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Monday, November 11, 2013

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Bloomberg Heckled At Final Veterans Day Memorial Service As Mayor
Authoritarian mayor Michel Bloomberg celebrates First Amendment rights:NEW YORK—Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s final address at the Veterans Day ceremony at Madison Square Park was interrupted by a heckler on Monday. The mayor, who arrived after the festivities started due to heavy traffic, was interrupted by mid-way through his short speech. A man seated near the front and dressed in a camouflage jack

National Protest Against Common Core - November 18
Those in the corporate education reform establishment who like to paint opponents and critics of the Common Core as "special interests" should take note of this:Elbridge, NY - On Nov. 18, Danielle and Tim Karlik plan to keep their teenage daughters home from the Jordan-Elbridge schools for National Keep Your Child Out of School Day, a nationwide protest of the Common Core educational sta

Commissioner King And Chancellor Tisch Restrict Public Access At Common Core Meetings
They're doing anything they can to make it look like they're having open public forums on the SED reform agenda without actually having open public forums on the SED reform agenda: Controversy is swirling over advance selection of speakers and admittance restrictions to education forums this week on Long Island featuring state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., with some angry parents saying

Maybe Somebody Should Look Into Bloomberg's Bribe Money?
Buzzfeed:One of Mike Bloomberg’s signal accomplishments in New York City was reversing the flow of corruption. In the old days, and in every other city in the world most days, favor-seekers bribe politicians — with cash in envelopes, with legal contributions, or with political support. In Mike Bloomerg’s New York, the mayor bribed you, buying the silence or cooperation of individuals, cultural org
11-10-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: In Which I Use The Danielson Rubric To Evaluate Buster KeatonEveryone knows that just as a teacher cannot be a great teacher without a great lesson plan, a director cannot be a great director without a great script.Those teachers who say they use bare bones notes to teach their classes, no matter how great those classes appear to be or how much the students in those classes