The Department of Education is closing 14-20 schools . . .
. . . the first 6 schools to close have been announced . . .
. . . the UFT weighs in . . .
. . . while Eduwonkette questions how the schools are being chosen . . .
. . . and a look at what Canarsie High School is doing to stay open.
The UFT is withdrawing support for an affordable housing program it had backed because the developer refused to guarantee the use of union labor.
The DOE plans to test kindergartners.
UFT President Randi Weingarten in USA Today on school progress reports.
A critique of the national high school rankings released last week.
The DOE is letting stand the decision of the principal of PS 70 in the Bronx to not let students compete in the National Scholastic chess championship; is this an act of retaliation?
New York City is impacting the No Child Left Behind debate.
Eligible schools are voting on participation in the voluntary school-wide bonus program.
Teaching students to fight racism.
3 Comments:
1 Schoolgal
· Dec 5, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Steve,
Sounds like this guy is headed for the rubber room. Once again people are being investigated w/o knowing why.
I really believe the UFT higher-ups need to be involved. If this teacher is being punished for union activities or something else, the union needs to know.
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