Video: SUPE Student Slams Michelle Rhee and Deformers at LA Town Hall
I used to stand by reformers.... But after seeing the facts, and the data and everything, and my own lived experience. I cannot – I’m sorry — stand by what you preach if it has to do with high-stakes accountability, this “school choice,” which sounds great, you know, choice — who can argue against that? But, I don’t agree with the fact that charter schools, and how they push our certain students,
Video: A "must watch" for every UFT member!
In case you missed it last week, this video was also posted at the MORE blog:“Advance” – The Movieby morecaucusnyc A very helpful video that explains the new evaluation system and provides suggestions for how educators should prepare themselves. A "must watch" for every UFT member!Created by John Elfrank-DanaTeacher/UFT Chapter LeaderMurry Bergtraum High Schoolhttps://sites.google.com/site/uftmbhs
Welcome to CharterLand! Charter school tricks exposed
Some politicians want charter schools. But do charter schools want you?The battle against ed deform gets funner and funner.New Infographic: Welcome to CharterLand!Posted at National Opportunity to Learn Campaign: http://www.otlcampaign.org/blog/2013/09/04/new-infographic-welcome-charterland Friday September 6th, 2013There is growing outrage over the story of Tiana Parker, a seven-year-old student
Educational Experiment Engineered for Failure
Art teacher's contest entry "Educational Experiment Engineered for Failure” kids struggle w/tests as John King looks on. Vote for this picture to win, go to the FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/464Gallery http://tinyurl.com/kurczzrA Medina High School art teacher is seeking online votes in the second annual Vision Art Awards, in which she has entered a painting protesting the state-mandated
Noah Gotbaum Running for City Council
Norm -- In 4 DAYS, the UWS will have a new council member! (CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU VOTE SEPTEMBER 10TH!)We all want Noah to win. That means SPREADING THE WORD!Can you forward this email to 5 PEOPLE you know that live on the Upper West Side? It only takes a second and it goes a LONG way! * * * *
Political Rumblings - Norm in The Wave
Political RumblingsBy Norm ScottI get it about The Wave’s dismissal of Bill de Blasio because he ignores Rockaway. Maybe it’s because I’ve only lived here for 34 of my 68 years with half my life lived in Brooklyn. I’m not a Rockaway chauvinist when it comes to choosing the next mayor. The Wave takes him to task for not showing up in Rockaway, not a life or death matter for me. I would judge him mo
Carol Burris: The damage to educators by APPR
When the commissioner says that it is only 20%, he is of course, being disingenuous. Test scores have undue weight, and he knows it... Carol Burris, NYS Principal of the yearIt is vital that all of the stories be told and that the data is gathered so that parents, the media and policymakers understand what a foolish and destructive evaluation system APPR is... Below is a link to the story I wrote
UFT Misleads Membership in Latest Thompson Mailer Claiming Offer of Retro Pay
With Thompson still unable to move into second place, and DiBlasio in striking distance of avoiding a runoff entirely, this UFT leadership has reached a new desperate low... Peter LamphereWill Thompson offer teachers a chicken in every pot just as Herbert Hoover did in the 1928 election? (How did that work out?)Word last night was that a desperate Leo Casey was engaged in a twitter attack over the
9-7-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Do You or Can You Twerk ?A Big Whoo - Summer School for Teachers Report from an Undisclosed Urban LocationThis came in over the transom from an Ed Notes reader:I had the privilege of attending ten days of training in a Summer Institute. The primary advantage of attending the institute is I lost the last two weeks of my treasured summer vacation.My district has adopted Responsive C