Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Feb 6, 2012, 10:57 pm
Press Release & WTU VP's PERB Filings WTU General Vice President Candi Peterson has agreed to hold off on her lawsuit against the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) in favor of handling the dispute through informal mediation or arbitration. However, after first seeking arbitration itself, WTU has reve...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Feb 1, 2012, 10:26 pm
Won't you please join me along with members of Empower DC, parents, teachers and community as we fight the displacement of our students and the privatization of our public schools. I have featured a guest post by Liane Scott which outlines the plan to expose DC's Equation for Displacement. Hope to s...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jan 26, 2012, 8:57 pm
Written by Candi Peterson Join Empower DC's Exposing DC's Equation for Displacement: Info on DCPS closings & plan of action Saturday,  Feb. 4 @ 11 am -1:30pm @  1419 V St NW The headlines from today's top education stories reads: "Many public schools in D.C.’s poorest area should be transforme...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jan 18, 2012, 7:21 pm
... who continue to check out The Washington Teacher blog regularly. As you may ... may recall in 2008 - I started The Washington Teacher blog. Initially, I began writing ... was proposed by then WTU President George Parker and former DC Chancellor Michelle ... Over the past three years, The ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 14, 2011, 6:41 am
This is an op-ed piece published in the N.Y. Times newspaper. It is a must read. Who better to tell the story of school reform than a DC middle-class parent who has lived the nightmare under the direction of education deformers Rhee, Fenty and now Henderson?  deformer: (n.) One who deforms.Decem...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 8, 2011, 12:16 am
By Candi Peterson In the midst of upcoming contract negotiations, there are big plans ahead to close our traditional public schools. Never in our history has been there been a greater need for teachers and school personnel to have an effective union. Our very future as educators and the future of o...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 3, 2011, 11:45 pm
By Candi Peterson Empower DC, a well respected community grassroots organization hosted a gathering on Thursday evening, November 3 at the Dorothy Height Library to discuss DC's plans to close more traditional public schools. People assembled from all walks of life including Ward 7 residents, paren...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 31, 2011, 3:01 pm
  DC GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING ON CLOSING MORE SCHOOLS!               Did you know that the Deputy Mayor for Education (De’Shawn Wright) has hired a Chicago based firm to do a study on how DC neighborhoods are served by the public school system ? (traditional, public and charter)      ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 22, 2011, 8:49 am
I had the pleasure of doing an  interview with DC journalist, Pete Tucker who writes the FightBack blog and covers local news stories the main stream media shys away from. We were streaming live from Occupy DC. I hope you will read his article (below) and check out my interview @ http://thefightba...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Sep 20, 2011, 1:45 am
Written by Candi Peterson It's official, I have been ousted from my elected position within the Washington Teachers' Union, AFL-CIO, Local 6 on September 19, 2011  by WTU President Nathan Saunders. Get this, the revocation of my leave of absence from DCPS, was authored by none other than Nathan S...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Aug 24, 2011, 6:20 am
Disclaimer: I am not writing in my official capacity as WTU General Vice President, but rather as an announced candidate in the 2013 WTU elections and WTU member.Candi Peterson Michelle Rhee is refusing to talk to USA Today reporters about the testing cheating scandal that occurred on her watch...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jul 24, 2011, 3:30 pm
Written by Candi Peterson So it seems that there was another round of DC teacher positions eliminated by the District of Columbia Public Schools. Inside sources report that ten teachers were excessed on July 16, 2011 from the DCPS Mentor Teacher program (formerly known as the Helping Teachers progr...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jul 17, 2011, 10:17 pm
Written by Candi Peterson DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson issued “You’re fired letters" this past week to 206 DC teachers. Before DC teachers knew of their own fate, the mainstream media had received a lengthy DCPS press packet on Friday, July 15 from the Office of the Chancellor (O...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jun 15, 2011, 8:18 am
Please Join Washington Teachers' Union for a Special Event! Saturday, June 18, 2011 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Premiere Screening & Panel Discussion Benning Public Library 3935 Benning Road, NE Washington, DC 20019 Please join WTU President Nathan Saunders, General Vice President Candi Peterson, co...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jun 2, 2011, 12:09 am
Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) has learned that DC Public Schools will be holding a Transfer Fair, tomorrow, June 2nd. The details are below. Elementary School/Early Childhood Educators, Social Workers, and Special Education Teachers DCPS Educators interested in transferring schools and excessed t...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Apr 16, 2011, 9:15 pm
Written By Candi Peterson Approximately 300 teachers, school personnel, city workers, union and community members protested outside The Washington Post building on Friday, April 15. This day was selected because it coincided with a day-off furlough for DCPS employees and DC government workers. The p...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Apr 13, 2011, 9:11 pm
WARAGE EQPROFITS" DETAILS WHAT: WTU Furlough Day Rally WHEN: April 15, 2011, 10:30 am WHERE: Washington Post Building, 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC WHY: The Washington Post has buried the truth about education reform in DC!The Washington Post endorses IMPACT (test score cente...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Apr 3, 2011, 3:20 pm
by Candi Peterson Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Remember back in 2008, OSSE (Office of the State Superintendent of Education in DC) requested that McGraw Hill Testing Company conduct an erasure analysis due to abnormally high (statistically improbable) proficiency rates on standardized tests...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Mar 16, 2011, 8:23 am
WTU will host a membership meeting on Thursday, March 17, 2011 from 4:30- 6:30 p.m. at McKinley Senior High School. All WTU members are encouraged to attend.
