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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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Perdido Street School:







UFT Contract Vote: Predictions And The Roadmap For The Future

Expected to be announced today: The teachers union’s new $9 billion contract with the city is expected to be ratified Tuesday. The secret ballots of more than 100,000 eligible members of the United Federation of Teachers will be scanned by the American Arbitration Association in lower Manhattan. Union officials hope to announce the results by mid-afternoon.Urban Ed thinks the contract passes with
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Perdido Street School: Education Reformers Should Be Brought Up On Child Abuse ChargesNothing infuriates me more than seeing how the corporate education reform agenda has changed pre-k and kindergarten for children.Gone are the days when children were given the opportunity to learn through play, and experimentation - all of that has been replaced with hours and hours  of "academic" skill