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The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman
July 29th — Multiple charter schools try District 4
Harlem Success Academies 5, 6 and 7 plus two other charter schools have withdrawn their request to move into District 5 and are looking to set up in District 4. Why are we not surprised. They’re trying to get as many charters established before they reach quota. If this appalls you, get everyone you know, … Continue reading
PS 197 – Parents & teachers speak out
See Angel Gonzalez’s powerful NEW VIDEO of parents, teachers, and government staff protesting last Wednesday at PS 197 in Harlem. Chapter Leader Antoine Bogard reads a powerful indictment against the DoE and the union for violations of education law and refusal to work with parents.
BloomKlein’s recipe for inflation
Loretta Prisco’s brilliant thrust into the BloomKlein jugular needs to be posted everywhere. (We grabbed it from Ednotes at: Prisco: Extending mayoral control is a recipe for failure). Proponents of Mayoral Control state “improvements” in scores as justification. Scores have jumped in cities without mayoral control proving this a fallacy. Teachers know the secret recipes. … Continue reading
Thurs., July 23rd — City Hall
From the organizers: The Press Conference will be held at 12:30 on the Steps of City Hall with the Senators who objected to the Bill for Mayoral Control. At 1:30 P.M. there will be a rally with Elected Officials, the Senators and Teachers and Staff members from PS 123/PS 197/PS 375 Come Out and Support … Continue reading
"Today’s not about THAT fight."
UPDATED info on this situation (with even more video) here at Ednotes. Ednotes just put up a new video of the PS 123 demonstration and walk-through July 10th with Manhattan Borough Pres. Scott Stringer. GEM people asked all the right questions and made all the right points. Stringer: “We’re on the case.” Stringer: “We’re going … Continue reading
The Impact of the ATR
To be distributed today at: Bronx Teacher Recruitment Fair Tuesday, July 21 at 4:00 PM at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. (This is the Hostos Community College’s Performing Arts Center, about a block south of 149th St.) The Impact of the ATR: G.E.M. (Grassroots Education Movement) Who we … Continue reading
PS 123 and Harlem Success: not separate, not equal
GEM joined with parent activists yesterday at PS 123 for another protest against the placing of a Moskowitz charter school in an existing public school. The speakers kept hammering the point they’ve been making at earlier demonstrations in front of the school, that quality education should not just be for some children, but for all … Continue reading
Sen. Huntley’s tired of the mayor "strangling the life out of our community"
Leonie Haimson (Class Size Matters) sent a commentary around about the recent battles in the Senate. Neither the Republican Senators or Bloomberg come off as being particularly pro-people. The YouTube video on the right is Senator Shirley Huntley (10th Sen. District) on schools, and here’s Haimson’s report: “There is video of some of the Senators … Continue reading
Why GEM opposes charter schools
Here’s GEM’s position on charter schools. Feel free to print these two pages out, but if you’re having trouble, write gemnyc@gmail.com and we’ll email you a PDF that will print out just fine.
July 23 — Charter School hearing in Brooklyn
Community School District # 13 From the organizers: This came about because I questioned whether public notice was given to the community at-large. We need as many people as possible to show up. District 13 does not need another charter school. We already have the following:Community Roots Charter SchoolLeadership Bedord-Stuyvesant Prep Charter SchoolCommunity Partnership Charter … Continue reading
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