A Memo on Eva Moskowitz's March and the #TaleofTwoSchoolSystems
Harlem Success 1, Eva’s oldest school, suspended 22% of its pupils at least once during the 2010-11 school year, while the average for regular elementary district schools was 3%.Most recent tax filings for Success Network show Eva earns at least $475,000, which is two times the salary of Chancellor Walcott.While she refuses to pay rent for normal services and space costs, it was reported in 2012 h
NYC Public School Parents Comment on Charter Phony Demand Claims
The charter industry spends thousands of dollars per students to pull demand. One of today's march organizers, the CEO of CMO PublicPrep, recently had to pull an offer to pay families ( $100 in AmEx gift cards + $100 to college fund 529) under pressure form DoE/the charter lobby because it exposes how desperate these schools are to create demand.... Clearly demand does not drive policy- so why do
Media release Tues. Oct. 8, 2013: Parents and Advocates comment on today's charter school march
New York State Education Law requires that when a district provides space or services to a charter school it shall do so at cost. Yet the DOE provides free space and services for more than 100 co-located charter schools. Using figures from the NYC Independent Budget Office, we estimate that the space and services these charter schools currently receive is worth more than $100 million a year. A l
NYC Public Schools Rally in Opposition to Charters....
But Cannot Close Schools to Do So. Protests take place after school but are ignored by pro-charter press. Sign for Oct 8 Charter Rally:Keep Eva's salary at half a millionIn essence, there is a lockdown today so Public Schools cannot hold a mass Anti-Charter Rally which would dwarf the one being held today on school time.If public schools were allowed to close this morning, use their resources to o
Tuesday 9AM: Counter Charter School Rally at City Hall
Don't Forget the Counter Charter School Rally at City Hall This Tuesday Morning @ 9AM.Various progressive education groups and individuals will be rallying at City Hall near Chambers Street to counter the angry Charter School cabal because Mayoral Candidate Bill DeBlasio vows to have charter schools pay rent for their school spaces... and possibly put a moratorium on adding any more charter school
Ravitch in Park Slope Tues Night, Draws Crowds Nationwide - and Matt Damon
There's been lots of commentary about the tide turning against ed deform (A Comment from Western New York: Yes, the Tide Is Turning) and (Common Core Tests in NY Spur Opt Out Movement) -- but the large crowds showing up on the Diane Ravitch "Reign of Error" book tour must be making ed deformers shudder. Find details of the tour on the Ravitch blog: My Trip to the West Coast…and Back.Not
10-7-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online:MORE Weekly Update #70: Are you coming out for Win Back Wednesday?You should be getting the idea of why you should drag your ass over the 52 Broadway this Weds (Oct 9) for the 4PM "Win Back Wednesday" rally. Certainly if you read my earlier piece on what is going on in Newark where the pressure of an insurgent social justice oriented caucus has led to the Unity style lead