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Sunday, August 17, 2014

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NY Post Covers NYSED/Regents Scam On Test Scores
The NY Post called NYSED Commissioner King and Regents Chancellor Tisch on their test score scam.Because it is such an important story, here it is in full:State officials touted increases in scores on tough Common Core exams this year but failed to reveal that they had lowered the number of right answers needed to pass half the exams. The state Education Department dropped the number of raw points

How Much Longer Can Michael Mulgrew Stay In Power?
The UFT has signed on as a co-sponsor for the Rev. Al "Rent-A-Collar" Sharpton's anti-police brutality march and it's not sitting well with the police unions who are now openly savaging UFT President Michael Mulgrew in the media:In an open letter to The Post, the spitting-mad boss of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association ripped his teachers-union counterpart Saturday for the “disgracefu




8-16-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekWhy Did NYSUT Endorse The Pro-Charter, Pro-Voucher Jeff Klein? From State of Politics:Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Friday touted his endorsement from the New York State United Teachers union. “I’m honored to have the endorsement of NYSUT, whose membership works hard each and every day on everything from shaping young minds