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Mar 11, 2011, 7:18 am
By Candi Peterson In 2008, approximately 75 probationary teachers were fired at the direction of then Deputy Chancellor Kaya Henderson. In 2008, Henderson sent an email to DC Public Schools principals indicating that if they wanted to get rid of probationary teachers they could simply click on a lin...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Mar 2, 2011, 1:18 pm
By Candi Peterson Kaya Henderson, Interim Chancellor of DC Public Schools recently delivered remarks at the Teach for America (TFA) 20th Anniversary Summit. Hosted by Teach for America founder and CEO, the event drew what was referred to as an "all-star lineup of education, government, and social ju...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Feb 19, 2011, 1:10 pm
Friday, February 18, 2011 Mayor Vincent C. Gray Government of the District of Columbia Executive Office of the Mayor 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 316 Washington, DC 20004 RE: Alternatives to Furloughs ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Feb 13, 2011, 12:52 pm
By Candi Peterson The Balanced Budget Furlough Emergency Act of 2011 which calls for furloughs of DC government employees has caught the attention of all of us. Budget cuts have been no stranger to the District of Columbia public schools (DCPS). Teachers, school personnel and students have often...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Feb 6, 2011, 9:14 am
By Candi Peterson, WTU General Vice President Furloughs without pay are on the horizon for District government employees. Exempt from the furloughs are police officers and fire fighters as their furloughs would impair public health and/or public safety, in addition to, a handful of independent Dis...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jan 27, 2011, 7:10 pm
By Candi Peterson, WTU General Vice President For the first time ever, the Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) sponsored an Education Transition Summit on Tuesday, January 25 at the Kellogg Conference Center. Of late, teacher turnout has been low at union sponsored events due to what amounts in my opin...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jan 26, 2011, 12:12 am
As promised, Washington Teachers' Union will host a meeting on Wednesday, January 26 from 4:15- 6:30 pm at: Peoples Congregational Church4704 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20011 WTU Legal Counsel will be present to answer Rif'd teachers questions about the upcoming court case scheduled before Judge Bar...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Jan 3, 2011, 11:41 pm
By, Candi Peterson - WTU General V.P. I started out my union career as a Washington Teachers' Union (WTU) Building Representative for itinerant teachers and related service providers. Years ago, a soon to be departing colleague urged me to take on this role because she was planning to retire. She a...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 17, 2010, 8:08 pm
On Wednesday, December 16 the Washington Teachers’ Union received complaints from members that due to an administrative error teachers and school personnel at Mann Elementary school located at 4430 Newark Street NW would not receive a full paycheck owed them on December 17, 2010. One Mann Elementa...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 12, 2010, 5:10 am
From the desk of Candi Peterson: December 1 marked a new beginning for me as the WTU General Vice President. During the past two years as the writer of this blog, I have enjoyed confronting stormy subjects on public education with readers by my side on a weekly basis. Topics here ranged from forme...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Dec 5, 2010, 12:05 am
The installation of WTU officers was held last Tuesday, December 1 at AFT's headquarters. Today marks a new beginning for our union. Thanks for all of your calls, emails and kind words of support.
