America: Stunningly Incoherent on Teachers & Tenure
There's a new poll, just out yesterday, that details the thoughts of California's citizens when it comes to education and tenure (the text is here). The biggest conclusion?California's citizens are suffering from an extraordinary level of cognitive dissonance when it comes to their schools:41. California Public school teachers who receive a positive recommendation from supervisors are currently aw
Why Do We Need Tenure? Ask Elizabeth's Teachers
My post about Mike Mignone, the brave teacher and union leader in Belleville, NJ who is up on tenure charges, went viral this week. Mignone has been on unpaid leave pending his hearing; he alleges it's because he asked dared to question his school board about an outrageous surveillance system that includes a camera and microphone in every teachers lounge. That system cost $2 million, money teacher
6-23-14 Jersey Jazzman Jammin' All Week
Jersey Jazzman: Who Gets the Shaft When Schools Are Underfunded? Ask Paterson's TeachersPaterson is one of the most impoverished cities in New Jersey. In my last post for NJ Spotlight, I gave some detail about how so many of city's children suffer under crushing poverty:According to U.S. Census Bureau data for 2012, nearly 40 percent of Paterson’s children live in poverty. Unemployment is about 15