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Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Of Tuition Hikes and Salary Spikes...

Ms. Jablonski's Class Blog: Of Tuition Hikes and Salary Spikes...

Of Tuition Hikes and Salary Spikes...

The national and state economic collapse--and the way in which our lawmakers at both levels of government have responded-- has wreaked havoc on California's higher education system, once considered the state's crown jewel and an achievement that led the world in expanding college access to all citizens. This week, California State University trustees and UC regents are voting on hefty tuition hikes that will see CSU tuition raised by an additional 12% on top of the 10% that was voted on last November and UC tuition likely increased by 9.6% in addition to the 8% that took effect this summer. UC tuition was raised 32% last year. CSU tuition is also up by about a third over the past couple of years. The Sacramento Bee reported that the impact of higher tuition could be most burdensome to middle class families, who
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Opportunity Charter teachers stand up for their fired colleagues | GothamSchools #TCH11

Opportunity Charter teachers stand up for their fired colleagues | GothamSchools

Opportunity Charter teachers stand up for their fired colleagues

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A UFT organizer hands out a pro-union flier to Emily Samuels, an Opportunity Charter School administrators. To the left, Ana Patejdl, a teacher at the school.

For the first time since more than a dozen of their colleagues were abruptly fired last month, current teachers at Opportunity Charter School spoke publicly about the administration’s response to their efforts to join the United Federation of Teachers.

A small group of the teachers joined UFT organizers outside of the school in Harlem this afternoon, carried signs and distributed flies to passersby. They said the schools used a draconian lateness policy as cover to terminate teachers who voted to unionize earlier in the year.

Of the 15 staff members whose contracts were terminated last month, all but one voted pro-union.

The firings had a chilling effect on staff morale, said Jennifer Mitchell, a fourth year teacher.

“People don’t feel safe here. They don’t feel appreciated,” she said.

Mitchell, one of the longest-tenured teachers at the school, which opened in 2004, said the school had drifted

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Firing Line: The Grand Coalition Against Teachers - ParentAdvocates.org

Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org
Joanne Barkan: The Grand Coalition Against Teachers
In a nation as politically and ideologically riven as ours, it’s remarkable to see so broad an agreement on what ails public schools. It’s the teachers......In the last few years, attention to the role of public school teachers has escalated into a high-profile, well-financed, and seriously misguided campaign to transform the profession based on this reasoning: if we can place a great teacher in every classroom, the achievement gap between middle-class white students and poor and minority students will close; all students will be prepared to earn a four-year college degree, find a “twenty-first-century job” at a good salary, and help to restore U.S. preeminence in the world economy.

Firing Line: The Grand Coalition Against Teachers
Saturday 9 July 2011
by: Joanne Barkan, Dissent [3] | Op-Ed
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In a nation as politically and ideologically riven as ours, it’s remarkable to see so broad an agreement on what ails public schools. It’s the teachers. Democrats from various wings of the party, virtually all Republicans, most think tanks that deal with education, progressive and conservative foundations, a proliferation of nonprofit advocacy organizations, right-wing anti-union groups, hedge fund managers, writers from right leftward, and editorialists in most mainstream media—all
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Stand For Children Head Talks Political Maneuvers

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CPS approves increased school choice | Cincinnati.com

news.cincinnati.com - Cincinnati's district of choice plans Current choices for grades K-8: Foreign Language Magnets: Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies (AMIS), Academy of World Languages, Fairview-Clifton German...

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Christie education proposals blocked - Philly.com

articles.philly.com - Sweeney and other critics say seniority protections are needed to protect older teachers from being laid off in order to save districts money on retirement costs.He supports some of the Republican ...

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Who fed Rahm his longer-school-day talking points?

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - It was Jonah Edelman & Co. "The data shows that the longer you stay in the classroom learning, you'll learn more..." -- Rahm EmanuelIn my May 5th Huffington Post, "Rahm Still Believes in Texas '...

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Riot – Zinn Education Project

zinnedproject.org - Book – Fiction. By Walter Dean Myers. 2011. 176 pages. Historical novel for young adults about the 1863 draft riots in New York.During a long hot July in 1863, the worst race riots the United State...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - An education activist's blunt tale of wooing House Speaker Michael Madigan and outfoxing teachers unions created a stir Tuesday by violating a cardinal rule of Statehouse power plays — what happens...

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Joel Klein: News Corp's internal investigator | Media

guardian.co.uk - Joel Klein, a recent News Corp recruit, is deemed sufficiently independent from the Murdoch family to lead the internal investigation into phone hacking. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images He too...

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So what are undocumented immigrants really paying for?

beinglatino.wordpress.com - by Ulises Silva Oh those dastardly undocumented immigrants! Having the nerve to sneak into our country after we’ve crippled theirs so that they could live the dream of second-class citizenry while ...

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Sacramento Press / Seth’s Law Under Suspension

sacramentopress.com - Monday, the California Assembly Appropriations Committee heard testimony concerning AB 9, otherwise known as Seth’s Law. Speaking for the anti-bullying law was its author, Assemblymember Tom Ammian...

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The History and Politics of "Hecovery" - Dana Goldstein

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The History and Politics of "Hecovery" - Dana GoldsteinThe History and Politics of "Hecovery"by Dana GoldsteinOver at Slate, Annie Lowery writes about the economic "hecovery:" Although male jobs ac...

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Campaign Promotes Use of Minority Banks

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 8:35 am, July 13, 2011 Photo Credits: Minority Owned Banks The National Bankers Association {NBA}, a cosortium of minority-owned banks, is teaming with nationally-syndicated radio talk...

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The History and Politics of "Hecovery" - Dana Goldstein

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The History and Politics of "Hecovery" - Dana GoldsteinThe History and Politics of "Hecovery"by Dana GoldsteinOver at Slate, Annie Lowery writes about the economic "hecovery:" Although male jobs ac...

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Live From The AFT Conference

chicagonow.com - By Alexander Russo, today at 10:35 am #tch11 I'm at the biannial AFT training conference (formerly QUEST) moderating a panel on charters and unions (and talking about my book) later this afternoon....

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