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Friday, August 2, 2019

The WAVE: School Scope - Those SHSAT Tests, Part 1

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https://www.rockawave.com/articles/school-scope-315/ School Scope:   Those SHSAT Tests, Part 1 By Norm Scott ...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Annals of Religion: Is Marxism the Opiate of Socialists?

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"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium ...
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Sunday, July 28, 2019

Maureen Dowd Slams Dem Progressives

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The progressives’ cry that they don’t care about the political consequences because they have a higher cause is just a purity racket... ...
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Saturday, July 27, 2019

Democrats Paid a Huge Price for Letting Unions Die - NYMag

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The GOP understands how important labor unions are to the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party, historically, has not. If you want a two-...

SEIU’s Andy Stern Has a New Gig Fighting Teachers’ Unions - See Randi tepid response

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As teachers mount the biggest wave of strikes in recent US history , SEIU’s President E meritus Andy Stern has jumped onto the side...

War in the Democratic Party, Republicans on Hind Legs, Some Jews are Tired of Being Used

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This was my School Scope submission this week. It was turned down as not being about schools. Methinks it is the politics not that it isn...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Unions and Cadillac Health Plans - NYT/ Democratic Progressives/Centrists Are Both Committing Strategic Suicide - NY Mag

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Bernie and other single payer proponents have come under assault because the very idea is a threat to so many vested interests. But the real...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield

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A friend posted this on FB with some personal views on how his Jewish consciousness, which he hadn't spent  much time thinking about fo...
Saturday, July 20, 2019

Ravitch: Leaks Reveal How Billionaires Shaped Hillary’s Education Agenda

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Ravitch links to great article by Jake Jacobs . I know a number of teachers who could not pull the trigger for Hillary due to anger at Dem...
Friday, July 19, 2019

Newsday Reveals Backstory for Elia Resignation - private school and opt out

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....many Regents were furious that schools had been placed on state watch lists largely because of high opt-out rates, despite Elia saying...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Newsies Coming to Rockaway Theatre Company July 19 - and I get to play an anti-union thug

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Rockaway Times One of the most telling scenes is when a Newsie pleads with a cop for help after being attacked by goons (which I am one...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Randi/Unity Caucus Lauded Elia/Bill Gates and Booed Those Who Walked Out at 2010 AFT Convention

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Anonymous Sunday, July 11, 2010 All of those teachers applauding and cheering for Gates will come to regret it. NYC Educator Sunday...