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UFT Leadership Spend Member Money On Questionable Causes.
Since the beginning of my blog, I have questioned some of the money that our leadership has given or spent on programs that many of the rank and file do not support. In fact, my very first blog post...
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How To Deny The Union Your COPE Money.
I have made no secret for my contempt of the UFT leadership's use of our union dues and COPE money for questionable causes and political action that gives its members no say in the matter. Since the...
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Poverty Is Destiny For Too Many Children When It Comes To Academic Achievement.
New York State Education Department proudly claimed that the Common Core based, high stakes tests showed that the small improvements were proof that their policy is working. Of course, what NYSED...
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A Disconnected Union Leadership.
One of my quotes on my blog is "A union that allows its members to be disrespected, is a union that no longer deserves the respect of its members". Unfortunately, our union has lived up to this quote,...
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Finally, We Will Be Getting Our 2% Raise And Retro In Our Second Check.
The union, in their press release, has informed the members that our 2% raise for the yeas 2013 and 2014 will be in our second check of the fall (September 30th). Included in the raises will be the...
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The DOE Secretly Holds A Job Fair That Excludes ATRs.
Yes, the same old DOE has once again, secretly held a job fair for the remaining vacancies in the school system and excluded the ATRs. According to UFT President Michael Mulgrew this is supposed to be...
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On Tuesday Wear Blue To Support Our Fellow Union Members In The NYPD.
Outside of our union leadership, the ultra-leftist elite, and racial arsonists, there is a groundswell of support for the police and the difficult job they do to keep our big city safe. I remember how...
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Chancellor Carmen Farina Declares War On Teachers.
On Sunday, the New York Daily News interviewed Chancellor Carmen Farina and asked her what her goals were for the 2014-15 school year. Not unexpectedly was the Mayor's pre-k program, higher passing...
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The DOE Double Standard Continues.
During the Bloomberg era the DOE repeatedly failed to discipline administrators and when they reluctantly did, they gave them a mere "slap on the wrist" for actions that would have led to termination...
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The Education On The Cheap Era Continues Under The Disappointing Chancellor.
When Bill de Blasio replaced Michael Bloomberg as Mayor of New York City, many of us were looking forward to a new era of collaboration and respect. The new Mayor's selection of a long-term educator...
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The DOE Weekly Rotation Is A Waste Of Time, Money, And Talent.
Once again I find myself starting the school year in a school that doesn't even have classes in my subject area. However, this year the DOE is not even pretending to try to match ATRs with vacancies....
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How Come Our Increase Of Union Dues Are Not Deferred Until 2020?
I received my September 15th paycheck and noticed our union has increased our dues by almost 5%. At the same time, my salary will only go up a meagerly 2% come September 30th. I think its only fair...
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A Case Study Why Teacher Tenure Is Necessary - Principal Alison Coviello
Many teachers who are targeted by their Principal for incompetence and misconduct complain that instead of collaborating with them to resolve their personal differences and offering support to improve...
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Yet Another Flushing High School Principal Leaves The Troubled School.
The once prestigious Flushing high school has continued to academically deteriorate in the last few years and has become a dumping ground for "high needs" students throughout the borough. As a...
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Its Our Own Fault For The Lack Of Real Democracy And Transparency In The UFT.
Over the years, many teachers have bemoaned the fact that our union leadership has ignored the wishes of its members. The complaint is that the union lacks real democracy and transparency in its...
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Join The New UFT Caucus - Solidarity, Where Mainstream Teachers Have A Real...
There is a new UFT Caucus that has formed that will be focused on "teacher justice", not social justice, and will act as a real trade union, representing school staff in the New York City public...
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Don't Expect NYC Schools To Improve Academically Under The DOE's Present Policy.
With much fanfare and little scrutiny, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Farina praised the miniscule increases the City students achieved on the 2013 State tests and have proclaimed that...
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Why A Physically Fit Student Is Important For Academic Achievement.
One of the things I noticed that in many of the academically poorly preforming high schools how out of shape many of the high school students looked. When I covered a physical education class as a...
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Teacher Absences Increased Significantly Due To City And State Polices That...
It was no surprise that the DOE reported a !2.3% increase of teachers that took excessive absences, meaning 11 or more days off in the 2013-14 school year over the year before. That comes out to be...
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Why The Richard Parlini Case Has Little To Do With Teacher Tenure.
In a New York Post opinion piece, some of the parents that were outraged when they found out that teacher Richard Parlini was reinstated to his teaching position at P.S. 101Q in Forest Hills, despite...
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