Friday, May 29, 2015

Meet MaryEllen Elia -- Another Meryll Tisch Kindred Spirit in Albany, as new NYS Education Commissioner

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Here we go again? For the recent years in New York State we were subjected to John King, recipient of a speedy Ed.D. degree, along with...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Cuomo in Quid Pro Quo with Hedge Funders in His School Bill

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[UPDATE, From the HedgeClipper blog's HedgePapers No. 15: "Cuomo’s Latest Scheme: Tax Refunds for Billionaires Who Donate to Elite...
Friday, May 1, 2015

NYSED Adds Detail to 3012c Law --WITHOUT THE LEGISLATURE Voting On It

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  *NYSED subverts democracy in response to massive opt-outs This just in : The New York State Education Department has issued a document...
Sunday, April 26, 2015

Pickering v. Garcetti -- How Mass Opt-Outs Will Aid Teachers Brought Up on Charges Over Opt-Out Advocacy

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In the coming prosecutions we will see a collision over state authority and teachers' expression rights in the public interest.  ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Duncan Crosses Rubicon As He Threatens Opt-Out Districts With Sanctions

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*Several Supreme Court decisions could supply bases for opposing Duncan's threats In his Apr 21 statement that the federal governm...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Researchers: American Teens are More Stressed than Adults - Could Our Soul-Deadening Test-Prep Regime Have Something to Do with It?

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Time magazine reported this month that U.S. teens are stressed out more than adults. Could not the overwhelming education regime of deaden...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

An Upset Educator's Letter to Oprah – "Ask teachers"

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An important flashback to 2010, year of Waiting for Superman and Cavanagh/Jones/Scott's response . From the National Education Associat...