Comments on: Weingarten Hails Obama Win as Extraordinary Milestone

By: Docent

Docent — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:46:24 +0000

Schools will re-open on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 after the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Two significant things will be happening on that day, one nationally, the other statewide. Nationally, it will be the historic inauguration of our first African-American President, Barack Obama. Statewide will be the administration of the ELA exam to school students in grades 3-8 throughout the state. I’m writing to ask if this test date can be pushed for an official start on the 21st in light of this historic national event. In this way, school children throughout the state can be apart of the nation’s history, their history being made. How can we get our elected officials to support and past this mandate for this one unique and exciting time in our nation’s history?

By: Jessica Harvey

Jessica Harvey — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:48:44 +0000

I am not sure what is going on here…Joel Klein is being considered for secretary of education, and Randi Weingarten has not spoken out publicly against it? I have looked for ways to contact her or other UFT leaders about this and the ways to contact you have been taken down. Information is not on EdWise, not on the UFT site to speak of, not on the AFT site to speak of, and I am concerned the union is squashing the voice and dreams of members in this case instead of helping to be that voice. I worked hard to get Obama elected in order to make a change for this country and its children. Joel klein is a terrible choice and the union knows this. Where is the UFT? We need to take a stand together!

By: Poll Shows Key Role of Union Vote in Election | Edwize

Poll Shows Key Role of Union Vote in Election | Edwize — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:02:55 +0000

[...] its part, the AFT deployed nearly 600 full-time campaign coordinators and 5,000 volunteers to assist affiliates and the AFL-CIO in member-education and get-out-the-vote [...]

By: R. Skibins

R. Skibins — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:47:23 +0000

It is such a relief that our current national nightmare is coming to an end. However, a new nightmare may be around the bend. I just read that Joel Klein is being considered for the post of Secretary of Education. Having Klein as our Secretary of Education would ensure the destruction of our public schools nationwide, with rampant age discrimination, mismanagement, and the unrelenting scapegoating of public school teachers for all ills, real and imaginary. I urge the UFT to oppose Klein being elevated to this post. I urge a letterwriting campaign and the UFT and AFT to lobby against Joel Klein. OLur very survival is at stake.

By: Edublogosphere Space Reacts to Obama Victory | 2tor, Inc.

Edublogosphere Space Reacts to Obama Victory | 2tor, Inc. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:15:23 +0000

[...] Edwize, AFT’s Education Blog, has a post with their President Randi Weingarten’s comments on the election, hailing Obama’s election in much the same way the rest of the country is. Notable considering the role the AFT seems to have played in the election [...]