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Sunday, November 3, 2013

11-3-13 Ed Notes Online

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Truth-Out on Obamacare: The Biggest Insurance Scam in History
An attack from the left on Obamacare, which many of us supported as being progressive but when examined looks more and more like the health version of Race To The Top, Common bore and other give-aways to the corporations and vested interests.If you add the NSA surveillance, the take away of basic rights and other issues, how funny that many on the left and the tea party on the right are coming ful


Flushing HS Report #3: Letter to Madame Tisch as Grading Saga Continues
Ms. Hansen,While I await response from the NYSED, let me try to illustrate to your office why your interpretation of the High School Academic Policy 2013 concerning grades is ridiculous. The new teacher evaluation system currently in effect uses a scale of 1 - 100. Suppose principals had the option of using only a part of that scale. Mr. Seung Yong OkSeung is replying to the nonsense response (See


11-2-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes OnlineNorm's Speech at the PEP, October 30, 2013Charter school parents had their choice of sending their kids to school taken away when charters closed down their schools for a political rally. They are not public schools.1 by ed notes online / 1h YESTERDAYTeacher Questions Flushing HS Principal's Reduction of Passing Grade to 55it is the right of the principal to set the