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Friday, November 23, 2012

The Incoherent World of Nick Kristof

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Nicholas Kristof, New York Times columnist, 11/21/12 : So time and again, we see the decline of public services accompanied by the rise o...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Have a Reformy Thanksgiving!

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We have a national Thanksgiving crisis. International comparisons clearly show our turkeys are drier, our mashed potatoes are waterier, a...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

A Courageous Teacher Needs Your Help

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This is Marie Corfield . Marie is an art teacher, a mother, and a fighter for teachers and parents here in New Jersey. Marie became a mi...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Newark vs. Chicago

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No, this is not a post about hockey . Earlier today, I posted the latest statement about the Newark teachers contract from a group of re...
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Statement of Newark Teachers Against the New Contract

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I'm reposting the entire statement of the NEWCaucus  - a group of teachers who were against the Newark teachers contract - here, mostly ...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

We Treat Monkeys Better Than Teachers

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Hat tip to the great Nancy Flanagan . Here we see two teachers under a merit pay system: "Wait!" screams the reformer (or the ...
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Teachers Unions As Evaluators: A Conflict of Interest?

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Let's say you're a teacher in a city with a large population of children in poverty... like, say, Newark. Under the district's...
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Charterism Consumes Camden

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The perks keep flowing to charter schools in Camden : As part of the $175 million state takeover fund given to Camden in 2002, $7 millio...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Merit Pay: Thoroughly Tested, Thoroughly Failed

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To some people, like the Star-Ledger's Tom Moran , facts are stupid things: A few thoughts on the comments: No one can be sure that t...
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Tom Moran LOVES My Writing!

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Jersey Jazzman, 11/14/12 : So why cheat in a game you already know you're going to win? Nothing's been proved yet; keep watching....
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