Open letter to SUNY board - urging them to stop approving new charters until true accountability is achieved
An article about this letter was in today's Daily News. Excerpt: "We are being oversaturated with charter schools," said Tesa Wilson, president Community Education Council in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. "It's tax dollars being poured into a black hole with no accountability." It's time SUNY is held accountable for its reckless and politically motivated charter school approval proce
Hedge Fund Vulture Hogs Default Argentina - And Public School Systems Too
Be greedy, fuck an entire country. I have an idea. Why doesn't Paul Singer start a charter school chain in Argentina - he could make more money than collecting on defaulted debt.The hedge fund firm of billionaire Paul E. Singer has about 300 employees, yet it has managed to force Argentina, a nation of 41 million people, into a position where it now has to contemplate a humbling surrender. Argenti
AFT Delegate Wants to See Opposition to Unity/Progressive Caucus Control
Hey Norm!I was a delegate at AFT's last convention in Los Angeles. I'm from a city of about 90000 people. Our union could only afford to send two delegates to the LA Convention, even though we were allowed to send up to 15; we'll probably be able to send four or five to Minnesota because the cost should be significantly less than LA. I was shocked that NYC was able to send 800 delegates. Somethi
Today: Protest Campbell Brown on Colbert Show - 4:15
I'm glad they are doing this, though I have no doubt Colbert will have some fun with Brown. You know, I watched Brown when she was (briefly) on the Today show - and she made me cringe with her humorlessness and cluelessness. They couldn't wait to get rid of her. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:Julian Vinocur, julian@aqeny.org, 212-328-9268Maria Bautista, maria@aqeny.org, 347-622-9706*** Media Advisor
Takin' the Rockaway Ferry to See "Piece of My Heart" - and a Met Game with Old Pals
Thurs, July 31, 1PMGo see a great show - was available on TDF.Bathing Beauty sea sirens at RTC pool party looking to drag guys into water - they all happen to play strippers in Gypsy.I am just back from the theater where Tony had me build a ladder for the upcoming Godspell. When the actors fall off during the show, my name is on the ladder.I've had a fun few days. After taping the Sunday Gypsy per
Mike Schirtzer Thanks MOREistas
I just wanted to thank all the folks who helped organize and present at the today's summer series and the last one a couple of weeks back.Kit, Norm, Ellen, and James really explained well the lessons for MORE from their experiences in past opposition groups. It was such a great history lesson on why they fight so hard and how they were able to achieve some of their goals.Today Kevin did a fantasti
7-30-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: MORE Caucus Press Release: Teacher Tenure is Good for StudentsBy eliminating teacher tenure, we risk further disconnecting students and teachers, and make it harder for them to have transformational dialogue about what actually needs to be done in our classrooms to further the growth of students... Primi Akhtar (2014 graduate of Queens Metropolitan High School, valedictorian) Real