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9-28-14 Ed Notes Online

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MORE Takes a Stand Against Eva Moskowitz at Hearings - Last Monday and Today in Manhattan
Thanks so much to all of you dear sisters and brothers who organized around getting folks out or going to the charter school hearing on Monday. These pics from DNAinfo are worth a thousand words and clearly show who's active and ready in the fight for Public Ed! So proud to wake up and see this today, so proud to stand in solidarity with all of you! http://dnain.fo/1xhTsyY.. Megan M. MOR A gaggle


NYCFIRST LEGO League Kickoff - Photos
I had a great time yesterday at NYU/Poly on Jay Street at our annual FLL kickoff. We have about 170 NYC teams registered so far for the Challenge which is called World Class, all about learning. Kids not only build a robot for the game field - below - represent different styles of learning - but also do and present an extensive research project on the subject. Teams spend  the next 3 months preppi


9-27-14 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineThe Secret to Eva Moskowitz’s ‘Success’Another curious fact about Success Academy is the attrition of both students and teachers. For schools that are widely acclaimed, this is surprising indeed. Why do so many students and teachers leave?... What we can learn from Success Academy is that it is possible to winnow out the most intractable students and be left with th