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“As I sat through the hearing waiting to testify, I found myself in an odd position. I’ve always been a firm believer in oversight, regulation,

“When parents recognize which schools are failing to educate their children, they will demand more effective options for their kids. They won’t care whether they

Teachers at KIPP AMP are using their voice to part ways with the UFT. (Not linking yet, due to privacy concerns.) In happier times, the

Yesterday’s kangaroo court gained a lot of media coverage. Here are some highlights: NY1 News: Charter School Debate Heats Up at Downtown Hearing Daily News:

What do The Door, East Harlem Tutorial Project, Boricua College and Fordham University have in common ñ besides deep community roots and a commitment to

Somebody didn’t do the reading. Appearing on Good Day New York this morning, UFT President Michael Mulgrew was asked about the union’s role in losing

“I always wanted [my son] to go to a charter school. I was looking at Achievement First since he was age 1.” — Petrula Aaron, mother

When NYSUT is right, we should say so. Today is one of those times. Recently, both the State Senate and Assembly’s budget resolutions called for

It’s all fun and games until someone loses $700 million. With only one round remaining in the Race to the Top, it’s time for cash-starved

I’ve been the subject of some pretty stiff attacks from the UFT recently. The union’s bloggers can hardly mention my name without reiterating the fact