Because I can.
Blacklisted transgender teacher. Don't need to say much more than that. Yes, it's work safe.Pittsburg Federation of Teachers have been working under an expired contract since June. Go Pitt!You won't...
View ArticleDr. Homeslice Is On Strike....
Heh.Not really, jus' kidding folks.The long and short of it is that for whatever reason I keep taking on more and more responsibilities within my local and as we all know, there's NEVER a shortage of...
View ArticleHello out there in bloggerland...
So I've been gone a while....Things have been busy on my end; can't say why-- if I did, I'd have to kill all of you.Seriously, a friend of mine (who knows of my secret blogger identity) told me the...
View ArticlePolitical related- post.
Hillary; the AFT endorsed her in early October; I'm thinking she's not going to make it. Go Obama!(Yes, Dr. Homeslice has officially endorsed Obama!)
View ArticleForces of evil to attack teachers' unions on Tuesday.
Tuesday marks the beginning of Rick Berman's Center For Union Facts' $1 million dollar ad assault on teachers. Paid ads on FOX (go figure) and CNN start on Tuesday. AFT seems to be doing a good job by...
View ArticleRick Berman's folks have been looking at my site...
Yeah, Bermanco, we know what you're gonna do.Bring it-- we'll get ya.
View ArticleIntel on the Rick Berman Campaign-- from Rick Berman Himself.
This article is a bit old, but it gives a little more info on what he's trying to do.
View ArticleWant to meet/ unmask Dr. Homeslice?
Wow...my first post in like 3 months. It'll be a brief one, sorry there folks.Just curious if any of you bloggy internet unionist types will be in DC during the NEA annual meeting. If so, drop me a...
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Fordham's Liam Julian Causes Nationwide Teacher Union Revolution
Liam Julian over at Flypaper jumps all over Diane Ravitch, a Fordham Board member who stepped up to defend teachers' unions.Ravitch wrote:I find myself getting really annoyed when people rage against...
View ArticleMajor Fight At Fordham Foundation....
Insiders tell me that Coby and Liam got into a heated argument. Checker walked in, and the rest of the Fordham crew took sides....it was not pretty. Check out the video below for footage of the...
View ArticleIs a child really more than a test score?
That's the line I'm going to be hearing in about two weeks at the NEA annual meeting; "A child is more than a test score".I have to wonder, if they are truly, really more than a test score.Case in...
View ArticleI'll Be Gabcasting From the NEA RA!
Howdy folks, just a quick note to let you know I'll be Gabcasting from the NEA RA, just like I did last year. For the uninitiated, Gabcasting is when you do audio blog posts. Posts will start the 30th...
View ArticleAt The NEA RA....
Hasn't started yet, but Bylaw Amendment 1a will be a doozy, that is offering membership to private Pre and K-12 schools. It's been split, so it will be in two parts. The Pre-K part might pass, but I...
View ArticleI'm such a news release whore...
...but I'll fully admit it.AFT has recently approved a resolution at it's delegate assembly (or whatever its called) supporting the Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) program. Way to go!For the...
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Little Puffy Edublog Tag Clouds.
Yeah, so it's been a while since I've been on here. Whoops. Most everyone is familiar with tag clouds, I hope. Basically, it's a web 2.0 visual representation of more commonly occuring tags or meta...
View ArticleEIA To Shift Watchdog Focus Away From Teacher Unions
Note: This is satire. That means it's not real.(Satire Wire News Reports) In a move that caught education policy wonks throughout the blogosphere by surprise, Education Intelligence Agency (EIA)...
View ArticleOf Rhee, DC, Fenty and Randi.
Wow.Whole lotta crazy stuff going on in DC, huh?Rhee wants to basically get rid of tenure, throw a whole bunch of money at the teachers and see if they jump for it. Kind of reminds me of the satirical...
View ArticleDoc Challenges Jay Matthews....
In a column that came out today, WaPo’s “genius-in-residence” self-styled education guru Jay Matthews explained what you need to do to jump-start a chronically failing urban school system, illustrated...
View ArticleWhat I wouldn't give....
...to be at the UFT DA right now.So what do you folks think? Is this resolution too extreme?
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T&A
Hang on, hang on there.Don't get all upset on me now, I'm not talking about what you think I'm talking about. Shame on you.Actually, I'm talking about transparency and accountability; they seem to be...
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