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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

10-16-13 Ed Notes Online

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Why Are Some New Jersey Teachers Voting Tea Party Against Booker?
Dear Democrats, Yes, you got that right. I am voting for Lonegan. Actually, I am voting against Newark Mayor Democrat Cory Booker. How did that happen? In my 39 year voting history, I have pulled the lever for two Republicans ... I am a Newark teacher teaching this year in a renew school. My man Booker is a supporter of charter schools. He advocates for Teach for America. He was instrumental in br

PEP Notes - Tish James Rocks the House
You have 77 days and the count-down has begun.... When you treat special needs children differently and when you discipline them and expel them that's separate and unequal... I urge you in anticipation of litigation to save all your emails (especially related to communication with Eva Moskowitz)... That is why I was elected (along with Bill de Blasio) ... that is our mandate... we gotta get back 1
UFT Charter Exempt From Teacher Evaluation System or Race To The Top
UFT CHARTER SCHOOL: Not participating ... NYSED Dept listing of Race To the Top participating and non-participating schoolsGuess who is on the list of schools not participating in the teacher evaluation system? SurPRISE!UFT CHARTER SCHOOLhttp://eservices.nysed.gov/rtttlea/showAll.htmlI am rendered speechless - for once. Oh, I'm sure there is a good explanation from the UFT as to why they fostered
Hitler Objects to Opt-Out Movement: High Stakes Standardized Testing in New York....the DOWNFALL!
Relentless standardized testing is the ONLY WAY to stop children from learning to think for themselves... Adolph HitlerTruly as on target as you can get.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OvKVkitKOgk&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DOvKVkitKOgk
TONIGHT AT PEP: Call on Mayoral Candidates to Reverse Bloomberg “Lame Duck” Co-locations/Closings, Blast Lhota’s Charter-centric Message
I'll be there to tape it all. Many schools affected are organizing to be there.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2013Media Contacts:Julian Vinocur. 203.313.2479. julianvinocur@gmail.com Dan Morris. 917.952.8920. dlmcommunications@gmail.comStuart Marques. 917.273.6194. stuart.marques@gmail.com  NY-GPS to Protest Outside PEP, Call on Mayoral Candidates to Reverse Bloomberg “Lame Duck” Co-locations/

10-15-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Citizens of the World Charter To Use Dead Souls To Bolster Enrollment in Effort to Stay OpenWith the school threatened with closing due to low enrollment (as the so-called charter demand is once more exposed), Citizens of the World supporter Eric Grannis (the husband of Evil Moskowitz) is scouting local cemeteries for recruits.State Ed Commissioner John King approved of the move.