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Sunday, October 6, 2013

10-6-13 Ed Notes Online

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Video: MORE Brunch, Please
MOREistas and supporters gather for a great day of brunching - great food ala chef/teacher Sean Ahern, great music from Patrick Walsh and Fred Arcoleo, great conversation with everyone, and inspiring words of wisdom from Julie Cavanagh, Jia Lee and Megan Moskop.https://vimeo.com/76258078Amongst many interesting conversations with people I had never met before was this one. I see a young lady sitti

Today at noon: Protest at NBC Ed Deform Education Nation at NYC Public Library
Many people have decided to just ignore this yearly bullshit coming from NBC but NYBATS are holding a protest. So if you can make it down there to swell the crowd come on down. We do know the E4Es are going be good boys and girls so they can get on TV and then write press releases about how they got on TV.After spending yesterday at the great MORE brunch (video coming soon) and being in the midst

Rockaway’s Tale of Two Cities Under Bloomberg: Health Care vs. Bike Lanes
Norm in The Wave - School Scope, published Oct. 4, 2013I wrote this Tuesday morning, Oct. 1 right before I went out to vote for Tish James. I had submitted the column to the writers group I belong to for comment later that evening and while they thought this was some of my better work, they made some suggestions, which I am incorporating for the Ed Notes version.Rockaway’s Tale of Two Cities Under
10-5-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online:  Ed Notes Online10-4-13 Ed Notes OnlineEd Notes Online: Shael in the Eye of the Storm in Debate with Parents on TestingIn many ways this was the most remarkable part of Monday night's CEC 15 High Stakes Testing event -- a real debate between a chief Tweedie (Gotham lists him as one of 5 potential Chancellor candidates) and parents and teachers. (You can see MORE's Lisa North and M