Sunday, November 10, 2013

EPSTEIN OVER AT DIANE RAVITCH BLOG HAS SOME ADVICE FOR MAYOR ELECT DE BLASIO

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My colleague Marc Epstein, now in exile from Jamaica as we phase out, has some advice on how Bill de Blasio can clean out the stables   (fix...
Thursday, November 07, 2013

LET'S MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET "PUNKED" AGAIN!

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Congratulations to Bill De Blasio, Tish James and Scott Stringer for their sweeping victories in Tuesday's election.  They have a real m...
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Monday, November 04, 2013

NYC EDUCATOR EXPLAINS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO VOTE DE BLASIO ON TUESDAY

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I was all set to write up a wonderful endorsement on why it is important to go out and vote on Tuesday for Bill de Blasio, but NYC Educator ...
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Saturday, November 02, 2013

MYTH THAT TEACHERS NEED A NOTE FROM A DOCTOR AFTER THREE ABSENCES IN A ROW IS BUSTED IN GRIEVANCE

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Times are really bad for NYC teachers these days when the UFT has to go to grievance to uphold basic rights that anyone can read in our cont...
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Friday, October 25, 2013

IS THERE ROOM FOR OPTIMISM UNDER DE BLASIO?

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Many of us who work in public education feel a strong sense of gloom and doom because of what is happening in the schools and in the country...
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Saturday, October 19, 2013

SCHOOL COMMUNITY RALLIES TO STOP CO-LOCATION AT MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL

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In case you were wondering what I did after school on Friday, I raced on over to Martin Van Buren to attend their rally to stop the co-locat...
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

ANNENBERG INSTITUTE FINDS DOE PUTS MANY AT RISK KIDS IN SO CALLED STRUGGLING SCHOOLS

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The Annenberg Institute for Education Reform released a study last week showing that the New York City Department of Education disproportio...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

WHERE'S THE SCIENCE BACKING ANY OF THE COMMON CORE-DANIELSON NONSENSE?

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew constantly tells us we must be on the same side as the parents.  I agree but when it comes to Common Core, it ...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

MORE COMES OF AGE AT DA WITH PROTEST AND STRONG SHOWING AS UNITY-NEW ACTION PASS MEANINGLESS RESOLUTION ON TESTING

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RESOLUTION TO POSTPONE HIGH STAKES DECISIONS ON COMMON CORE TESTS UFT President Michael Mulgrew and his ruling Unity-New Action majority...
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013

UFT PRAISES COMMON CORE; CALLS FOR MORITORIUM ON JUDGING TEACHERS, SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ON TESTS WHILE SAYING NOTHING ABOUT PUNITIVE DANIELSON OBSERVATIONS

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The resolution below passed at the UFT Executive Board on Monday night.  To my eyes, it does not go nearly far enough to stop the madness th...
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Sunday, October 06, 2013

NO TALE OF TWO DE BLASIOS

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Reality Based Educator is reporting that Bill de Blasio, the overwhelming favorite to be the next mayor of New York City, has been meeting ...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013

TISH JAMES WINS HANDILY

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Letitia James easily beat Dan Squadron tonight. Tallies show James garnered 59.4% of the vote while Squadron received 40.6%, with 100% of pr...
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Monday, September 30, 2013

VOTE FOR LETITIA JAMES IN TUESDAY'S RUNOFF (My View Only)

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  Get out the Vote for Tish James on Tuesday in the Democratic Runoff!   Letitia James fought the mayor's reprehensible sch...
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

UFT-DOE FACT FINDING HEARINGS CONTINUE

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We kind of figured the fact finders recommending a settlement for the UFT contract might try to avoid Mayor Bloomberg.  This piece from the ...
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

CITY OWES TEACHERS A FORTUNE IN NEXT CONTRACT

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In the last day both NYC Educator and Reality Based Educator have posted material on the long ago expired UFT contract.  The teachers'...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

UFT DELEGATES ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSE DE BLASIO FOR MAYOR BUT MULGREW ONCE AGAIN STIFLES ANY DISSENT

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On Wednesday there was a special Delegate Assembly meeting called to endorse Bill de Blasio for Mayor. UFT President Michael Mulgrew used a ...
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Friday, September 13, 2013

READING THE TEA LEAVES AT CHAPTER LEADER MEETING: Sayanara Bill Thompson? Don't Expect Much Improvement on the Evaluation System with a New Mayor

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We're back in school and the UFT called for a Chapter Leader meeting on Wednesday at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriot.  Great cookies and lot...
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Saturday, September 07, 2013

MY ENDORSEMENTS AND NON-ENDORSEMENTS (NOT SPEAKING FOR ICE)

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The Primary Election is Tuesday, September 10 and this has been one really strange race for mayor.  Yes it matters for teachers, parents and...
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