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Sunday, November 30, 2014

A Little Stalin for a Sunday Morning - Tsarist-Like Unity Caucus, Don't Fret

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With Prof Bela Kiraly, in Hungary, 2006 There's nothing that can cheer me up more for a Thanksgiving holiday weekend than reading ab...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Harris Lirtzman on the City Budget Windfall - We can all bemoan the fact that our beloved union is run like a one-party state

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This spring, the UFT wouldn't listen to those of us who were warning it not to buy the City's claim of imminent financial disaster...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Video: UPDATED - MORE and Teacher Diversity Committee at Panel for Educational Policy Nov 25, 2014

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Teaching has often been a way for poor people from the city to join the ranks of the middle class. I'm an example of this.... Pearson, ...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Impact on Teacher Diversity: Teacher Certifications Decline As NYS Uses Tougher Exams

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Interesting for a lot of reasons but also in light of the teacher diversity campaign.... Harris Lirtzman A good debate took place at MOR...

Memo from the RTC: Damn Yankees - The Kids Are Alright - Updated with photos and video

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The crowded backstage This was last Friday's column - boy am I running behind. The show closed this past Sunday with all sell-out ...
Monday, November 24, 2014

UPDATE - Left Meets Right Over Common Core – Sort Of - Norm in The Wave

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I finally did a column on education in my school scope column. I had been avoiding the ed issues in my ed column because there are so many I...
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How UFT Leaders Help Undermine Public Ed in NYC Through Support of New Visions

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[F]rom the start, charter schools were rotten through with corruption. ...the law that created charter schools in New York State came in ret...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

Ohhhh, I Missed Mindy's Great B-Day Party with the MOREista Pack

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Well, I had an excuse - Damn those Yankees. Here is Mindy's report on facebook - and low and behold our theater pal Kim Simek, one of ...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

Why I Like Mike

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We will not win by signing loyalty oaths or making back room deals like the Unity/New Action members... Like Arthur, I am willing to deb...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Today: Teachers Unite Brooklyn Restorative Justice Meetup + Workshop

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I'm going to this event today with Mike Schirtzer from Leon Goldstein HS, though I have to leave early because we are doing a tuneup reh...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

From 25 Years Ago: The UFT After Shanker by Lois Weiner and Bruce Markens

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A lot to interesting insights about the UFT and the opposition from Lois and Bruce in this document published in 1990. Some good lessons fo...
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UFT Delegate Assembly - Another Shaft for "Reorganized" Schools

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....the press reported that teachers at Automotive High and Boys and Girls High Schools would be required to reapply for the jobs next Sep...

The Life of Brian (NYC Principal De Vale): Brands Merryl Tisch Comments Disgraceful and Hypocritical

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You seem to be running an affirmative action program for the rich and unqualified. Enough is enough! I have watched the rich and powerf...
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Meet Jesse Sharkey, the New Karen Lewis

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I wouldn't frame things this way - Karen Lewis is and will be a major force. But a good piece on Jesse Sharkey who has a a great reputat...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Pushback Against Teach for America by College Students

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Dani Lea, a sophomore at Vanderbilt University, believes that Teach for America (TFA) teachers in her high school in Charlotte, North ...
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Monday, November 17, 2014

South Bronx Blogger On Radio Tuesday, 6:35 - 7:20 AM

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL I'm Appearing Live in Studio Tomorrow Morning on WFAS-AM 1230 - ...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

Joel Klein Mentor Gets 3-Year Prison Term Over Misuse of Funds

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Exclusive photo taken the other day by Ed Notes Joel Klein surveillance team Thomas Middelhoff, Ex-Chief of Bertelsmann, Gets 3-Year Pr...
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