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Thursday, August 21, 2014

8-21-14 Hemlock on the Rocks

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Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: Support the Right of Betty Pleasant to exercise her Freedom of Journalistic Expression in South LA
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The Ruling Party: Scenes From George McKenna's Winning Night | Cakewalk | SoCal Focus | KCET
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The strategic campaign needed to save public education — in nine steps - The Washington Post
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An Appropriate Rumination on Tenure and Due Process By A. Scapegoat
 When I became a teacher,  I was kind of appalled by seniority and tenure for the reasons most are, but  came to understand why it was needed when we lost a very strong by the book leader who was scary but only if you were screwing up. And we all do because we have to be professionals who are also caregivers personalizing instruction . We hear out students who come to us for advice, we care about

8-20-14 Hemlock on the Rocks
Hemlock on the Rocks: In NYC the Scandals have Sex in classrooms , alien lesson plans and threats of violence thanks to Mulgrew'Sex coverup' with counselor should force UFT President Mulgrew out: foesBy Reuven FentonMay 21, 2012 | 4:00amModal TriggerWOE! Then-guidance counselor Emelina Camacho-Mendez allegedly had sex with UFT chief Michael Mulgrew (above) at Grady HS in 2005.Photo: Daniel Shapiro