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4th Of July Someecards To Celebrate Independence Day With Humor (PICTURES)

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 4 minutes ago
4th Of July Someecards To Celebrate Independence Day With Humor (PICTURES): 4th Of July Someecards To Celebrate Independence Day With Humor (PICTURES)

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Issues Raised by Speakers at Board Meeting

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 6 minutes ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Issues Raised by Speakers at Board Meeting: Issues Raised by Speakers at Board Meeting by Melissa Westbrook Listening to speaker after speaker talk about the Indian Heritage Middle College program, I thought, "Well, add them to the list that includes Special Ed, Nova, and World School." What do these programs have in common? They get moved around as though they were furniture. Each and every one of them deserves a permanent home. I spoke to Sarah Kelly, one of the speakers, and asked her about someone in their community doing a guest post ab... more »

Accused of Sexism! « Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 minutes ago
Accused of Sexism! « Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Accused of Sexism! by dianerav Former State Senator Gloria Romero of California accused me of being sexist and possibly anti-Latina as well. (Please read the comments that follow the article.) Romero is now an employee of the Wall Street hedge fund managers’ organization Democrats for Education Reform, which advocates for charters and eliminating tenure and seniority. Romero is hurt that I did not give her credit for having invented the Parent Trigger idea (which I call the Parent Tric... more »

Background on Military Naturalization Ceremony at the White House | The White House

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 minutes ago
Background on Military Naturalization Ceremony at the White House | The White House: Background on Military Naturalization Ceremony at the White House by The White House WASHINGTON, DC - On July 4, 2012, President Obama will deliver remarks at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas will present the countries of the candidates for naturalization and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will deliver the oath of allegiance. The audience will be com... more »

Oakland’s Lakeview Elementary, unoccupied - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 26 minutes ago
Oakland’s Lakeview Elementary, unoccupied - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: Oakland’s Lakeview Elementary, unoccupied By Katy Murphy Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 at 4:28 pm in Uncategorized. [image: Staff Photojournalist] *Lakeview photos by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group* Lakeview Elementary School was supposed to close at the end of the school year, but families, teachers and local activists who opposed the Oakland school district’s decision to close schools kept it open for two and a half weeks longer. They turned the school on Grand Avenue into a summer p... more »

July 4 quiz: See how much you know - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 27 minutes ago
July 4 quiz: See how much you know - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] July 4 quiz: See how much you know Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 6 hours ago I wrote and published a quiz for Memorial Day in May that a reader, Houston attorney Stanley P. Santire, didn’t much like. Santire sent me an e-mail saying that the questions didn’t cover important historical issues. (You can look at that quiz by clicking here and see for yourself.) Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpo... more »

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? | Outside the Cave

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 31 minutes ago
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? | Outside the Cave: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? by Stephen Lazar *I read this every Fourth. You should too. Frederick Douglass captured so much of the essence of America in this speech from 160 years ago. May America still be young:* This celebration also marks the beginning of another year of your national life; and reminds you that the Republic of America is now 76 years old. I am glad, fellow-citizens, that your nation is so young. Seventy-six years, though a good old age for a man, is but a mere speck in the life of a n... more »

Google Wants to Teach You to be a 'Power Searcher' (You Should Let Them) - Education - GOOD

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 35 minutes ago
Google Wants to Teach You to be a 'Power Searcher' (You Should Let Them) - Education - GOOD: Google Wants to Teach You to be a 'Power Searcher' (You Should Let Them) by Liz Dwyer [image: power.searcher] Dying to become a master of Google’s search engine? If so, look no further than Power Searching with Google, a new, free class offered by the tech giant starting July 10th. The course promises to teach users "tips, tricks and tactics" that'll help you "find exactly what you’re looking for, when you most need it." Real talk: Even if you don't spend your time dreaming about how to imp... more »

Hank Brown, Mike Rosen to help lead CU-Boulder's search for visiting conservative scholar - The Denver Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 38 minutes ago
Hank Brown, Mike Rosen to help lead CU-Boulder's search for visiting conservative scholar - The Denver Post: Hank Brown, Mike Rosen to help lead CU-Boulder's search for visiting conservative scholar POSTED: 07/03/2012 10:52:41 AM MDT UPDATED: 07/03/2012 05:42:00 PM MDT *By Brittany Anas,*Camera Staff Writer The University of Colorado's Boulder campus -- which long has been perceived as a liberal hotbed -- on Tuesday tapped former CU President Hank Brown and Denver talk-show host Mike Rosen to help lead a nationwide search for a visiting scholar of conservative thought. CU alr... more »

