Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 14, 2009, 5:24 am
I have reprinted this article which appeared on Guy Brandenburg's blog. Guy is a retired DCPS math teacher. I think you will find his account on NAEP worth reading. I encourage you to check out Gu...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 12, 2009, 8:27 am
There will be no Washington Teachers' Union Executive Board meeting this Saturday at 9:00 A.M. Our WTU Executive Board meeting has been cancelled AGAIN ! Just last month in November, our second S...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 6, 2009, 4:07 pm
From the looks of the online comments on The WaPo website, it seems like Rhee has lost favor with many of her former supporters. I remember when Rhee first came to DC to reign as Chancellor of our pub...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 4, 2009, 8:38 pm
Update: Principal Patrick Pope of Hardy Middle School Was On Rhee's Hit List I received an tip from a confidential source that Patrick Pope, Principal of Hardy Middle School has been terminated...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 1, 2009, 4:54 am
The letter below was presented to Washington Teachers' Union President, George Parker on November 30, 2009 by wrongfully terminated/laid-off teachers in a meeting held to discuss their right to ap...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 29, 2009, 8:33 pm
I received an email below announcing a new blog in Sacramento, California known as SAC Chartergate . It seems this blog was created by a group of Sacramento citizens who are interested in shining the...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 25, 2009, 5:25 am
"When law is without order and  justice is far from just, someone must take a stand !"  I decided to post this entry after reading articles by Leah Fabel of the DC Examiner and Bill Turque of the Wa...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 24, 2009, 4:35 pm
Judge Bartnoff made her court ruling this afternoon on the RID'd teachers law suit. WTU lost this court case . Bill Turque covered this story on the DC Wire this afternoon and I am sure there will...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 24, 2009, 6:51 am
Just poking a little fun here !This brings to mind the departing words of our 37th U.S. President, Richard M. Nixon - "I am not a crook." A person's got to know whether their chancellor, (I mean p...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 23, 2009, 5:30 am
This is a reprint from an education blog titled conducting the inner light (below). Even though it was posted on November 21, I think it deserves a' look see' by my readers as it provides yet ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 22, 2009, 9:53 am
In today's Washington Examiner article,  Leah Fabel discusses Rhee's  interference in a federal probe involving sex charges against her now fiance' Kevin Johnson, former St. Hope adminis...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 21, 2009, 5:14 am
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 19, 2009, 5:52 pm
I have received emails confirming sightings of new 'teacher hires' beginning the second week of November, only a month after the notices of layoffs were given to 388 DC teachers and school sta...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 16, 2009, 3:41 am
Many of DC's RIF'd teachers and counselors have been waiting with bated breath to hear the decision that was promised by Judge Judith Bartnoff. Last week a written decision was supposed to be ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 11, 2009, 6:13 pm
I just received an email earlier today from a colleague stating that Rahman Branch, Principal of Ballou Senior High School was fired. Frank W. Ballou Senior High School is located at 3401 4th St. SE W...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 11, 2009, 5:22 am
Seems the Rhee administration can't keep a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Turque reports on the "The hard road of Michelle Rhee's CFOs" in the DC Wire which is The WaPo online blog. A DC insid...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 9, 2009, 6:34 pm
Memba him ?According to a source on this blog - Noah Wepman, Cheif Financial Officer who caused a controversy after his testimony before the DC City council was fired last week. The story of Mr. Wepma...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 8, 2009, 10:37 am
I thought I would feature a comment by someone who calls herself Sonya. I doubt if that's her real name. Sonya, like Rhee continues to bash DC teachers at every turn. Although Rhee has taken her p...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 7, 2009, 12:08 pm
OPEN LETTER TO ALL  Dear DCPS Employees Past and Present, Parents, Guardians, Students and DC Community: I am writing this letter to issue a challenge to us all. We as a system are under fire. F...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 6, 2009, 1:42 am
On Thursday, my cell phone was all ablaze with text messages about the hearing on DC teacher layoffs. They ranged from "not looking good" to "I wasted my time coming here" to "I shoulda' been job ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 4, 2009, 7:28 pm
Don't you just love this cartoon? I know I do.  Posted by The Washington Teacher featuring Candi Peterson- Blogger in residence. Cartoon courtesy of Tom Toles Cartoons.
