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Monday, September 1, 2014

9-1-14 Ed Notes Online

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Sept 2, 4:30: Unjust, unfair firing of probationary teachers – give them a second chance
Hey, good news. New Action is taking some action. I will be there to videotape it. Ed Notes has taken up the issue of Discontinued teachers who are blackballed from the system for many years - I'm too lazy to look for the links but if you search for '"the dreaded D" you will find a bunch.Many of us in MORE have worked with people in this situation.MOREista Patrick Walsh, CL of PS 149M, h


It's an exhausting enterprise getting rid of a principal, especially when you get NO help from 52 Broadway
Murry Bergtraum has a new principal. MOREista Chapter Leader John Elfrank-Dana helped lead the battle. The principal mis-used the data to target teachers.I know people are impatient and unhappy over the slow pace of replacing the Bloomberg supervisor appointee horror stories. Of course, having our union be pals with the CSA, the bosses' union, doesn't help.Like call Ernie Logan and say "Tell

8-31-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Charter schools making big profits for private companies10 Investigates found new ways charter schools companies are profiting off education: real estate and high rents...http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/investigations/2014/08/21/charter-school-profits-on-real-estate/14420317/Charter schools making big profits for private companies Noah Pransky, WTSP 12:48 p.m. EDT August 22, 2014(P