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Friday Notes
The NEA, to whom we pay dues, continues to sell out it’s members. The AFT, to whom we pay dues, continues to shill for the Common Core. Here is Randi Weingarten in tandem with John King. President Obama, whom the NEA and AFT endorsed twice, is bringing in a new education aid to join his …
Surprise! NY’s Teacher Evals Don’t Work!
File this under “least surprising news of the year”. A story in The Journal News reports that New York’s teacher evaluation system is pretty much a failure and a waste of millions and millions of dollars. “Our fears were realized,” said Harrison Superintendent Louis Wool, who was president of the Lower Hudson Council of School …
Firing John King isn’t Enough
By now it is clear that John King will likely be fired as the New York State Education Department Commissioner. Let’s recap why… King was speaking last Thursday at what was to be the first of several PTA Town Hall meetings intended to act as a Q & A on the Common Core State …
de Blasio Trouble for Cuomo?
The New York Post made me smile this morning (didn’t think I’d ever utter those words together) with this article, claiming that if elected mayor Bill de Blasio is going to be a problem for our God awful governor. Particularly appealing is the supposed stance de Blasio will take against charter schools. Color me skeptical, …
Happy Second Day!
A few good reads from around the web… School Finance 101’s Bruce Baker with “On Death Penalties for Schools and Misplaced Outrage” Ravitch discusses “Why Hedge Fund Managers are So Interested in School Reform” Kris Nielsen reviews Davis Guggenheim’s TEACH, that aired Friday evening at 6:00 pm on CBS (My apologies… Sue Niver gave me …
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