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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Michael Mulgrew’s alternative to the current direction in the NYC Dept of Ed « JD2718

Michael Mulgrew’s alternative to the current direction in the NYC Dept of Ed « JD2718

Michael Mulgrew’s alternative to the current direction in the NYC Dept of Ed

This speech deserves a close read. Breaks new ground? I don’t think so. But it synthesizes some ideas that he’s put forward, and it chooses a different emphasis. It answers, at least partially, the question, “if you don’t agree with Bloomberg, what do you want to do instead?” And it answers with greater specificity than I am used to hearing from our leaders. It is posted on the UFT Website. I’ve reposted it here in hopes of generating some discussion.

Note carefully what he proposes around