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 3, 2009, 3:35 am
http://medilldev.net/2009/10/effective-teachers-central-in-education-reform/ Definition of Disparate Impact  A type of discrimination recognized by the courts is “an allegation of disparate impac...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 2, 2009, 5:52 am
November 2 is the beginning of the end for DC's RIF'd teachers and staff. Effective today, they are no longer on the DCPS payroll. Unfortunately, the court date to contest these terminations ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 1, 2009, 5:47 am
Last November, Chancellor Rhee appeared on the cover of Time.  During the past year , the media coverage has continued on all things Rhee with a very different slant and more critical eye. I imagine...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 30, 2009, 2:07 am
In the October 29 council hearing, Chancellor Michelle Rhee demonstrated that she violated the law when she laid off hundreds of teachers and school staff. Rhee by her own admission acknowledged that ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 29, 2009, 5:45 am

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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 29, 2009, 5:27 am
As reported by Bill Turque of the DC Wire yesterday evening - here are the details of what happened in the TRO (temporary restraining order) hearing filed by the Washington Teachers' Union. Strang...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 28, 2009, 11:14 am
This just in- the Washington Teachers Teachers Union Temporary Restraining Order was denied in court on October 28 by Judge Judith Barnoff of DC Superior Court. Details forthcoming. The preliminary in...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 27, 2009, 10:52 pm
Rhee's IMPACT = (Equals) -the terminations of masses of teachers, administrators and school personnel- at-will central office hiring and firing- a revolving door workforce created by terminations,...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 27, 2009, 1:24 am
Rhee's Hit List of DC public School employees : Coming soon to a school near you ! 1. WTU Executive Board members 2. DC Teachers 3. School Counselors 4. Custodians 5. Principals 6. Vice principal...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 25, 2009, 2:40 pm
On October 16, 2009 there were parents, teachers and school staff who testified about the recent DC Public Schools layoff fiasco. What topped the list was the testimony by McKinley students, staff and...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 24, 2009, 2:59 am
Updated Message!      Affected teachers and other DCPS employees can retain the law firm of Joseph, Greenwald and Laake, P.A. to file for a temporary retraining order against their pending terminat...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 23, 2009, 5:23 am
In the Fenty/Rhee graveyard lies the bones of many terminated employees including competent DC teachers. Will you be next ? Posted by The Washington Teacher featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in resid...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 21, 2009, 6:04 am
A picture is worth a thousand words. Stay tuned for the October 29 hearing where Chancellor Michelle Rhee is scheduled to appear before the DC City Council of the whole. Stay tuned for more. Posted by...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 20, 2009, 9:01 am
You are invited to a special meeting with the law firm of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. A free, two hour consultation has been arranged for DCPS Reduction In Force (RIF) teachers, school counselor...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 19, 2009, 4:30 am
Save The Children All wards and all schools are invited to attend a DC parent task force meeting tonight. DC Parents are coming together due to their concerns about public education. Location: Israe...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 18, 2009, 8:57 am
I have posted The Washington Times October 17 article by David C. Lipscomb below. Lipscomb writes about the October 16 DC city council hearings in which many testified about Michelle 'Teacher Term...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 17, 2009, 12:14 pm
Mr. William P. Lee who just started in summer 2009 resigned last week as the new principal of Patterson elementary school which is located at 4399 South Capitol Terrace SW.  It is reported that Mr. L...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 15, 2009, 7:16 pm
This opinion article appeared in the Cornell Daily Sun and explains why students from Cornell University protested Rhee's speech.   Cornell Students Explain Why They Protested Rhee's Speech o...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 14, 2009, 10:59 am
A WTU Executive board member, Sheila Gill wrote to the WTU President George Parker and members of the WTU Executive Board and Board of Trustees expressing concerns about the direction the Washington T...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 13, 2009, 6:00 pm
The highlight of the rally for respect was the speech given by a McKinley high school student known as E.K. who was a co-leader in organizing the student protests against DC teacher layoffs. His speec...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 13, 2009, 5:59 am
Let a word to the wise be sufficient. This is an email that I received that I think is important and worth sharing especially for recently laid off teachers.  Dear Candi:"A note to other recently ter...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 12, 2009, 12:14 pm
The video above was taken at September 30, 2009 'The Fenty File: The truth about Adrian Fenty's attacks on DC residents and government workers gathering which was hosted by Empower DC at the S...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 11, 2009, 5:04 pm
There is a double standard within Chancellor Michelle Rhee's administration. What we are seeing is a chancellor who is not being accountable when it matters most to be accountable. Most of us can ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 11, 2009, 10:07 am
An email came from the WTU on Friday, October 9th @ 5:30 pm with the following message:"The Executive Board meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2009, has been cancelled. President Parker has ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 10, 2009, 6:35 am
Where is our WTU President When We Need him ? Pictures are two of a series of photos taken at Ballou Senior High School to document OSHA complaint. As I have stated four of our Washington Teachers Un...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 9, 2009, 5:35 am
When I learned that four WTU Executive Board members were laid off during the latest reduction in force I was devastated. They included Willie Brewer, Agnes Dyson, Sheila Gill and Robert Willis. Three...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 9, 2009, 4:45 am
When I learned that four WTU Executive Board members were laid off during the latest reduction in force I was devastated. They included Willie Brewer, Agnes Dyson, Sheila Gill and Robert Willis. ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 8, 2009, 7:10 am
The article below is written by an amazing young man that I met last year after I joined  a grass roots organization called the Coalition to Save Our schools (CSONS). We along with others worked ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 7, 2009, 6:08 am
Images of Spingarn High School District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) student protesters take their protest of unfair teacher terminations to the DC City Council chambers on October 6, 2009. Poste...
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