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Friday, June 20, 2014

6-20-14 With A Brooklyn Accent - Public School Failure- “The Big Lie” on Which Current Education Policy Rests

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Public School Failure- “The Big Lie” on Which Current Education Policy Rests
As someone who has worked in the Bronx for the last 45 years, it drives me crazy to hear business leaders and politicians denounce public schools as the one failed institution in an otherwise thriving society. Hello! During the 1970′s, when factories in the Bronx closed, business districts shuttered, banks refused to make loans and landlords abandoned and burned buildings that once held nearly hal

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Protest Targeting of Holyoke ( Mass) Teacher Union Leader Gus Morales
For Immediate ReleaseJune 19, 2014HOLYOKE TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROTEST TARGETING OF UNION PRESIDENT-ELECT AND PRO-STUDENT ACTIVISTHolyoke, MA – Holyoke teachers, parents, and community members are protesting the School Department’s decision to not renew the teaching contract of Gus Morales, president-elect of the teacher’s union and a leading activist speaking out for students


With A Brooklyn Accent: If the Problem Is Child Poverty- Union Busting and Common Core Aligned Tests are the Wrong Response
With A Brooklyn Accent: If the Problem Is Child Poverty- Union Busting and Common Core Aligned Tests are the Wrong Response: If the Problem Is Child Poverty- Union Busting and Common Core Aligned Tests are the Wrong ResponseAs someone who has spent the last 45 years working with Bronx schools and community organizations, it utterly astonishes me that Hedge fund managers, Silicon Valley entrepreneu