Getting to the core of Oakland Unified School District superintendent - ContraCostaTimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 42 minutes ago
Getting to the core of Oakland Unified School District superintendent - ContraCostaTimes.com: Getting to the core of Oakland Unified School District superintendent By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune Posted: 07/04/2012 12:00:00 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith listens to public comments at a board... - - 1 - 2 - » OAKLAND -- As a white man who talks about white privilege and institutional racism, the superintendent of Oakland's school system is not your typical school administrator. In countless public and media appe... more »

Democurmudgeon: Louisiana Voucher School, with no facilities and teachers, is approved to take 315 students.

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 44 minutes ago
Democurmudgeon: Louisiana Voucher School, with no facilities and teachers, is approved to take 315 students.: Louisiana Voucher School, with no facilities and teachers, is approved to take 315 students. by Democurmudgeon *Voucher School Meets Profit Target * In addition to the title above, parents are left with a useless voucher. Here's the incredible story: *TownTalk: Emails between Louisiana Education Superintendent John C. White, Gov. Bobby Jindal's spokesman Kyle Plotkin and Jindal policy adviser Stafford Palmieri show White devising a scheme to "muddy up a narrative" and to... more »

Evil Geniuses or Good Simpletons? (Gary Rubinstein) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 52 minutes ago
Evil Geniuses or Good Simpletons? (Gary Rubinstein) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Evil Geniuses or Good Simpletons? (Gary Rubinstein) by larrycuban *Gary Rubinstein was in Teach for America. In his words: “I’m a Houston 1991 alum …. Despite writing two books and teaching for thirteen of the past nineteen years, I’m mostly ignored by TFA though I have a lot of ‘suggestions’ for how they can improve.” This post appeared June 7, 2012.* *He writes about “corporate reformers,” a favorite phrase used by many who oppose the current “no excuses” agenda of test-bas... more »

hctiB G: “repeated injury” | The G Bitch Spot

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 58 minutes ago
hctiB G: “repeated injury” | The G Bitch Spot: hctiB G: “repeated injury” by G Bitch originally posted July 4, 2011 _______ In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. ——— Recovery School District closures and changes can leave families with whiplash–nola.com/*Times-Pic* You would think only those with the very hardest to educate children have ... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Independence Day Thoughts

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Missouri Education Watchdog: Independence Day Thoughts: Independence Day Thoughts by Anngie The oppressive heat may quell much of our Independence Day activities this year, but it gives us more time to reflect on the meaning of this holiday. The wave of government intrusion into our individual lives is now close enough that many of us on the beach front can recognize it for the destructive tsunami that it is. Just like those waves, it is both broad and tall in scope, hitting us across a vast expanse of our everyday lives. It will be no less destructive in its slow steady overwhelm... more »

Adam and the future of teacher unions. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Adam and the future of teacher unions. « Fred Klonsky: Adam and the future of teacher unions. by Fred Klonsky Adam is a working Chicago high school teacher. He is also an activist in the Chicago Teachers Union. I first met Adam in the schoolyard of Whittier School in Pilsen when the parents were fighting to keep a field house from being torn down. Whittier was one of the hundreds of Chicago schools without a library and the parents had occupied the field house demanding CEO Brizard and the Mayor turn it into one. Adam was there supporting the parents. In fact, anytime I can drag thi... more »

School's Out For Summer. Let Kids Be Kids - southbronxschool.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
http://www.southbronxschool.com: School's Out For Summer. Let Kids Be Kids by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) So it's that time of year. School is out. The students have no more teachers, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks. Camps are open and welcoming campers all over the New York metropolitan area. Of course that doesn't include those students at KIPP and Success Academy, charter schools, or even kids forced into a DOE gulag to make up some flawed exam that are not allowed to have summer fun and are forced to endure summer hour after summer hour in a classroom looki... more »

Supersonic | The Jose Vilson

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 11 hours ago
Supersonic | The Jose Vilson: Supersonic by Jose I always dreamed I would end up in Seattle somehow. In the early 90s, I fell in love with the idea of going to the Emerald City back when Gary Payton threw lobs to Shawn Kemp for some of the most incredible alley-oops I had ever seen in my life. My infatuation with the green and gold only grew as I started to see pictures of the Space Needle and the Puget Sound. Back when Ken Griffey displayed the most beautiful swing possibly of all time, Nirvana and Pearl Jam already cranked through my headphones, and I had developed a good taste f... more »

