In Honor of Women's History Month: Author Penny Colman

ENGLEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

AUTHOR -  PENNY COLMAN TO SPEAK AT EHS ANNUAL MEETING

The Englewood Historical Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 12, at 7:15 PM in the Mackay Room of the Englewood Public Library.  In honor of Women’s History Month, a highlight will be guest speaker Penny Colman, who will be giving a talk about women who have been commemorated with landmarks and statuary. The EHS will hold a short business meeting before Colman’s talk.

Colman, an inspiring speaker and award-winning author of many books and magazine articles, specializes in non-fiction stories about notable women in history.  For this event, her talk, “Remembering Women Who Made A Difference,” will be about the markers, monuments, and memorials to women she has photographed around the tri-state area, including  Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosie the Riveter, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.  Colman says, “I always have my camera with me ... you never know when you’ll find a little-known memorial.  In more than twenty years of road trips in search of women’s history landmarks, I have photographed stunning statues, moving memorials, gorgeous gardens, important buildings, revelatory plaques, unexpected street signs, and fascinating displays to historic women.” 

Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society, taking place in March in the United States, The United Kingdom, and Australia.  It grew out of a small-town school event in California and is now part of the calendar in those countries.

The Englewood Historical Society is always looking for history lovers who would like to take an active part in promoting our local history, and welcomes them to our meetings and programs.  This meeting is open to all at no charge.

- Norman Davis

Grandma And The One Man Garbage Truck

All of this snow made me think of a recent purchase our City Council just made. One man garbage trucks. The man will sit inside and operate a lift that picks up the giant can and dumps the garbage into the truck. I thought about that one man garbage truck and how an over sixty year old grandmother is supposed to get a 90 gallon can down from the side of the house to the street and back up again in weather like this. So what do you think? Will you be able to maneuver that giant can down to the street in the snow and ice? Is your driveway that wide? Will you be able to shovel a space big enough? 

What about those emails telling us to keep our cars off the street? Okay, how do we do both of those things? Cars off the street and move the garbage can down to the corner. 

Don't forget to shovel a place for that giant garbage can now folks. 

Even on days without snow, the can will not fit without moving the car, but the car cannot be on the street. It will be in the way of the new and thoroughly modern One Man Garbage Truck. Egads!

The gate opens out.

How is the 90 gallon can supposed to get to
the street and back up again?
Please explain.
I did not get the answer last time I asked.

This is what comes with state control....

Dwight Morrow High School is designated a Focus School

Because of low test scores

If scores do not go up and the Achievement GAP widens

Dwight Morrow High School will be designated a Priority School.

State control comes with the designation of Priority School.

Low test scores in any school in Englewood and the state of New Jersey

will earn said school the designation of Focus or Priority School.

As Focus Schools improve they become Reward Schools.

Governor Christie's "Failure Factories" are Priority Schools.

These schools are closing all over America. 

Dwight Morrow High School is not immune'

Get caught up on issues that will impact every single school district in New Jersey.
http://www.pinterest.com/plumwalk2/education-reform-is-it-real-or-a-hoax/

In Solidarity with Newark, Parents, Teachers & Administrators Fighting for Children

(Use the links below to get caught up on the state of Education in Newark, New Jersey. Englewood is not immune. If Dwight Morrow High School is allowed to slip into the designation of PRIORITY SCHOOL it also, will be in danger of closing. Do you really want to put your children on a bus knowing that you will not see their faces in some cases until after dark. It is time to stand. It is time to be an example. Be strong.) 

All,

As most of you know, there has been a dramatic burst of news in the past 24 hours.  Yesterday, Cami Anderson suspended - indefinitely and without pay pending an investigation - 5 NPS principals.  Long story short, 4 were suspended because they spoke out publicly in support of their students, parents, and teaching staff's, and against the destructive policies Anderson is ramming down our throats in dictatorial fashion.  While we do not fully understand the details of the fifth, we know it is in connection with Anderson's attempt to ban a parent (and PTO President for his school) from a school.  

This is a CLEAR attempt to intimidate her critics, and to stunt the growing movement against her destructive policies.  

NEW Caucus stands in solidarity with ALL who defend parents, students, and education workers from the unrelenting attacks from the corporate and political elite.  We also stand with all who defend public education as an institution. 

More on how you can get involved will follow soon...

 

With that said, here is just a smattering of the news from the past week (the news of the suspensions are at the bottom):

1)  3 excellent pieces from Labor Notes.  One a book review on a book about the "sham" of corporate education "reform."  A second on the Los Angeles slate running for election in their union election (hint: they're trying to rebuild and reorient their teachers union just like we're trying to do here!).  The final piece is an inspiring piece about students in Portland standing by their teachers.  

http://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2014/01/review-sham-school-reform

http://www.labornotes.org/2014/01/la-teachers-run-bigger-vision

http://labornotes.org/2014/01/portland-students-pack-school-board-meeting-back-teachers-union

2)  3 NJ Spotlight articles.  One on the charter school stampede into Camden to take advantage of the new Christie appointee's largesse, a second on Christie's push for longer school days, and a map on length of school days throughout the state.  

 http://new.njs.agora.com/stories/14/01/12/camden-rfp-for-renaissance-schools-pulls-in-some-big-names/

http://new.njs.agora.com/stories/14/01/14/christie-calls-for-longer-school-day-calendar-in-state-of-the-state/

http://new.njs.agora.com/stories/14/01/16/length-of-school-day/

3)  Star Ledger actually published an article on the growing parent resistance!

http://www.nj.com/education/2014/01/newark_parents_critical_of_school_reorganization_plan.html#incart_river

4)  Piece from Salon about the corporate connections and influence in education policy making.

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/14/the_influence_of_michelle_rhee_and_chris_christie_education_reformers_revolving_door/?source=newsletter

5)  Bill introduced into the New Jersey Senate this week that would make it easier for the state to control and monitor private (read corporate, hedge fund, etc) gifts to state controlled public school districts.

https://www.govtrack.us/states/nj/bills/413e4d3f5b59/s283?utm_campaign=govtrack_email_update&utm_source=govtrack/email_update&utm_medium=email

6)  Bob Braun's good description of the principal suspensions.

http://bobbraunsledger.com/newark-school-boss-anderson-cracks-down-on-critics-suspends-five-principals-in-one-day/

7)  Jersey Jazzman's take on the suspensions, with Ras Baraka's statement.

http://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2014/01/newark-state-superintendent-cami.html

8)  Perhaps most important, a piece from Edweek (nationwide magazine) covering the suspensions.  To our knowledge this is the first attention given the events by a national outlet.  

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2014/01/newark_principals_speak_out_ge.html

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