Perdido Street School

Had some fun on Twitter yesterday with a couple of union hacks, one the PR guy from NYSUT, that went something like this: @perdidostscho...

As we await news of the latest teacher evaluation reform in New York State, let's revisit February 2012 for another big announcement on ...

Last year, Andrew Cuomo promised to bring the "death penalty" to "failing schools." This year, Andrew Cuomo has called...

From State of Politics: Asked about whether he’s shifting his tactics post-primary, Cuomo said he wouldn’t change his approach to public...

I keep hearing some NYSUT people brag how NYSUT refused to endorse Andrew Cuomo for governor and am hearing from the same people that NYSUT ...

State of Politics: The President of the Buffalo Teachers Federation, Phil Rumore, said the BTF decided to pass petitions for Teachout an...

What do you make of these tough-talking words from our tough-talking new NYSUT leadership? Karen Magee, a Westchester County union leader...

From Jessica Bakeman at Capital NY: ALBANY—A vote by a state teachers' decision to overhaul its leadership may be a sign of trouble f...

Well, the results haven't been officially announced, but the pro-Andy Cuomo, Michael Mulgrew- and Randi Weingarten-backed Revive NYSUT s...

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel backtracked on Common Core today: The nation’s largest teachers union is pulling back on its once-enthus...

James Eterno posts that he received the following note from a teacher passing along an administrator's demands to the staff for Daniels...

A commenter in at the Times Union: What both the Regents and Cuomo have a blind eye to is that the standards themselves are flawed. Unt...

ICEUFT: In an interview in Capital Pro, NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi says directly that the challenge to his presidency is nothing more...

Very important statement from NYSUT supporting the right of parents to opt their children out of state tests and not have those children pun...

When the stories of the rift between the UFT contingent in the NYSUT and the Iannuzzi supporters first surfaced, I thought there was no way ...

Randi Weingarten said somewhere on the Twitter last night that the inter-union fight in the NYSUT is just an example of "vibrant democr...

Two points to make in the world of AFT/NYSUT/UFT politics: First a tweet from one of the UFT cronies who launched the challenge against NY...

The NYSUT board of directors announced a vote of no confidence has been issued against SED Commissioner King and support for the Common Cor...

From the Times Union: The state’s largest and most powerful teacher’s union on Saturday issued a declaration of “no confidence” in state...

Your UFT dues money at work: Something’s bugging teachers-union boss Michael Mulgrew — or, at least, he thinks so. The United Federati...