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By: Chatting about Charters « JD2718

Chatting about Charters « JD2718 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:43:48 +0000

[...] Now, I know the UFT has two charter schools, and has organized several more. But aren’t the majority of charter schools in New York non-union? Didn’t the UFT’s (director? coordinator? I don’t know his title) of charter schools, Jonathan Gyurko, indicate support of the right rather than the need to organize charter schools in NYC? [...]

By: NYC Educator: What's a Raise?

NYC Educator: What's a Raise? — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:19:32 +0000

[...] small classes, and decent facilities. I see them work every day.Related: A thoughtful post on Edwize and another on [...]

By: The $125,000 Salary Experiment

The $125,000 Salary Experiment — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:13:16 +0000

[...] class with his hands down his pants to circling ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in answer to questions about a photo.”Edwize contends that you don’t need to sacrifice support staff, administrators and technology for high [...]

By: Unions should be pro-union « JD2718

Unions should be pro-union « JD2718 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:01:39 +0000

[...] Unions should be pro-union March 12, 2008 pm31 8:01 pm Posted by jd2718 in Teachers Unions, UFT, United Federation of Teachers. Tags: Charter Schools trackback I am concerned about a recent article on Edwize. [...]

By: jd2718

jd2718 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:59:23 +0000

Moreover, if and when the school’s teachers want to gain more influence over their practice through collective bargaining, we hope that Equity Project embraces this expression of ownership and accountability.

What’s this “if and when” stuff? I think we have a right to expect a pro-union blog, not a union-agnostic blog.

Further, who is the “we” running through this piece? Does Edwize take a stance independent of the UFT?

Jonathan

By: Peter Goodman

Peter Goodman — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:29:37 +0000

Our UAW trade union brothers said that Americans would never buy those Japanese cars … they fought, and fought in Congress to keep their world the way it was … and the world changed.

Teaching is entering into an evolving world … what will classrooms look like in ten years? will we have classrooms? will hundred thousand dollar new teachers make a difference? differentiated staffing? distance learning? internet? None of us know.

We can emulate the auto workers, or, be part of the decision-making process …

The one scenario we don’t want is to become the auto workers of the next generation.

By: MichaelB

MichaelB — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:53:46 +0000

Earning $125,000 but doing more work than I do now doesn’t appeal to me. Earning $100,000 with a half-time assistant who has a key to the supply room sounds wonderful.