Monthly Archives: May 2009

Chaz wonders whether principals can find a way around using ATRs to plug openings. Norm Scott, union troublemaker, says Randi Weingarten is on a “national sellout tour.” Here’s a write-up of the Queens charter school myth-busting session we previewed. An internal NEA e-mail, reported by Andrew Rotherham, marshals union officials against TFA. Sawchuck: Why fight … Continue reading

Just days after a massive protest against a proposed charter school siting at a Brooklyn middle school, the charter school under contention withdrew its request for public space today. The Hebrew Language Academy Charter School, which the Department of Education had proposed siting inside a middle school in Marine Park, Brooklyn, told school officials today … Continue reading

An issue that dominated California’s Prop 8 battles is reappearing in New York: whether legalizing gay marriage will have an effect on what children are taught in schools. In an ad campaign by the Empire State Pride Agenda, a pro-gay marriage group, State Deputy Secretary for Education Duffy Palmer assures people that should marriage equality … Continue reading