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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

2-4-14 Ed Notes Online

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Change the Stakes' Fred Smith Infiltrates Super Bowl Press Box, Little Mermaid and MORE
During NY Jet games I text my fellow Jet fans "turning point" -- usually with the Jets losing and often all too early in the game. Super Bowl night I texted "Turning Point" - after the first play.Saturday, at the MORE Than a Test Score awesome event organized by the amazing crew from MORE and Change the Stakes, testing guru Fred Smith pulled me aside and showed me his Media Acc
AndersonGate - Cami Anderson Uses Chris Christie Lane Closure Tactics in Snow Day Late School Closures
Newark Supt. Cami Anderson, who helped destroy the District 79 program here in NYC when she was Joel Klein's agent of destruction, is quickly turning into Michelle Rhee junior. Diane Ravitch points out today (Is Chris Christie’s Newark Superintendent Shaping the Mayoral Race?)as to how Anderson is affecting the race for Newark Mayor just as Rhee was responsible for the loss of her patron in Wash.
Randi Position on NYSUT Revealed in Interview
Randi Weingarten ‏@rweingarten  @perdidostschool-...if the divisiveness wasn't so sad, the blog post would be a fun piece of fiction to read cc: @NormScott1Thus Randi tweeted in response to PerdidoStSchool when he posted my contention that she is behind the entire thing. She contended the AFT was neutral -- note she said AFT not her -- parsing, as usual.So read this selection from a Capital Pro ar
Help The State Assembly Choose New Regents Who Oppose High-Stakes Testing
Remember, NYS Regents is headed by Merryl Tisch and they hired John King etc -- so if the 4 candidates win it limits her power and control -- By the way, the Staten Island candidate is Mike Reilly, a retired cop and pro true reform on education. Looking for a write in candidate for mayor and getting a pro-Reilly email I wrote in his name. Hope he wins this one -- remember, the state legislature vo


2-3-14 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: NYSUT Update: Kiev on the Hudson as Randi Plays Role of Ukraine President YanukovychRandi is behind the so-called NYSUT insurgency multiple and trusted sources have informed us. I don't have particulars but this info came in response to my comments the other day in this post (The Battle for NYSUT: Ebbs and Flows)While some think Randi must be behind the move of the UFT to take ove