premised on the understanding that at leas...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Memo from the RTC: A Movie Starring Rockaway Raised Actress

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 Published in The WAVE - March 1, 2019 Memo from the RTC: A Movie Starring Rockaway Raised Actress By Norm Scott Last Saturday, ...
Sunday, March 3, 2019

Feeling the Bern at Brooklyn College

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Bernie arrested in Chicago civil rights demo I always love visiting my old campus where I met my wife and spent many years getting an u...
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Oakland Strike Settled - This contract caps a historic seven-day strike that united a community to save public education in Oakland

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Kentucky One-Day Wildcat Sickout - Some want to continue

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Teacher actions are heating up - Kentucky wildcatting sickouts. Here are two reports from not exactly union friendly sources. Mike Antonu...
Friday, March 1, 2019

School Scope: Waves of Teacher Strikes Push Back Against Ed Deform, Yeshiva Mis-Education

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Published in The WAVE, March 1, 2019 School Scope: Waves of Teacher Strikes Push Back Against Ed Deform, Yeshiva Mis-Education By Norm S...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Oakland: Support growing for strike, TFA Role, Corrupt Board Cancels Meeting, Creates Phony Deficits

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I reported this call for support at last night's Oakland school board meeting -- Oakland Teacher Strike - Picket at School Board Meeti...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Forest Hills HS, Ben Sherman, Wednesday Update: UFT Officials Led by Leroy Barr Visit - Time to Call Out Supt Juan Mendez

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I know him [Ben Sherman] from his prior school. He is a vicious human being! I knew it was only a matter of time until I heard a negativ...
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Oakland Teacher Strike - Picket at School Board Meeting

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Bring everybody. We must stop the treasonous school board from voting for more budget cuts Pete Farruggio, PhD Associate P...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Ray Frankel - a Tough UFT Original - Hear Her Oral History

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Ray Frankel:  Albert Shanker too comes out of the socialist movement and worked for the election of Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas ...

Forest Hills HS Monday Morn Update: Is UFT Behind Attacks on Principal Ben Sherman as Retaliation on CSA?

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Mulgrew at Feb. 11, 2019 Ex Bd: We need to implement new contract. Union that reps principals hates our contract. They went to PERB against...
Sunday, February 24, 2019

Behind the Oakland Teacher Strike: Contacts in Oakland, Ravitch, Jacobin

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Oakland So yes, this is a takeover — this time, the county does the dirty work. But the OUSD board has been acting in this way for ye...