Friday, August 2, 2013

8-2-13 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online:






Video: State Senator Tony Avella Calls for Removal of Jennifer Jones Rogers as PS 19Q Principal
Despite the oncoming rain, a spirited crowd of parents, teachers and supporters turned out to join Tony Avella in calling for the removal of PS 29Q Principal Jennifer Jones Rogers, a Leadership Academy principal who fits the mold of feral grads from that institution.Here is the video of the press conference. I have some interviews on tape that are not included. https://vimeo.com/71555440Daily News


Network for Public Education Update: Tony Bennett Left His Heart in Tallahassee
Lots of good stuff in this update on Tony Bennett, the Chicago Teachers Union protest against ALEC on Aug. 8 (darn, we're not getting into town until the 9th), and Diane Ravitch's new book. Volume 1, Issue: #17August 1, 2013 Inside NPE News Bennett Announces Resignation in FloridaALEC Wants to Privatize Our SchoolsInBloom Threatens Students' Privacy RightsWelcome to Our New Board Member
SFA, Scabs for America: How Much Heat Will Chicago Newbie TFAs Be Facing?
...when faux Democrat/ Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fires thousands of teachers and hires TFA grads to teach kids, that's something else altogether. In fact, TFA is now enabling the unemployment of working people. They are making their likely idealistic young college grads into scab labor. Their insane defense, that the jobs were eliminated and they are taking newly created jobs, is nothing more tha

8-1-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: CORPORATE ED REFORMNYC Supervisor: Barbara Morgan is getting what she deservesI said "Ms. Morgan you work for the DOE what the hell are you doing here defending [Moskwitz]?! She steals money from our public schools by opening non-unionized charter schools which profit off our kids." ... NYC PrincipalOops! Did it again. Don't open your twitter.   This just in from a school principa