The Nation: The Absurd NY Tabloid Propaganda War Against de Blasio's Reasonable Charter School Policies
...The New York Post's false attacks on de Blasio and charter schools.... The NationI have more on the anti-Eva counterattack -- but with no strong response from de B it all goes for naught. How weak is de Blasio/Farina turning out to be? I predicted that charters won't pay one dime in rent. RBE at Perdido points this out and how deB is already pretty much a one-term mayor --- guess who will chall
Support and Criticism for de Blasio from from Anti-Charter Wing
How weak can they get? I voted for de Blasio in the primary because of the poor options. But when it came to the general election I just couldn't do it and wrote in the name of a real reform Staten Island activist who is running for the state board of regents. I'm so glad my instinct that deB would cave won out.Perdido Street School De Blasio Caves To Eva - That didn't take long, did it? City edu
Zakiyah Ansari: Fed up with Cuomo - But is She Fed Up With UFT Assault on NYSUT Leadership for opposing Cuomo?
Join Zakiyah's Fight! Click Here To Sign The Petition Demanding Governor Cuomo Fully Fund Public Schools in NY State Dear Norm, I want to pass along this email from Zakiyah Ansari, public school parent and Advocacy Director for the Alliance for Quality Education. She is furious with the governor's abandonment of public schools in this state, and you should be too.
CamiGate II - Continues to Threaten Tenured Newark Teachers
Just read this horseshit.Effective means you had 6 weeks training from TFA. Remember that contract Randi and Cami signed a year and a half ago? Why not just ignore it? The waiver she is asking for apparently violates the modified state tenure law, but why quibble? From: Superintendent AndersonSent: Friday, March 07, 2014 11:32 AMTo: Teachers - ALLSubject: Update Dear Teachers, As I have shared in
Brooklyn Community Education Councils Slam De Blasio Giveway to Moskowitz and Other Charters
The Community Education council of District 20 and 21 invites all community members to join them at I.S. 96 Seth Low to Rally on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 2:30 PM.Imagine if these communities and the principals closed all the schools in these 2 districts so people could attend the rallies. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECommunity Education Council District 21 calls on Chancellor Farina and Mayor de Blasio to
3-6-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: De Blasio Wasting His Charter Election Mandate - It is Time for He and Tish James to Make a StandCandidate de Blasio promised he’d start charging well-financed charter schools that got rent-free use of space in public schools. He did not like the idea of two different sets of kids getting different educations under the same school roof. One group gets a quasi-private school with n