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Your "choice" really is my business - Lorna F.
Why free-market economics lead to nothing but harm in our public education system....Two recent articles that prove why free-market economics lead to nothing but harm in our public education system.Thanks to Lorna, a Brooklyn public school parent for sending this. I've gotten into discussions with charter school parents who rigorously defend their right to "choice." I ask them what about
Susan's Saturday Special
Ok, so Ohanian sent this out on Thursday. Why quibble? Lotsalinks for weekend perusal. And isn't today the longest day of the year? And I'm registered for a hot yoga class in Times Square with a few thousand people. I just me skip that one and stay home and read Susan's stuff.A startling thing happened in the grocery store yesterday. I had the four pieces of fruit (at $3.99) a pound that I treat m
YESTERDAY
NYSAPE Parents Outraged at Cuomo/NYSUT Eval Deal, NYC Parents Anger at UFT on Contract Schedule Changes
Look at the 2-year moratorium and when it expires. Right after the 2016 UFT elections. So Mulgrew has some cover before the shit hits the fan. Does anyone think the UFT played NO ROLE in this deal? NYSAPE appears to think so. Or is playing politics by trying not to offend the elephant in the room. The deal reached today by Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature regarding minimizing the
JUN 19
"Flowers for Algernon" Author/Teacher Daniel Keyes - and My Tenuous Connection
Daniel Keyes, the author of “Flowers for Algernon,” the story of a man with an I.Q. of 68 who temporarily becomes a genius after surgery — a book that inspired the film “Charly,” starring Cliff Robertson — died on Sunday at his home in South Florida. He was 86.... NY Times--- He told the Japanese newspaper The Daily Yomiuri in 1999 that the character of Charlie occurred to him while he was teachi
Randi Influence Over NYSUT and Cuomo Endorsement? Peter Goodman vs Mercedes Schneider
Not endorsing is not the same as opposing and the majority of NYSUT local presidents oppose Cuomo.... Beth DiminoThere are some interesting posts up at Education Bloggers Network Central (bloggers plugged into the Ravitch network).Mercedes Schneider, a Randi Weingarten critic based in Louisiana, blogged about Randi's support for anti-teacher, ed deform Conn. Gov Malloy: AFT’s Weingarten Supports M
JUN 18
Eva Moskowitz and Success - Not So Successful: 56% Did Not Survive to Graduate, 0% Pass Test for Top HS
Distance from K to 8 at Success can be a downerStudents of much-touted Success Academy charter school score too low on entrance exam for top city high schools.... The founding class of Harlem Success Academy 1 graduated on Friday. The class started with 73 enrolled first-grade students in August 2006, but 32 students were at graduation. None of the 32 grads, however, will be attending any of the c
What's Up Today, June 18, 2014: Jose Vilson, NYCEducator on Class Size, RBE on Abusive Principals
A quick reminder about tonight's: MORE, Change the Stakes Sponsor Jose Vilson Book Conversation in InwoodStill in Cape Cod at FIRST robotics conference so I can't make it. (I have so much to write about being with hundreds of people from all over the world and most states. And if your school is interested, I do school visits - am doing one this Monday.)Two more quick items. Arthur Goldstein has wr
JUN 17
MOREista John Giambalvo: Judges in California enjoy some of the most stringent job protections of any employee in the nation
Does recall process offer more protection than tenure?In fact, everyone who was involved in the presentation and decision of the Vergara case had some type of job protection above and beyond the “at-will” status that the rest of Californians have... John G. at MORE blogOh, how sharp are MOREistas like John? Did you see anyone from the UFT/Unity?AFT complex come close to making these powerful argum
Message to UFT Leaders: Where's the Change of Tone as Hundreds Call for Ouster of Bryant HS Principal Namita Dwarka
A handful of students said the principal threatened them, warning they would not take part in graduation if they attended Monday’s rally. Teachers told the Daily News Dwarka has doctored their performance records, canceled their after-school programs and fired them from coaching positions when they’ve spoken out in opposition to her practices... Daily News How funny when we hear Mulgrew and crew
JUN 16
The End of (Public Education) Is Near
"Education reform" is powerless against eliminationism and is at best a mirage that diverts oppositional energies. The very idea of education activism becomes a comforting fiction." ... Capitalism vs education In a nutshell - machines are replacing people, their labor is not necessary and an educated work force (other than at the top) is no longer worth investing in. Nor is a publi
JUN 15
MORE, Change the Stakes Sponsor Jose Vilson Book Conversation in Inwood
This Is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education with Jose VilsonWed. June 18 * 5-7pm * Inwood Local Beer Garden * 4957 BroadwayRSVP on Facebook.Join a discussion with Jose Vilson on the joys and burdens of today’s education system, celebrating the release of his first book, This Is Not a Test, out now from Haymarket Books. A book signing will follow the discussion.Jose Vilson is
Jesse Rothstein on Vergara Decision - Taking On Teacher Tenure Backfires
Go ahead, get rid of tenure -- make my day. Oh, this move will backfire big over time because there will be no one left to blame. Note how the poor performing south with no tenure is ignored. And just wait until the job market gets better. Let them go hunting for people who can fog a mirror. Yes, Virginia, even good teachers take the job for its security. Take that away and happy hunting.It is imp
Stephanie Simon in Politico: The fall of teachers unions
Oy vey! Funny Simon mentions Bad Ass, a social media group. Count the number of bad ass people who show up at rallies and struggles around the NYC area and you won't even have to take your shoes off.Simon does not mention the on the ground grassroots organizing caucuses like CORE and MORE - and not to mention real reformers taking control of unions by overturning the old guard like Chicago, LA, Mi
JUN 14
How To Volunteer To Get Zephyr Teachout On The Ballot By July 7 So She Can Primary Andrew Cuomo
I lifted this from Perdido Street blog. I hadn't realized deadline was July 7. For those who support the Green Party candidates in the general election, forcing Cuomo into a primary against Teachout can only help Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones as the primary will flush out Cuomo haters who will hang in for the general election and hopefully vote Green Party.Fact is - she has very little time to put
UFT Contract Toxic PD Spillover: Parents Unhappy - at DOE and UFT
The calls have been coming in from parents and their reps who are beginning to realize how the new contract will change their lives as the school day gets readjusted in many schools. "WTF," is the basic message.Can Mulgrew clean up the toxic spillover?They tell me there is growing outrage as word spreads. And since parents are being told that teachers are supposed to vote on SBOs in the
