“Unsatisfactory” Teacher of the Year

President Obama, Arne Duncan, Jeb Bush, Bill Gates, and the rest of the fools championing the use of assessments to destroy public education evaluate teachers may want to take a look at the story in Florida where elementary teacher Kim Cook was recently named “Teacher of the Year” while, at the same time, receiving an …

Behind Closed Doors at an ALEC Meeting

Public school teacher Sabrina Stevens got behind closed doors at an ALEC meeting.  Diane Ravitch calls ALEC “the most influential voice in the nation on education policy.”

A Labor Giant Passes Away

Reality-based educator with a nice post on the passing of former MLBPA leader Marvin Miller.

Contract Agreement

The PJSTA and the Comsewogue School District have reached an agreement in principle on a contract. Beginning Friday, November 30th there will be building meetings to learn the details of the new CBA. those meetings will be followed by a ratification vote next Thursday. The following are the scheduled meeting dates to discuss the contract …

The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman

This movie was produced by Brian Jones and Julie Cavanagh.  Ms. Cavanagh is the MORE Caucus’ candidate for President of the UFT and Mr. Jones is their candidate for secretary.  MORE stands for Movement of Rank and File Educators.  Read more about them and their positions here. You can watch Ms. Cavanagh’s appearance on MSNBC’s …