Articles Posted in the “Wake Up Call” Category
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Wake Up Call | City spares PS 114 — charter school is moving in
(Originally posted at YourNabe.com) The Department of Education’s well honed performance ax will not be coming down on PS 114, according to a surprising 11th-hour compromise that spared the embattled Canarsie school — but a separate-but-equal charter school will open inside the 100-year-old city building. Those attending a Monday evening protest outside the Remsen Avenue [...]
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Wake Up Call | Help us defeat Bloomberg’s attack on teacher rights.
The children of New York City and their dedicated educators are urging state senators to vote “no” on S.3501 (Flanagan). This legislation is a direct assault on the collective bargaining rights of teachers and other public employees, and echoes the transparent union-busting efforts we are seeing in Wisconsin and other states. We urge you help [...]
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Wake Up Call | Every Providence, RI Teacher Fired Thursday
(Originally reported at projo.com) By Linda Borg Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE — After two hours of contentious discussion, the School Board voted 4 to 3 Thursday night to send out termination notices to each of the city’s 1,926 public school teachers. More than 700 teachers jammed a high school gymnasium to tell school officials that [...]
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Wake Up Call | The Standoff Ensues in Wisconsin
Pictures from Day 1 (Tuesday), Day 3 (Thursday), and Day 4 (Friday, Feb. 18) in WI Request from Bob Peterson, Rethinking Schools, in WI: “We are in the middle of a historic struggle in Wisconsin” (NYCEducationNews) 12 Things You Need to Know About the Uprising in Wisconsin (AlterNet) Our analysis of why teacher unions help [...]
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Is Your School Facing Phase-Out or Closure?
Schools on both sides of the public/charter divide have been hit hard by the DOE’s school-closing rampage, but one set of students at Paul Robeson HS, in Crown Heights, is mobilizing to do something about it. They’ve create a website, RobesonUnite.com, to help organize and recruit supporters to their (growing) social and legal cause. Is [...]
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Wake Up Call | OurSchoolsNYC now available in עִבְרִית and 简体字
That’s right, now you can read us in עִבְרִית (Hebrew) and 简体字 (Chinese). Look to the bottom of the page to toggle the language version you are viewing! -OurSchools Team
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“Wake Up Call” | The Connection Between Bloomberg, Black, The DFER’s, Education Reform Now and The Asshats
Cross posted from Perdido Street School blog—- Here it is – right in plain, borrowed, advertising language: When Cathleen P. Black, the schools chancellor, testified before the State Legislature on Tuesday about what she called the unavoidable teacher layoffs in New York City that would take place if the governor’s proposed education budget were approved, [...]
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“Wake Up Call” | Mubarak Steps Down, Cathie Next
The news is just in from Egypt: President Mubarak has stepped down amid protests from millions across the country and the world. That means we’re 1 for 2. Cathie, you’re next!
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“Wake Up Call” | Public School Parents Announce Black Must Go!
Join Deny Waiver Coalition, parents and educators at our press conference announcing our appeal to the illegal appointment of Cathie Black at RED Thursday Part Two! We hope you will join us in solidarity and support of parents who want a quality education for their kids and a school system led by a qualified educator. [...]
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“Wake Up Call” | DoE closed schools that met predicted graduation rates
DoE closed schools that met their predicted graduation rates (NY Post) DoE released names and locations of 12 new high schools opening September 2011 (NY1) Cathie Black op-ed on college readiness is full of errors and lies (NY Daily News) Bloomberg gets an “F” on his report card (NYC Educator) GBN News: Bloomberg LP to [...]
