New York teachers hold out (some) endorsements
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The state’s teacher’s union suspended its endorsements for all state Senators — Democrats and Republicans — who supported Gov. David Paterson’s tax cap bill.
The leadership of New York State United Teachers said in a statement they were reviewing the position of every member of the Assembly because they believe a cap “would harm children [...]
Russia Elevates Georgia Crisis
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Reports today that Russian forces have left South Ossetia and are moving toward Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi are troubling to say the very least. If Russia does indeed try to take the entire country by force and overthrow the government, we’re looking at a brand new geo-political ball game. Now, there’s no indication that permanently [...]
Colin Powell: The Most Important Endorsement This Campaign Season?
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? That Colin Powell was going to the Democratic Convention and endorsing Barack Obama?
Well, considering the gossip came from conservative gadfly Bill Kristol, I immediately didn’t believe. And soon enough it was
“I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol’s musings,” Powell told ABC News. “I am not going to the convention. I [...]
Gallup: Obama Up By 6
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Rasmussen has shown a consistent 2 point spread among “likely” voters over the past 4 days, and Gallup has shown an average of about 5 points among “registered” voters over the past 4 days.
Are McCain’s attacks working or have people just grown tired of them?
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Still, in a historical sense, the race remains fairly close [...]
You Won’t Believe What Michael Phelps Eats Everyday
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Personally, I’m not that shocked, because if you’re working out 5 hours a day, 6 days a week, you’re need the energy.
Still, this isn’t exactly
4,000 calories per meal…
Breakfast: 3 fried-egg sandwiches w/ cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions and mayonnaise.
Brunch: 3 slices of french toast w/ powered sugar, a 5 egg omelet, 3 chocolate chip [...]
NYSUT nixes pro-tax-cap pols
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New York State United Teachers today followed through on its threat not to endorse any senator who voted last week for a cap on school property taxes.
“We decided to do no endorsement in races where a vote was taken to support the property-tax cap because that would be devastating to education and we don’t [...]
Union: cuts would have “devastating toll”
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New York State United Teachers is trying to push back against Gov. David Paterson’s proposed cuts to the State University of New York and the City University of New York, saying they would take a “devastating toll” on the system and could prevent people from attending college.
The governor wants a $1 billion mid-year [...]
United Way to Paterson: leave poor, disabled alone
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Gov. Paterson should reject his “across the board’’ approach to budget cuts because not all New Yorkers can equally stand the shared pain, officials of United Way of New York said in a letter today.
“While ‘sharing the pain’ appeals to everyone’s sense of fair play, the fact is, not all New Yorkers begin [...]
State Pushes For Stricter Rules On Alternative Certification Teacher Programs
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The State Board for Educator Certification, or SBEC, which licenses teachers, is considering a new rule requiring alternative certification programs to accept only students who maintained a 2.5 grade-point average or better in college. So-called “alt-cert” teachers also would be required to go through a set amount of training hours before facing students in the [...]
Roll Call For Hamitlon County Teachers
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At 46 schools in Hamilton County, teachers had worse attendance than their students in 2007, according to figures provided by the Hamilton County Department of Education. At 18 schools, teacher attendance was about the same as student attendance, and at 13 schools, teacher attendance was better than student attendance, district data shows.
Hamilton County Board of [...]
