Wednesday, January 8, 2014

1-8-14 Ed Notes Online

Ed Notes Online:



De Blasio to Eric Cantor: Go Screw Yourself
Ok. maybe just a little hyperbole on my part. The charter lobby is trying to overturn the NYC mayoral election where the man who beat the Republican candidate by 50 points ran on a platform of charging charters rent. Charters claim they want choice. Well, that was CHOICE of the voting public in NYC thrown right up in their faces."The Republican agenda in Washington doesn't even scratch the su


Randi Weingarten After VAM Reversal Now Supports US Entry into WWII
Randi's giving up on VAM is more of her covering her ass in prep for the AFT natl convention this summer where Chicago will take the lead in fighting it - and maybe common core too - so watch her begin to move on that too -- pretty soon Leo Casey will be castigating those who support common core and find unique ways to justify his turnabout without admitting he was wrong.I have so much to say on t
1-7-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Alan Singer, Mixed Feelings on Fariña, de Blasio.... as far as I can see, Carmen Fariña has closer ties to the top 2% income bracket than the other 98% of the population and has always been willing to play political games... It remains unclear to me what Fariña has to offer the working class and poor Black and Latino students who have been left behind in the Bloomberg years....Ala