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A Tale of Two Unionists and How Rank & File Teachers Lose
I’ve been meaning to link to this for a few days. A great analysis of the Common Core from MORE’s Julie Cavanagh. Via the Daily News… (emphasis is mine) The truth is, these tests were designed to create a narrative of failure, and the trends are not so different from those we saw on the old …
Mike Mulgrew plays tough guy in defense of Common Core
We have written at length on this blog about the failure by our parent unions to adequeately represent the rank and file membership. We will be addressing this issue in depth at our conference day this year and over the coming months, along with providing a potential solution. Nowhere, however, was the disconnect between our …
Working Family Parties Seem Set to Endorse Cuomo
Countless outlets are reporting this morning that the Working Families Party is set to endorse Governor Cuomo in November’s election. If you are new to the political scene and are wondering, “Who is the Working Families Party?” we take this from their website… Formed by a grassroots coalition of community organizations, neighborhood activists, and labor …
NY Mills, Iannuzzi, Magee
The New York Mills Teachers Association recently passed a resolution asking NYSUT’s Dick Iannuzzi to lead a statewide boycott of the grade 3-8 state assessments. Here is the full resolution… RESOLUTION TO BOYCOTT NEW YORK STATE GRADES 3-8 ASSESSMENTS Tuesday, February 11, 2014 WHEREAS, the New York State Grades 3-8 assessments have proven to be …
Cuomo’s Rigged Common Core Panel
Yesterday, Andy Cuomo, the self-proclaimed “Lobbyist for Students” announced his Common Core Implementation Panel. In a move that surprised absolutely nobody, the panel is stacked with people who have already professed their love for the common core publicly. It would seem as though the reason it took our esteemed governor such a long time to …
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