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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

3-26-14 Ed Notes Online

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Time to put an end to The Discontinued - Dreaded D Teacher Blacklist at NYCDOE
Ed Notes has been covering the story of the Dreaded D - Discontinue - since teachers who have been blackballed by the vicious act of principals who were handed a loaded gun by the DOE without a peep from the UFT. Only non-tenured can be discontinued - where a mark is placed in the computer system and even if another principal wanted to hire them they couldn't.The teacher is out of your school, so

A Newark Teacher on Randi's Support for Common Core

The woman changes colors more often than a chameleon!... Newark TeacherBreaking News: AFT President Randi Weingarten continues to advocate for Common Core State Standards and now opposes standardized testing and VAM.I am sitting here reading my American Educator/Spring 2014 magazine and I cannot believe my eyes. I have reread Randi's column Teaching and Learning over Testing so many times I am get


3-25-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Liz Krueger Slams Ed Tax-Credit Scam for the Wealthy - another death-knell for public educationStatement from State Senator Liz Krueger on Education Tax-Credit Scam Endorsed in Daily News EditorialFor Release: March 24, 2014 Please Contact: Andrew Goldston | agoldston@gmail.com | 917.720.7895  Statement on Education Tax-Credit Scam Endorsed in Daily News Editorial Albany, NY – The