Category Archives: Local Activism

NYSUT slams governor’s veto: Pro-public ed rally set for Executive Mansion

by admin Posted on December 30, 2014

New York State United Teachers released the following statement Monday night in the wake of the governor’s veto of legislation that would have placed a two-year moratorium on the use of Common Core tests in teacher evaluations – legislation the … Continue reading →

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Gary Stern: With King out, Cuomo muscles in on school reform

by admin Posted on December 29, 2014

The following article was written by Gary Stern and published on lohud.  The article describes the situation of Education “Reform” now that John King has resigned to take a position with the US Department of Education. Diane Ravitch offered these … Continue reading →

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Flanagan & Cuomo begin campaign to strip away local control of schools from School Boards. First up, evaluations…

by admin Posted on December 28, 2014

StudentsFirst, the obnoxiously named lobby group founded by Michelle Rhee has been operating in New York and handing out loads of cash to set the path of privatization of our public schools. StudentsFirst was John Flanagan’s biggest donor in 2012 … Continue reading →

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