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Friday, September 20, 2013

9-20-13 Ed Notes Online

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Bill Thompson "Tone Deaf" Campaign Deficiencies Exposed in NY Times
...and UFT support shows how tone deaf they are. David Chen in the Times reported the other day - A very revealing article on Bill Thompson's faults and failures -- all of which were not noted by the equally tone deaf UFT.Mr. Thompson never articulated a clear message. “Muddled” was a word used by many. He developed a centrist platform, better suited to a general election than a Democratic primary
9-19-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: @Ravitch WebinarI had the opportunity last night to be in the room with Diane Ravitch while she interacted with bloggers on the web using an interesting technology from Shindig. For over an hour I stood behind her taping her off the screen. Now I could have taped her off the screen I guess at home but I have an idea for a possible small documentary by gathering footage from her bo