Sacramento Press / Organization Wants Schools to take Notice - Seth's Law is in Effect

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Sacramento Press / Organization Wants Schools to take Notice - Seth's Law is in Effect: Organization Wants Schools to take Notice - Seth's Law is in Effect by Ken Pierce Peer-abuse and biased harassment is a problem in the best of schools. Last Sunday, “Seth’s Law” which forces public schools to better enforce existing anti-bullying policies took effect. To those parents whose children were victims of peer abuse-driven bullycide, based on biased harassment, this California law comes too late. However, for those students returning to school in the fall, it will offer them, as well a... more »

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Don't Get Caught?: What Message Are We Sending Our Kids?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Don't Get Caught?: What Message Are We Sending Our Kids?: Don't Get Caught?: What Message Are We Sending Our Kids? by Lisa M Every Tuesday I read to 3 and 4 year olds at the day care center across the street from my school. As I picked up one of my enthusiastic charges I noticed the phrase on his t-shirt, "Don't Get Caught!" "Don't Get Caught?" I realized he had no idea what it said, so I left it alone. However, as we sat down to read, the phrase on his shirt picked at me. Negative connotations were the only meaning I could derive from that s... more »

Still waiting… « Cooperative Catalyst

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Still waiting… « Cooperative Catalyst: Still waiting… by caseykcaronna Still Waiting… I am still waiting for that large, sweeping legislation in the house, senate, and presidency in regards to progressive education. It is ironic that I will post something on Facebook in regards to education and get “likes” both from my most conservative and liberal friends. Education is something that internally, I believe many of us understand. We get it emotionally and we are able to connect to that part of learning, that relationship part of learning. However, we are so fearful to take ... more »

Louisiana Gives Us a Taste of Mitt Romney's Education Policy | Mother Jones

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Louisiana Gives Us a Taste of Mitt Romney's Education Policy | Mother Jones: Louisiana Gives Us a Taste of Mitt Romney's Education Policy —By Kevin Drum | Mon Jul. 2, 2012 6:06 PM PDT 127 - - Ed Kilgore has been sounding the alarms over Mitt Romney's education proposals for a couple of months now, and I keep meaning — but somehow forgetting — to link to his posts about this. It's probably all part of my love-hate relationship with education policy in general. But today he's got another post up on the subject, so let's take a look. He's riffing on a TPM piece about the ... more »

Frederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” – Zinn Education Project

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Frederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” – Zinn Education Project: Frederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on printMore Sharing Services Film clip. Frederick Douglass “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” (1851) is read by Danny Glover. From Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Frederick Douglass “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro,” a speech given by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY on July 5, 1852, is read by Danny Glover. In this famous speech, Douglass says: “What, to t... more »

JFK...the ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of ...

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
[image: abstract blue] *"But the educated citizen knows how much more there is to know. He knows that "knowledge is power," more so today than ever before. He knows that only an educated and informed people will be a free people, that the ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all, and that if we can, as Jefferson put it, "enlighten the people generally ... tyranny and the oppressions of mind and body will vanish, like evil spirits at the dawn of day." And, therefore, the educated citizen has a special obligation to encourage the pursuit of learning, to pro... more »

Biden: Romney’s assault on teachers – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Biden: Romney’s assault on teachers – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs: Biden: Romney's assault on teachers Posted by CNN's Alex Zuckerman [image: Biden: Romney's assault on teachers] *Washington (CNN)* – Vice President Joe Biden said teachers "are under full blown assault" by Mitt Romney and "his allies in Congress" Tuesday. In response, the Romney campaign said the vice president was touting "failed" policies in his remarks. Speaking before a large crowd of educators at the National Education Association 91st representative assembly, Biden blasted Romney for his education... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm lied about Clemente's new IB program

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm lied about Clemente's new IB program: Rahm lied about Clemente's new IB program by Mike Klonsky The joke is on us. While all of us were focused on the firing of at least 22 Clemente teachers last week, over at the Clark St. wing of City Hall, J.C. Brizard and the mayor were figuring out how to pull another fast one on the Humboldt Park community. Rahm's announced plan to turn Clemente High School into a wall-to-wall IB academy turns out to be a hoax. Emanuel had told parents and community leaders that the wall-to-wall schools were an expansion of... more »

