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Remainders: When students take tests they can’t possibly pass

  • A teacher describes the frustration and pain of watching students take tests they can’t pass. (Mr Foteah)
  • Sharing the story of his own disability, a teacher argues against special education cuts. (B Niche)
  • School safety agents, who are mostly women, filed a class action pay discrimination suit. (SchoolBook)
  • The change a teacher wants to see in classrooms would best be detected aurally. (Shoulders of Giants)
  • Long Island principal Carol Burris explains why she turned against the Common Core. (Answer Sheet)
  • Instead of being closed, Newtown and Flushing high schools are getting more crowded. (NY World)
  • Two recent events have a teacher and union activist weighing the UFT’s endorsement process. (JD2718)
  • The city’s pre-kindergarten applications went out today; availability remains limited. (Insideschools)
  • A report from Public Advocate (and mayoral hopeful) Bill de Blasio details the pre-K crunch. (GS Scribd)
  • Schools can apply now for two-years of assistance in using mobile technology. (Verizon Foundation)
  • Norm

    Is Gotham joining the JD2718 and New Action/Unity attempt to blot out the existence of MORE, (certainly John Gambling recognized MORE in his interview with Julie Cavanagh — and note no Gotham mention — listen to the interview to see MORE is real — http://www.wor710.com/player/?mid=22943474&station=WOR-AM&program_id=johngambling.xml&program_name=podcast)

    Really, if Gotham is going to link it should do some basic fact checking. Maybe tell JD2718 that ICE is no longer a caucus as he claims in his post. But then again he must have forgot that months ago he as a leader of New Action requested a meeting between New Action and — what is that new caucus again — oh yes, MORE. Amnesia must be at fault given that it has been blasted all over the place that ICE, TJC, NYCORE, GEM and others have all come together to form MORE.

    But why give any credence to a real rival to his caucus, New
    Action, which will be endorsing some guy named Michael Mulgrew in the upcoming UFT elections in exchange for some guaranteed seats on the UFT exec bd, thus leaving UFT members with 2 choices for president: Julie
    Cavanagh or Michael Mulgrew. A vote for New Action will be a vote for Mulgrew. The choice is obvious — except to JD2718 and other New Action members, even though some of whom have cast their lot with MORE in this election. Guess the message didn’t filter up the New Action food chain. Or more likely an intentional attempt to distort reality. Too bad Gotham goes along with this sham.

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