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Thursday, December 26, 2013

12-26-13 Ed Notes Online

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Walcott Public Schedule - To Hand Honorary Diploma to 100 year old
Come on Norm he's just trying to improve the graduation numbers.... Jane M from Change the StakesAnd so it comes to this -- but not the worst way to end it – Unless Walcott closes the nursing home on the way out or opens a charter nursing home next door so Rose Shimony's other birthday present could behaving a choice of nursing homes.MEDIA ADVISORYFor Planning Purposes OnlyDecember 26, 2013PUBLIC
Will de Blasio's DOE rescue Adult Education from Superintendent Rose-marie Mills?
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Schools Matter on union leader duplicity - or how many sides of your mouth can you speak out of at the same time?
As a follow up to our Newark post the other day (Randi, Cami and Newark: Anyone for a Quisling Refe...) and after some flame wars with Randi and Leo on twitter today (which I hope to follow up on) here is a piece from Schools Matter worth checking out.On December 10 Randi Weingarten flew into Newark with her gold-plated bullhorn to protest the entirely predicted outcome to a teacher contract that


Farina Delay: Charter lobby, ed deformers and UFT and allies working behind the scenes?
Who might be opposing a Farina appointment? I know some people are left scratching their heads at what seems on the surface an unholy alliance. Can we talk?We know that de Blasio has been getting pressure from the Obama administration to appoint a pro-test person. As Naison says, given that she wants the job and de Blasio supposedly wants her, Farina should have been announced a week ago. That she

12-25-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Fred Smith, Poet Luareate of the Real Reform MovementThe Night Before… Once More‘Tis the old year that’s closing rosy and gloomy,                   In with de Blasio and goodbye to Bloomy.                           With citywide hope cautiously mingled with doubt,             We’ll soon know down here whether to smile or to shout.    Some fresh air to breathe, perhaps, while out o