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Archive for November 27th, 2007

Aliens conquer the earth and ban computers.

Posted by: preaprez on: November 27, 2007

A striking writer friend in California said they needed better chants for their picket lines and did I have any suggestions. After following the WGA strike, I’m convinced that Youtube is the picket line of the 21st Century:

Education as an election issue.

Posted by: preaprez on: November 27, 2007

Education pundits.
Bloggers and pundits keep lamenting the fact that education does not seem to be a big issue in the early stages of the ‘08 presidential elections.
I’m not surprised about it.
I heard the whole Democratic field at last summer’s NEA convention in Philadelphia. And I think I said then that you couldn’t see light between [...]

Tzimmes and borscht.

Posted by: preaprez on: November 27, 2007

Charter teachers aren’t are into unions.

I was talking this week with a big time charter guy. “Teachers in charters just aren’t interested in joining a union,” he assured me.
Don’t tell that to the teachers at Merrick Academy in Queens, NY. NY Teacher reports:
Teachers at the Merrick Academy — Queens Public Charter School have overwhelmingly demanded [...]


 

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