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Modeling the Education They Want To Be: The Great Chicago Teachers Union Transformation
"By 2010, the UPC leadership had atrophied," Uetricht explains, and was cowering in the face of school closures, the growth of nonunion charter schools, and the Renaissance 2010 "free market education reforms" Sound familiar? Any resemblance between the CTU and the UFT is purely coincidental. http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/22148-modeling-the-education-they-want-to-be-the-gr
North Rockland TA Pres Slams Revive NYSUT
As I'll report in a later post, it's all over but the shouting in the upcoming NYSUT election on April 5, given the big locals all came in for the UFT's absolute takeover of NYSUT by endorsing the misnamed Revive NYSUT slate over the incumbent Stronger Together slate.Currently there is also a small independent slate running out of MORE for the city NYSUT election districts plus Arthur Goldstein di
JOIN US! March 10 @ 6p.m. for Earth School's Forum on Current Education Policies and Testing
From the always awesome Jia Lee, star of MORE, Change the Stakes, chapter leader and parent at the Earth School on the lower east side and a Korean non-tiger mom.Jia is one of the leaders of the NYC Opt-out movement at her school and in CTS. The goal is to get 100% of the parents there to opt-out and end testing child abuse. The Earth School Parent-Teacher Advocacy is organizing a forum on high-s
Portelos on SCI Lies
If you had sat through the 23 day3020a trial and listened to the evidence, there were many "break out laughing" moments at the farce the DOE was engaging in. But more of that another time.Many people who have dealt with the office of the Special Commissioner of Investigations (SCI), which goes after school employees, don't believe there arehonest brokers there. SCI is not the same as OSI
NYSAPE Urges NO VOTE FOR Board of Regents Incumbents
Parents across New York State have expressed outrage at the Board of Regents’ failure to respond to the concerns of both parents and educators. The incumbent Regent candidates have failed to take action to amend current policies or speak out against them. ... NY State Allies for Public EducationState legislators vote -- they'll be watched.Posted on NYC Public School ParentsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
3-1-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineCharter Wars: Community Charters Eva Rally, Support Mayor Alt Rally for Pre-KA political play by anti-Eva charter faction? PLEASE MR. De B, CAN I HAVE SOME MORE RENT-FREE SPACE?I have mixed feelings about posting this charter propaganda piece, but I'll bite. They have termed themselves "community-based" charters. Someone else would have to check them out t
