Wednesday, August 29, 2012

ALL EYES ARE WATCHING CHICAGO

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The Chicago Teachers Union, led by the upstart Caucus of Rank and File Teachers, gave their legally required ten days notice before they can...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012

TEACHER ACTIVIST LISA NORTH SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CHARTER SCHOOLS

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Lisa North presented the case against charter schools, and for fully funding public education, at a hearing in Brooklyn on Tuesday.  The pub...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

ISAAC ASIMOV PREDICTED THE RESULTS OF CORPORATE SCHOOL REFORM IN 1951

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A little summer reading for you thanks to my colleague Marc Epstein.  Marc had his students read "The Fun They Had" by Issac Asimo...
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Friday, August 10, 2012

SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH CHICAGO TEACHERS

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ICEUFT blog is certainly supporting the Chicago teachers. Solidarity with Chicago teachers! Chicago teachers authorize strike! Com...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

NY SED ISSUES REPORT SHOWING HOW JAMAICA HS KIDS ARE DEPRIVED OF RESOURCES

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Jamaica High School staff and Senator Tony Avella complained last year to the State about how our students are being denied resources as we ...
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Friday, July 20, 2012

CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION POSSIBLE STRIKE HAS WORLDWIDE IMPLICATIONS FOR WORKING PEOPLE

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There is a fantastic piece in the UK's Guardian  about the labor dispute between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Uni...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

ARBITRATION DECISION TO KEEP UFT AND CSA MEMBERS IN TURNAROUND SCHOOLS IS HUGE WIN

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For a union that claims victory even when it loses, the UFT, along with the Council of Supervisors and Administrators, can today boast abou...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

TEACHER RATING LAW LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER EMPTY UFT VICTORY

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew is claiming a major win in Albany as a bill has been passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor tha...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO FACT FINDING AGAIN?

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At the June 13 Delegate Assembly, UFT President Michael Mulgrew announced publicly for the first time that the UFT is taking our contract di...
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Friday, May 25, 2012

SPECIAL DELEGATE ASSEMBLY: UFT ENDORSEMENTS & MULGREW RESPONDS TO LAWSUIT

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The UFT held a special Delegate Assembly meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at UFT HQ in Manhattan . The only agenda item was endorsements...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

UNITY DOMINATED DELEGATE ASSEMBLY DECLINES TO SUPPORT STATE BILLS THAT WOULD END MAYORAL DICTATORSHIP OVER SCHOOLS

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Yesterday, the UFT Delegate Assembly would not allow an up or down vote on whether we should endorse state legislation to support one of...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

SWERDLOW ELECTED CHAPTER LEADER at FDR

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Recently saved FDR High School in Brooklyn last week elected activist Marian Swerdlow as their chapter leader.  Congratulations! We also h...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

UFT & CSA SUE OVER SCHOOL CLOSINGS

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The Council of Supervisors and Administrators has joined the UFT in the third annual closing schools lawsuit .  Nice to have the CSA on boar...
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Saturday, May 05, 2012

ATRS VOTE IN SCHOOL THEY ARE AT FOR THE WEEK

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I have been reading through my election guide for this spring's UFT Chapter Elections. This is what the Chapter Election Guide says ab...
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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Something in the Air Upstate as Teachers Rebel Against Teacher Evaluation System Based on Student Test Scores

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The Buffalo teachers' union and the school district still cannot reach an agreement on the new evaluation system.  Instead of caving in,...
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Friday, April 20, 2012

DA VOTES TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO END OF MAYORAL CONTROL

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Two bills have been introduced in the State Legislature to end the mayor’s majority control over the New York City Board of Education.  On...
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Sunday, April 15, 2012

ALL-STAR PANEL TUESDAY AT BERGTRAUM

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If you are anywhere near Murry Bergtraaum High School on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., you must stop by to see this truly distinguished panel of edu...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

WALCOTT & PRESS CHARACTER ASSASSINATION OF CHAZ PROVES WHY WE NEED INDEPENDENT ARBITRATORS

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I can't believe that Chancellor Dennis Walcott and the press are using the case of Eric Chasanoff to try to make the case that the Chanc...
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Friday, April 06, 2012

DOE OFFICIALS DEAF AS USUAL AT BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

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The other night three of us from Jamaica High School traveled over to Bryant High School in Western Queens for their Joint Public Hearing.  ...
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