Charter schools to return to a ballot near you - Seattle Snohomish County Progressive | Examiner.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Charter schools to return to a ballot near you - Seattle Snohomish County Progressive | Examiner.com: Charter schools to return to a ballot near you [image: Microsoft founder has contributed a million dollars to establish charter schools in Washington State] You can throw your clichés out the window. Apparently forcharter schools supporters it is not “Three strikes and you’re out.” Neither do they believe, “The third time is the charm.” Indeed, the sponsors of Initiative 1240 are hoping to turn in enough signatures by Friday to put the latest charter school measure before Washi... more »

Detroit Federation of Teachers leaders call imposed contract 'a farce,' hint at potential strike | MLive.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Detroit Federation of Teachers leaders call imposed contract 'a farce,' hint at potential strike | MLive.com: Detroit Federation of Teachers leaders call imposed contract 'a farce,' hint at potential strikePublished: Tuesday, July 03, 2012, 5:49 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 03, 2012, 5:52 PM [image: Dave Murray | dmurray@mlive.com] By Dave Murray | dmurray@mlive.com Detroit teachers union leaders are dismissing their new imposed contract as “a farce,” saying there was no agreement or even bargaining before the contract was announced. Detroit Federation of Teachers leaders als... more »

Ben Velderman and the end of the NEA. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Ben Velderman and the end of the NEA. « Fred Klonsky: Ben Velderman and the end of the NEA. by Fred Klonsky *The return of Ben Velderman.* Last week it was the crazy group of standardized test critics who jubilantly predicted the death of teacher unions. This week it my old stalker from the right-wing, Ben Velderman of the Education Action Group. You remember Ben. He’s the one who filed a Freedom of Information Act request last year for all my work emails and for my personnel file. Predicting and rooting for the death of teacher unions is nothing new. What’s interesting is the broad ... more »

Oakland school sit-in raided after nearly three weeks - Inside Bay Area

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Oakland school sit-in raided after nearly three weeks - Inside Bay Area: Oakland school sit-in raided after nearly three weeks By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune Posted: 07/03/2012 09:50:05 AM PDT Updated: 07/03/2012 02:20:45 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge Staff Archive: A couple of kids run through a small campsite set up by teachers and... (RAY CHAVEZ) OAKLAND -- On Tuesday, nearly three weeks into a peaceful occupation of an elementary school that was closed last month, Oakland school district police cleared out the demonstrators in an early morning raid. When police entered th... more »

Should CMOs really be in the business of ed reform?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Should CMOs really be in the business of ed reform?: Should CMOs really be in the business of ed reform? *Robb Snowe / July 3, 2012* *This guest blog post is written by a former administrator at a charter management organization. Robb Snowe is a pen name.* Charter schools were born of the idea that, endowed with more autonomy and flexibility than traditional public schools, they would be free to experiment with different educational approaches, thereby serving as laboratories of innovation. Presumably, such experimentation would, at least in some cases, lead to better outcomes. T... more »

School districts' anti-bullying funds range from $38K to only $36 | NJ.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
School districts' anti-bullying funds range from $38K to only $36 | NJ.com: School districts' anti-bullying funds range from $38K to only $36Published: Tuesday, July 03, 2012, 4:46 PM Updated: Tuesday, July 03, 2012, 4:56 PM [image: Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger] By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger [image: bullying.jpg]Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerA group of Long Branch Middle School students are shown in a 2011 file photo. The students created a re-mix of Enrique Iglesias' pop hit: "I Like it" called Bullying: We'll Stop It" TRENTON — Some 371 New Jersey school dis... more »

Blue Jersey:: John Adams to Abigail Adams, 236 Years Ago Tonight

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
Blue Jersey:: John Adams to Abigail Adams, 236 Years Ago Tonight: John Adams to Abigail Adams, 236 Years Ago Tonight by Rosi Efthim [image: L17760703jasecond_1lg] This letter gives me chills every time I read it. *(Want real chills? Go look at the original letter written 236 years ago tonight, below the fold - his prediction is on page 3.).*In 1776, John Adams pushed, prodded and greatly annoyed the members of the Second Continental Congress to break with England, hectoring them daily in the hot rooms of what we now call Independence Hall in Philadelphia until their resistance to... more »

