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FYI… | Reflections on Teaching

FYI… | Reflections on Teaching

FYI…

by alicemercer

I will be running for the Board Secretary position in my union local, the Sacramento City Teachers Association. For readers interested in following this, you can keep up by going to the REALTeacher team website, Facebook group, or Twitter page.

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wrestling to Understand my Adversary | Lefty ParentWrestling to Understand my Adversaryby Cooper ZaleI am all about promoting what I see as our societal evolution from “patriarchy to partnership”, ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Governer Scott Walker's union-busting bill has energized the labor movement.

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News & Publications | Wisconsin Education Association Council > Governor Walker creates state of chaos for schoolsGovernor Walker creates state of chaos for schoolsPosted: 2/25/2011 8:46:00 PMFOR I...

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huffingtonpost.com - This is a watershed moment for the American labor movement. Drastically weakened by decades of a corporate offensive against workers in the private sector, the labor movement is now being frontally...

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cbsnews.com - (CBS News) CHICAGO - Protests are scheduled around the country today as the group moveon.org organizes noontime rallies in all 50 state capitals as a sign of solidarity for the workers of Wisconsi...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - AFL-CIO NOW BLOGReminder: Starting today at noon, Wisconsin solidarity rallies are taking place in major cities across America and in every single state capital. If you can, please join this massiv...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Another hero is born:Mymindstain: Scott Walker Asked to Leave Local Restaurant You know you're not well liked when you are asked to leave a local tavern because people boo-ing at you causes an upse...

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talkingpointsmemo.com - February 23, 2011: As people continue to flood the Wisconsin State Capitol to protest Gov. Scott Walker's (R) proposal to ban collective bargaining for most of the state's public employees, rallies...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NEA Vice President at NYSUT's Representative Assembly 2010.

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kcet.org - As we reported last week, independent expenditures in the four Board of Education races are approaching $1 million. The races are largely a pitched battle between the United Teachers Union of Los A...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Interested in donating supplies to #wiunion protesters? « Teacher Reality« “Hubris” -the likely downfall of Gov. Walker?Interested in donating supplies to #wiunion protesters?February 26, 2011 by T...

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awakethestate.com - No Floridian can afford more budget cuts. Gov. Rick Scott and legislative leaders have launched an all-out assault on Florida workers and their families. Gov. Scott's budget, combined with draconia...

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promisefornewmexico.org - By Christine Trujillo There are many ways to handle the current $450 million state budget shortfall for this year. Either the Legislature chooses a smart, thoughtful and balanced approach to the ed...

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businessweek.com - By MIKE GLOVER DES MOINES, Iowa Hours of overnight debate ended Friday with an Iowa House committee approving a measure to remove insurance and layoff procedures from the list of items that must be...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A new US working-class political movement | Workers' Liberty A new US working-class political movementSubmitted on 26 February, 2011 - 13:10 USA/CanadaAuthor: Dan La BotzBy Dan La BotzThousands of ...

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theuptake.org - The word “Solidarity” is a heroic one in Poland. It was the solidarity movement at the ports of Gdansk and elsewhere in the Soviet-occupied country that helped bring down Communism in the late 1980...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - See the Latest Online Streaming and GRITtv From Madison « Larry Miller's BlogSee the Latest Online Streaming and GRITtv From MadisonFiled under: Right Wing Agenda,Scott Walker — millerlf @ 10:24 am...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “Hubris” -the likely downfall of Gov. Walker? « Teacher Reality“Hubris” -the likely downfall of Gov. Walker?by TeacherRealityMarc Sears. a former public school teacher and current WI college profes...

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nytimes.com - BOSTON — A day after the school board in Providence, R.I., voted to send termination notices to all of the city’s 1,926 teachers, Mayor Angel Taveras sought to calm the uproar by saying that an “ov...

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larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Feb 25 2011 Larry Ferlazzo Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Attacks On Teachers & Other Public Sector Workers In Wisconsin: The most interesting information to...

