Comments for Intercepts http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts A listening post monitoring public education and teachers' unions. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on “We’re Not in a Position to Get More Money” by Edgware http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/01/31/were-not-in-a-position-to-get-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-8192 Edgware Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:34 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4614#comment-8192 Seems CTA member are gonna be rich in future. Seems CTA member are gonna be rich in future.

]]> Comment on Other Than That, It’s a Great Idea! by Darren http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/02/02/other-than-that-its-a-great-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-8172 Darren Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:22:02 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4621#comment-8172 They're hoping for a change. They’re hoping for a change.

]]> Comment on “We’re Not in a Position to Get More Money” by Erik http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/01/31/were-not-in-a-position-to-get-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-8146 Erik Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:19:51 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4614#comment-8146 Do we know if the CTA was overseeing Mark Berndt? Not that it matters too much since I imagine that whichever union represents the Miramonte staff erected a wall of silence for what was possibly going on for a very long time. Hooray for solidarity. Do we know if the CTA was overseeing Mark Berndt? Not that it matters too much since I imagine that whichever union represents the Miramonte staff erected a wall of silence for what was possibly going on for a very long time. Hooray for solidarity.

]]> Comment on “We’re Not in a Position to Get More Money” by Darren http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/01/31/were-not-in-a-position-to-get-more-money/comment-page-1/#comment-8145 Darren Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:24:48 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4614#comment-8145 My coerced union dues are $1030 a year, of which I get about 1/3 back as an agency fee payer. CTA isn't getting enough money? Please! My coerced union dues are $1030 a year, of which I get about 1/3 back as an agency fee payer. CTA isn’t getting enough money? Please!

]]> Comment on Diane Ravitch’s Fairy Tale Journey Through the Gumdrop Land of California by Tamara http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/01/25/diane-ravitchs-fairy-tale-journey-through-the-gumdrop-land-of-california/comment-page-1/#comment-8071 Tamara Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:32:20 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4599#comment-8071 My favorite quote, "Magic is that special something that makes the unbelievable seem real". Thanks for my best laugh today. My favorite quote, “Magic is that special something that makes the unbelievable seem real”.
Thanks for my best laugh today.

]]> Comment on Diane Ravitch’s Fairy Tale Journey Through the Gumdrop Land of California by Darren http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/01/25/diane-ravitchs-fairy-tale-journey-through-the-gumdrop-land-of-california/comment-page-1/#comment-8069 Darren Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:22:25 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4599#comment-8069 If you'd like to read my firsthand account of her Sacramento talk, it's at http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-evening-with-diane-ravitch-and.html If you’d like to read my firsthand account of her Sacramento talk, it’s at http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-evening-with-diane-ravitch-and.html

]]> Comment on Aloha, Race to the Top by mekei http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2012/01/20/aloha-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-8038 mekei Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:53:41 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=4585#comment-8038 "In the state of Hawaii, there is an ongoing political and legal battle that involves a Presidential initiative, the role of federalism, a governor imposing a settlement on the teachers’ union, performance pay, teacher evaluations, pay cuts, and the fate of $72 million in grant money." Wait one month, insert 'New York' for Hawaii. “In the state of Hawaii, there is an ongoing political and legal battle that involves a Presidential initiative, the role of federalism, a governor imposing a settlement on the teachers’ union, performance pay, teacher evaluations, pay cuts, and the fate of $72 million in grant money.”

Wait one month, insert ‘New York’ for Hawaii.

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