NEW Caucus Report: Newark Students Spending the Night
UPDATE: NJ United Students @NJStudents 18m @rasjbaraka now coming in to see @NewarkStudents #ournewark pic.twitter.com/sYp2n5hnxkThis just in from NEW Caucus - a followup to our last post: Video: Newark Student Union Conducts a Sit-in at The Newark Public Schools Board's Budget Meeting and Cami Walks Out Again!As of 11:55 tonight, there are 10 members of the Newark Student Union spending the ni
Video: Newark Student Union Conducts a Sit-in at The Newark Public Schools Board's Budget Meeting and Cami Walks Out Again!
Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Cami Anderson has got to go. I hope some of you have been following events in Newark. Students are playing a role. Good thing since no one listens to teachers. How nice to see Cami Anderson walk out again. I think she walks out twice.http://youtu.be/rBCi21i5tjsRemember, Anderson tried to get a tenure waiver so she can fire any teacher whose shirt she doesn't like but was rebuffed
Sally Lee on Resorative Justice
This comment from Sally deserves a post of its own. I was arguing in my original post that the contract is the only way to solidify and codify things so the current and future DOE can't as easily shirk issues like discipline. The Dignity in Schools Campaign is asking for full-time Restorative Justice Coordinators in 20 schools -- do you think this might be more useful that the money spend on PD? G
UFT Contract: The "VOTE NO" Caucus Says .......
They're flying in from all over the place. I'm assuming you're reading the great stuff over at the MORE blog.We are better off with the old contract until we can get a better one. Vote NO on the UFT Contract Offer!!Have you noticed that every new contract that has been imposed on us UFT members over the past two decades has more give-backs than improvements. This contract is no exception. Moreover
Video: I Tape Carmen Farina at CEC 2 Town Hall
I was asked to tape this event at the brand new building housing PS 59 and HS of Music and Art - by CEC 2 head, the always amazing Shino Tawikawa - see the wonderful well-deserved tribute to Shino at the end. [Something went wrong with my camera and I didn't get Carmen's opening speech - but the entire 45 minute Q&A is here.]It was certainly insightful to see an adoring public gush over Carmen
5-19-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: UFT Contract - What's Missing - How About Discipline?The amount of short-sighted "trust" the UFT/Unity crowd is giving this administration is astounding. We have learned from almost 50 years in the UFT - if it's not in the contract, there are no guarantees -- even if it's in the contract, many have learned that the loose language and loopholes allows the DOE to drive tru