Marelli and Bruhn Publish Story of PS 241 in Harlem, a School Undermined by Bloomberg's Ed Deform
In 2001, the year Michael Bloomberg took control of New York City's Public Schools, P.S. 241 had millions of dollars in private donations, a waiting list and enrollment of 900 students. Today, P.S. 241 has an enrollment of only 100 students and is struggling to survive.... American Classroom: Portraits from a Public School in Harlem by Darren Marelli and Mollie BruhnAmerican Classroom is a must-re
Elfank-Dana: Video Formal Observations - Admins YES, Teachers No - Calls for UFT to Fix This
...my AP said today, “No video… It’s my call not yours and I don’t want this lesson videoed" .... the video is a saving grace for the strong teacher that happens to be a “trouble maker” for the principal ....it is clear from the informal observations the APs look for the glass half-empty. You’d think I was a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of a teacher comparing my formal with informal observation re
MORE UPdate - VOTE NO Then Attend a MORE Happy Hour Today
I'll be at Freddy's in Park Slope for the happy hour from 4-6 - just one of the many MORE happy hours around the city today -- see below.Reasons to VOTE NO: PDFs you can print and distribute for your colleagues:Tentative Agreement Fact Sheet Vote No Flyer Retro delayed is retro denied (Eterno) Why the wait is not over (Cavanagh) What happens if we vote it down? (Lamphere)Inform yourself about the
Newark Update: NEW Caucus report on Student Takeover and Baraka Goes After Ed Deform
Talk of taking back the city’s schools is the rhetoric that won Ras Baraka the election.... With Baraka’s win, Bill de Blasio’s November victory in New York, and former Washington, D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty’s stinging loss in 2010, due in large part to school chancellor Michelle Rhee’s unpopularity, the local control movement is having a moment.... Dana Goldstein, SlateThis is an interesting story (
5-22-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: UFT Contract: Roseanne McCosh, PS 8X, Urges Colleagues to Vote NOFormer Unity Caucus member slams UFT leadership and Unity.Norm---I wrote the below and it will go into teacher mailboxes. The majority in my school are voting NO and many of them will not attend the union meetings with UFT officials to hear bullshit. The NO campaign at PS 8 was taken up by many teachers in my school