Comments on: Teacher News of the Day http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: MichaelB http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14/comment-page-1#comment-62588 MichaelB Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:05:22 +0000 http://edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14#comment-62588 Thanks,I read out of context the sentence that preceded your quote: "United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said it wasn't the union that objected to a longer school year." Thanks,I read out of context the sentence that preceded your quote: “United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said it wasn’t the union that objected to a longer school year.”

]]> By: Steve Perez http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14/comment-page-1#comment-62586 Steve Perez Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:01:03 +0000 http://edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14#comment-62586 <p>I think this quote from the <a href="http://www.nysun.com/article/61483?page_no=2" rel="nofollow">Daily News</a> is the one you're thinking of -</p> <blockquote><p>"Parents and camp owners fought tooth and nail against [a longer school year]," she said, adding that summer should be used for enrichment, recreation and summer school. The UFT runs two Brooklyn charter schools — which open Sept. 4 — the same day as city public schools.</p></blockquote> <p> - which shouldn't be taken as an endorsement for mandating a longer school year for all teachers.</p> I think this quote from the Daily News is the one you’re thinking of -

“Parents and camp owners fought tooth and nail against [a longer school year],” she said, adding that summer should be used for enrichment, recreation and summer school. The UFT runs two Brooklyn charter schools — which open Sept. 4 — the same day as city public schools.

– which shouldn’t be taken as an endorsement for mandating a longer school year for all teachers.

]]> By: MichaelB http://www.edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14/comment-page-1#comment-62570 MichaelB Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:27:39 +0000 http://edwize.org/teacher-news-of-the-day-14#comment-62570 It wasn't in today's paper, but I read in the Daily News(?) this week a quote from Randi Weingarten saying that the UFT is not opposed to extending the school year. Could someone please clarify the union's position on this? It wasn’t in today’s paper, but I read in the Daily News(?) this week a quote from Randi Weingarten saying that the UFT is not opposed to extending the school year.

Could someone please clarify the union’s position on this?

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