National Indian Education Study Reveals Varying Progress | U.S. Department of Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
National Indian Education Study Reveals Varying Progress | U.S. Department of Education: National Indian Education Study Reveals Varying Progress JULY 3, 2012 *Contact: * Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Average math scores for fourth-grade American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students attending Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools have improved since 2009 according to a national study released today, though the overall academic progress of these students has stalled since 2005. The National Indian Education Study (NIES) study, which provides data on the educ... more »

NEA Representative Assembly - California Teachers Association

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
NEA Representative Assembly - California Teachers Association: NEA REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY *NEA RA 2012* -* NEA: We Educate America* *Friday, June 29 - Friday, July 6, 2012 - Washington, DC* *Registration for the NEA RA is now closed* The NEA Representative Assembly is the largest democratic deliberative assembly in the world. California sends more than 1,000 delegates to the NEA RA each summer. During this annual meeting, CTA members help set policy and chart the direction of NEA business through participation on various committees, constituencies, caucuses, and leadership groups... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: NEA STANDS WITH CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: NEA STANDS WITH CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION: NEA STANDS WITH CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION by Mike Klonsky With all eyes on Chicago as Rahm continues to push the teachers and their union to the wall, the NEA Regional Assembly voted overwhelmingly to support the CTU. The resolution came out of the Illinois Delegation. Here's brother Fred making the pitch. Popout Unanimous! Solidarity! Cleveland's corporate reform bill signed by Kasich by Mike Klonsky Ohio Tea-Party Gov. John Kasich and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson hug after Jackson talked about the agreement th... more »

Honor the Fourth of July-Keep Our Schools Democratic! | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Honor the Fourth of July-Keep Our Schools Democratic! | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: Honor the Fourth of July-Keep Our Schools Democratic! by Kate_Lenox [image: Home] Recently I posted about the requirements of the new Race to the Top grants for school districts. The federal Dept. of Education has doubled down on the emphasis on standardized tests by moving to use them not only to judge schools, but also to judge teachers and administrators. Even more disturbing is the new requirement that tests for schools boards be developed. Is this just another way to... more »

Jersey Jazzman: International House of Education Statistics

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: International House of Education Statistics: International House of Education Statistics by Duke I'll be doing the #soschat tonight on the Twitter machine, which should be fun (if TweetDeck for Mac stops acting so quirky). Stop in if you can: 9:00 PM EDT. We needed a topic, and I'm sick of talking about Chris Christie, so I thought we'd talk about international comparisons. Why? Because they seem to be a lynchpin of the entire reformy argument: "*Our kids suck compared to the rest of the world! Even our kids who we say don't suck really suck! 'Cause their teacher... more »

D.C. wants experienced charter operators, in a hurry - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
D.C. wants experienced charter operators, in a hurry - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post: D.C. wants experienced charter operators, in a hurry by Bill Turque While I was gone, a significant announcement from the D.C. Charter School Board that slipped through without much notice. The board is proposing a streamlined approval process that would allow experienced charter operators with good track records in other cities to open their doors in the District a full year ahead of the current timetable. (Astrid Riecken - FOR THE WASHINGTON POST) The new guidelines, unveiled at th... more »

Justice was our floor strategy. « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Justice was our floor strategy. « Fred Klonsky: Justice was our floor strategy. by Fred Klonsky PopoutA couple of folks came up today and asked me if I had a floor strategy. At an NEA RA that’s what the big boys do. When you want to control the speakers, you plant folks at different microphones who then give their time over to those prepared to speak. The Illinois caucus had already voted for the New Business Item calling for the NEA to support the AFT Chicago teacher local in their negotiations with Rahm and his hand-picked school board. It had now been assigned a number: NBI 13. A... more »

Jersey Jazzman: The Shot Against Charters Heard 'Round the World

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: The Shot Against Charters Heard 'Round the World: The Shot Against Charters Heard 'Round the World by Duke A citizen revolution has been brewing in Newark for some time, with local citizens getting increasingly sick and tired of being left out of decisions that affect their own children. So, if this is a revolution, yesterday was the Battle of Lexington and Concord: The Newark public schools uneasy relationship with the city’s charter schools stirred more debate last night, as the district’s advisory board rejected leases to share space with the alternative ... more »

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel Urges Delegates to Stay Strong

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
*NEA President Dennis Van Roekel opened the National Education Association's 91st Representative Assembly today with a challenge to members to stand up for their profession and come together in a united mission to transform America's public schools into world class institutions of learning.*
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