Norm's Notes

An archive of articles and listserve postings of interest, mostly posted without commentary, linked to commentary at the Education Notes Online blog. Note that I do not endorse the points of views of all articles, but post them for reference purposes.

Sunday, January 04, 2015

School Reform Fails the Test

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School Reform Fails the Test Print How can our schools get better when we’ve made our teachers the problem and not the solution? B...

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

What if in 2015.....

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Divisions on the Left: The great Lenin debate of 2012 - and ISO

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Recently the ISO held an event about Marxism and invited people on the MORE listserve to attend. It is clear that there are many views on th...

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Justin Wedes Swipes Occupy Twitter Account

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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/nyregion/occupy-wall-streets-twitter-account-is-focus-of-lawsuit.html?_r=2&referrer= Occupy Wal...

Thursday, August 28, 2014

The ISO Versus Socialist Alternative

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eekend Edition July 4-6, 2014 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on google More Sharing Services 13 The ISO Versus S...

Friday, August 22, 2014

The Indypendent: What's A Cop To Do?

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Good cops, dedicated and skilled ones, learn how to look for signs of criminal behavior instead of profiling by race ...good policing req...

Monday, August 11, 2014

Charter Cap Battle Looming in NY State

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New York charter sector prepares for fight over limits A rally in support of charter schools in Albany, March 2014. (AP ...

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ed notes online: Norm Scott worked in the NYC school system from 1967 to 2002, spending 30 of those years teaching elementary school in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn (District 14). He retired in July 2002. He has been active in education reform and in the UFT, often as a critic of union policy, since 1970, working with a variety of groups. In 1996 he began publishing Education Notes, a newsletter for teachers attending the UFT Delegate Assembly. In 2002, he expanded the paper into a 16-page tabloid, printing up to 25,000 copies distributed to teacher mailboxes through Ed Notes supporters. Education Notes started publishing a blog in Aug. 2006. Norm also writes the School Scope education column for The Wave, the Rockaway Beach community newspaper.

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