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wpri.com - EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - After the Providence school committee voted to send termination notices to all 1,926 teachers in the city, Steve Smith, the head of the Providence Teacher's Union, to...

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examiner.com - An analysis of Wisconsin law reveals that Governor Walker (R-WI) may have not only embarrassed himself with the “prank phone call” incident, but he also may have committed a crime. Yesterday the w...

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npr.org - Wisconsin school districts are warning teachers that their contracts might not be renewed as Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut nearly all public employees' collective bargaining rights remains in lim...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin Education Association CouncilHelp stop this attack on public employees, educators and families! WEAC President Mary Bell says Governor Walker's use of layoffs as a political ploy is "disa...

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kgwn.tv - Associated Press - February 26, 2011 8:04 AM ET DENVER (AP) - Supporters of workers' rights are joining forces in Denver to protest the move to eliminate nearly all the bargaining rights of public ...

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digitaljournal.com - With the reverberations from the public union setback in Wisconsin continuing to echo across the country, a public union rally in New Jersey likened Governor Chris Christie to Libyan strongman Muam...

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huffingtonpost.com - "There's a bully pulpit there that the president has, and it needs to be used, I don't think you can turn the cheek on this one." -- Rep. Raul Grijalva (D., Ariz.), a co-chairman of the House Progr...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: A must read -A must read -by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)which ends like thisI asked Lynda Hiller if she felt generally optimistic or pessimistic. She was quiet for a moment, then said:...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out « Larry Miller's BlogWhen they came for me, there was no one left to speak outFiled under: Right Wing Agenda,Scott Walker — millerlf @ 3:03...

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jsonline.com - Feb. 25, 2011 7:17 p.m. | Organizers say they expect thousands of people to turn out at the Capitol for a noon rally Saturday to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget-repair bill. The rally, which wil...

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millermps.wordpress.com - By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: February 24, 2011 NYTimes As many readers may recall, the results were spectacular — in a bad way. Instead of focusing on the urgent problems of a shattered economy and s...

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newsmax.com - Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 09:14 AM Article Font Size Florida Gov. Rick Scott says collective bargaining shouldn't be a constitutionally protected right in Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reports. ...

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labornotes.org - Thousands crowded in front of the New Jersey Capitol in a freezing rain Friday to lend their solidarity to the occupation continuing in Wisconsin's statehouse. Fifty-seven unions were represented i...

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huffingtonpost.com - It looks like "Cairo has moved to Madison," said conservative Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, as 50,000 citizens took over the state's Capitol building. He got the spirit right, but the location wrong. ...

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lasvegassun.com - Frank Beaty, Las Vegas Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 | 2:03 a.m.I have never been a member of a union — in fact, my only interaction with unions has been as a member of management, and it wasn’t always p...

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islandparknews.com - ISLAND PARK — Students Against Luna's Change in Education, a Facebook group managed by Madai Montes, an American Falls High school senior, announced Friday (Feb. 25) that it is calling for student ...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...

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thenotebook.org - Audenried High junior Maurice Johnson addressed the rally outside 440 N. Broad Street (photo: Moments in Time, Inc.)Braving a bitter wind on Broad Street, a diverse and vocal crowd of hundreds of d...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: Sing it, ScottSing it, Scottby NYC EducatorHere's Hosni Mubarak singing My Way. When Scott Walker does the same, every teacher will be able to walk like an Egyptian.

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news.change.org - Massive protests in support of Wisconsin public employees engaged in an historic struggle to save their collective bargaining rights will be held in all 50 state capitals today. For information on ...

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millermps.wordpress.com - Interview with Professor of Economics Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University The following video interview from the Lawrence O’Donnell Show clearly explains who is behind the Walker policies. He says ...

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wsmv.com - POSTED: 3:39 pm CST February 25, 2011UPDATED: 4:26 pm CST February 25, 2011RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. -- A vote made by Sen. Jim Tracy may put him on some teachers' bad list.He recently voted on a pr...

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