A Couple of Interesting Reads
This article dealing with why Wall Street wants to get their hands on public education.
This Washington Post article on how test based teacher evaluations hurt students.
The Offical Website of the PJSTA
The PJSTA is a Fair Trade Local
Won’t Back Down Bombs
The anti-union, anti-public education propoganda film “Won’t Back Down” recorded the worst opening weekend of any film in wide distribution (more than 2,500 screens) in 30 years.
Here are some of the reviews…
Salon.com with this quote…
Someone needs to launch an investigation into what combination of crimes, dares, alcoholic binges and lapses in judgment got Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal into this movie. Neither of them seems likely to sympathize with its thinly veiled labor-bashing agenda and, way more to the point, I thought they had better taste.
Julie Cavanagh’s “The Truth Behind Won’t Back Down”
Anyone who values their one and only life would be well-advised not to spend two hours of it here.
Homecoming
Thanks to the legion of PJSTA members who came out this weekend for a wildly successful homecoming!
Sunday Link Around
It may be a bit late to read during your Sunday morning coffee, but here are a few good links to check out before the work week begins…
A good critique on NBC’s “Education Nation”
A city school teacher talks about The Next Big Thing in education. (Thanks Steve Nielsen for the link)
The Washington Post’s Harold Meyerson on “Lessons from the teachers strike”
Some background on who is behind the propoganda film known as “Won’t Back Down”
Diane Ravitch goodies…
Diane discussing the $1 million ad that was put out after the CTU strike to spin the story in favor of “reform” groups.
Diane on who paid for the anti-union ads that were played during the strike. (Democrats For Education Reform, of course).
What one teacher did on Back-to-School night.
Two links (here and here) about NBC’s push for the corporate reform of education look at education in the US.
Educate NY Now! Rally
Educate NY Now! hosted a rally attended by roughly 100 educators and community members yesterday in front of the Dennison Building on Veterans Highway in Hauppauge. Thank you to Christine Hegyi, Laurie Tilmont, Debbie Rosenquist, Tony Sylvain, Nicole Taormina, Mark Karwoski, and Brian St. Pierre for representing the PJSTA at the rally.
Local unionists and activists
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