Julie Cavanagh With MORE Statement of Support for Today's Parent Rally to Protest Cuomo Charter Giveaway
The charter school giveaways in last week’s budget were nothing short of a death sentence for the sustainability of New York City’s public school system:.... Julie CavanaghWere you happy when you saw Eva close her schools and use kids and parents blatantly for political purposes? And were you happy that Cuomo pandered to their illegal rally?Today is the chance to counter that rally with real grass
Videos: Unity Caucus Bullies Jeer Protestors Opposed to Bill Gates at the AFT - Randi Eggs Them on - Chastised by Delegate
[Your actions] made me feel that Bill Gates was more important than our brothers and sisters.... delegate to Randi Weingarten, Seattle, 2010...Given what happened at the NYSUT RA this past weekend with the Unity bullies in action, here are 3 videos I put together at the AFT Convention in Seattle in July 2010 showing that their behavior was not that unusual.Video 1 - David Bellel and I recreated ou
The NYC Anti-Test Teacher Rebellion Grows - PS 29 in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill - Farina Territory
Posted on the Ravitch blog. Also - PS 261 in the same neighborhood is holding a rally and forum tomorrow - Thursday - Janine and Fred from CTS will be on the panel. The UFT will probably start trying to take credit for these revolts when in fact they have done nothing to encourage and support the teacher rebellion.Let me make one prediction which I will make time and again -- the test scores will
MORE's Jia Lee in The Nation
For Lee, all this number crunching is the antithesis of a progressive education. Kids do need some basic academic skills, Lee says, but in the context of a well-rounded pedogagy, “[for] educators who believe strongly in…. developing the whole child—you see these tests as trying to turn the child into some kind of number based on artificially set standards.… that, to me, goes against the very reaso
Fred Smith, Ode to Loyalty
Ode to LoyaltyLoyalty is one of those words.Like respect. It must be earned.Else we are one with grazing herds.Loyalty is a choice, I have learned.Power rests easy when masses comply.Conformity is the rule of the bosses' game.Don't think too hard or notice the lie.Their only reform is more of the same."Are you a team player?" they always ask.To which you must give an unflinching "Ye
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District 2 principals fight back! Parents, Rally with your school on Friday morning vs awful State ELA exam
Oh da protests continue against state exams. The deformers who put out those pro Eva ads are going to take a shot at reversing the anti-common core movement with a bunch of ads -- our pals at E4E, Students - barf- First, etc are involved in that. The tests suck, parents are pissed, kids are bummed, teachers are stressed-- there ain't no turning this train around.Posted at Leonie's NYCParents Blog.
4-8-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Thursday - Rally Against Cuomo - 4 PMThursday - Rally Against Cuomo - 4 PMLots of forces gathering for the big march and rally on Thursday to Cuomo's Manhattan office. Are you pissed off at Cuomo? BE THERE!!!!by ed notes online / 8min 4-7-14 Ed Notes Online WeekEd Notes Online: Lauren Cohen Stands Up to Bully Tests and Bully Unity SlugsYesterday morning I watched from the audience