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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

7-24-13 Perdido Street School

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DFER Hedge Fundie Supports Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer is turning into the DFE/education reformie candidate this year. Not only has Eliot Spitzer hired a former Students First p.r. hack to be his campaign spokesman, but one of the head honchos at the hedge fundie-backed Democrats For Education Reform is backing Spitzer for comptroller:Hedge-funder Boykin Curry has sent out an astonishing pro-Eliot Spitzer e-mail to his Wall Street colle

7-23-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: It's Time To Fire "Bad" Union Leaders Like Randi WeingartenRandi Weingarten led the attack on firing "bad teachers" yesterday, giving more ammunition to the "Bash Teachers" movement by saying that teachers who are ineffective at their craft do not deserve to be defended and should be fired. She said teachers should turn on each other in schools and hound out the "bad" educat