Friday, March 27, 2009

DA REPORT: Randi, Randi and More Randi but Next Month it's the Contract

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The March 25 DA had a marathon Randi Weingarten report that was followed by a political endorsement and a resolution on special education. T...
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

ICE Members Testify at State Assembly Education Committee Hearing in Brooklyn

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Lisa North, from ICE, and I were able to testify at the State Assembly Education Committee's hearing in Brooklyn at the end of a long da...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Board of Ed Issues New Calendar for 2009-2010; Longer School Year, Once Again

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Our extended year contract shows its ugly head. The good news is that next school year won't start in August. The bad news is that the s...
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Sunday, March 08, 2009

Another Open Letter to the State

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We wrote to the State again about how the class size reduction funds were "moved" at Jamaica High School and class sizes increased...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Stop School Closings!

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The DOE is closing Brandeis High School. Please go the link to an article on this terrible situation from the New York City Independent Me...
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Monday, February 09, 2009

Reclaiming Public Education and Reclaiming Democracy: Opposing the UFT’s Position on School Governance and Mayoral Control

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(Given at the UFT Delegate Assembly by Michael Fiorillo, Chapter Leader, Newcomers HS, February 4 th , 2009) Dear Delegates. I'd like to...
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Saturday, February 07, 2009

Testimony of Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education, New York University, Hearings of New York State Assembly Committee on Education, February 6, 2009

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I am a historian of education on the faculty of New York University. My first book was a history of the New York City public schools, en...
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Thursday, February 05, 2009

UNITY DOMINATED DA SAYS YES TO SIX MORE YEARS OF “MODIFIED” MAYORAL CONTROL

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News and Editorial by James Eterno; UFT Chapter Leader; Jamaica High School The February 2009 Delegate Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed t...
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Our DA Leaflet…

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Mayoral Control: Bad for Teachers, Students, Parents and Communities One of the major planks in the corporate agenda for educati...
Friday, January 30, 2009

DA REPORT:

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LAYOFFS THREATENED BUT THE UFT CAN FIGHT THEM AS LONG AS NORM DOESN'T VIDEO TAPE UNION MEETINGS By James Eterno; UFT Chapter Leader; Jam...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

ICE’s Newest Leaflet….

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Rockin' the Schools This is the dream team for "urban school reform." Michelle Rhee, current Washington D.C. Schools Chancell...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

How are funds from Obama's stimulus package going to be spent, vis-a-vis education?

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Michael Fiorillo, Chapter Leader, Newcomers High School Are they going to be spent on reducing class size and improving facilities and oppo...
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TEACHING FELLOWS CASE SHOWS WE LACK A NO-LAYOFF AGREEMENT

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The UFT has been telling us since 2005 that the Absent Teacher Reserve clause, that replaced the seniority and SBO transfer plans, guaran...
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