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 30, 2010, 11:04 pm
Candi Peterson, blogger in residence and WTU General Vice President (effective December 1, 2010) The Saunders slate won in the Washington Teachers' Union run-off election Tuesday evening at the AFT headquarters. This is the second win for the Saunders slate. We were the highest vote getter in round ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 24, 2010, 3:11 am
Update: WTU Run-off Election Ballot Count will take place today, November 30, 2010 @ 4:30 pm @ AFT headquarters. Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence and WTU Candidate for General Vice President/Saunders slate In the first Washington Teachers Union (WTU) election, two out of three teachers...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 18, 2010, 10:14 pm
Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence and candidate for WTU General Vice President 11/21/10 UPDATE: "Holdover" President Parker was a 'no show' at the Nov. 19 meeting, according to attendees. DCPS Instructional Coaches (IC's) find themselves in a precarious predicament being government em...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 18, 2010, 5:30 am
Winning Round 1 of the WTU election was only the first step on this journey to build a participative democratic union that fights for the job security of our members, holds regular union meetings and legally challenges unfair IMPACT evaluations and wrongful terminations. The Saunders slate won the e...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Nov 11, 2010, 7:53 am
Candi Peterson, Candidate for WTU General Vice President & blogger in residence Most voters agree that the Saunders slate is the best team for the job. Liz Davis , Emily Washington, Chris and Ben Bergfalk have given their personal endorsement to our slate. We won round 1 in the WTU elections. The e...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 31, 2010, 9:07 pm
Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence and WTU Candidate for General Vice President On Friday, October 29 in the courtroom of Judge Judith Bartnoff- WTU lawyers appeared to challenge the reduction in force of 266 laid off teachers and school personnel. DC Schools Insider blogger, Bill Turque...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 28, 2010, 5:26 am
Election Results Nathan Saunders slate 334 votesHold Over President Parker's slate 313 votesDavis slate 196 votesBergfalk slate 38 votes Candi Peterson, Blogger in residence and candidate for WTU General Vice President Last night our slate won! It was an exciting evening for the Saunders slate. Park...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 22, 2010, 3:37 pm
Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence & candidate for WTU General Vice President Update: The Washington Teacher led the story on DCPS layoffs which were later confirmed by Bill Turque and Fox 5 News. According to inside sources, the total number of layoffs were not reported accurately by th...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 21, 2010, 12:37 am
Dear Washington Teachers' Union Members, For years, we fought to make sure teacher voices were heard and due process rights were protected. Our actions were required when WTU “Holdover” President George Parker refused to act. Under his leadership, jobs were lost, unfair IMPACT evaluations we...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 17, 2010, 1:30 pm
www.votesaunders2010.com/ Featuring Candi Peterson, Blogger in residence &candidate for WTU General Vice President Click our flyer to enlarge One X is all it takes- Vote Saunders Slate!Nathan & Candi- We've been working for you all along ! IF YOU NEED A DUPLICATE BALLOT for any of the following reas...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 15, 2010, 7:34 am
One X Is All It Takes - Vote Saunders Slate Nathan and Candi- We've Been Working For You All Along! http://www.votesaunders2010.com/ IF YOU NEED A DUPLICATE BALLOT for any of the following reasons: you did not receive a ballot, the ballot package is not complete or your ballot has been lost, d...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 12, 2010, 8:53 pm
Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence and candidate for WTU General Vice President The Washington Post reports that Chancellor Michelle Rhee will announce on Wednesday that she is resigning at the end of October. Deputy Chancellor Kaya Henderson will serve as the interim Chancellor. What do...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 9, 2010, 9:45 am
Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence & candidate for WTU General Vice President Earlier this week, I wrote about Mayor Fenty's Executive Order which went into effect on October 6 and places a 'freeze' on DC Government hiring, vacant positions and negotiated wage/salary benefits. We can now...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 6, 2010, 6:41 am
Featuring Candi Peterson, Blogger in Residence Due to a budget shortfall and projected spending pressures in DC government, Mayor Adrian Fenty signed an Executive Order which will take effect on October 6. Click the link to see the Executive Order: http://assets.bizjournals.com/cms_media/washingt...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Oct 3, 2010, 3:09 pm
We Want Your Vote ! Even though the May 2010 WTU officers election was hindered by the current 'Hold Over' union president, George Parker due to his failure to turn over the necessary documents to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Washington Teachers' Union members will finally be able to e...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Sep 25, 2010, 10:06 am
On September 24, this picture of Chairman Vincent Gray and Chancellor Michelle Rhee appeared on page B1 in the Washington Post metro section. It was taken following presumptive Mayor-elect Gray's 90 minute meeting with Rhee in what Gray called a "philosophical discussion" about public education. Sup...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Sep 23, 2010, 6:08 am
As reported on WTOP news by Mark Segraves, Vincent Gray will consider rehiring DC's fired teachers. Gray who will meet with Chancellor Michelle Rhee today at noon about her occupational future, told DC 50's News Plus that he thinks any of the 266 teachers and school personnel who were fired for budg...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Sep 19, 2010, 12:47 pm
Featuring Candi Peterson, blogger in residence & Candidate for WTU Vice President Well now it's been a little over one week since the American Federation of Teachers Executive Council held a hearing on the administratorship of the Washington Teachers' Union under the leadership of 'Hold Over' unio...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Sep 15, 2010, 9:08 pm
Yesterday was a victory for many educators when Vincent Gray won the democratic primary for mayor of the District of Columbia. On the morning after the primary (Wednesday), when I arrived at the school house door, teachers stopped me in the halls to express their delight about Gray's win. Some gave ...
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Candi P. posted an article on The Washington Teacher - Sep 14, 2010, 7:34 am
Election Night Watch Party for Teachers, School Personnel and Friends! Tuesday, September 14, 2010 (D.C. Primary Day) 4:30 p.m. – until we go home! Music ● Food ● Festivities ● Fun San Antonio Bar & Grill (formerly known as Ellis Island) 3908-12th Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 (ne...
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