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DOE's Education On The Cheap Policy - Its Not About The Students, Its About...
One of the issues the news media fails or doesn't want to discuss is how the NYC public schools have been shortchanged of needed resources and the questionable funding priorities the DOE has taken that...
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Don't Believe What You Read In The Media.
Sunday, I was reading the New York Post and came across an article by Susan Edelman called "Teachers Accused of Misconduct Keep their Jobs in Secret Settlements". In the Newspaper itself the headline...
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The Legacy Of Givebacks By The Unity Caucus Under The Weingarten/Mulgrew Regime.
Since the beginning of the 21st century the working conditions and "due process rights" for the New York City classroom teacher has steadily worsened. We find ourselves with longer days, more...
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Ebola, ATRs, And The 2017 Teachers Contract.
Now that we have a contract, its time to look ahead to 2017 and see how the UFT and the City will finally resolve the more than decade long ATR crisis that wastes talkent and money. In 2017 New York...
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Will Tweed Be Held Accountable For Their Failure To Properly Investigate The...
One of the most important responsibility that the DOE has is to ensure that the people they hire to work with children can be trusted in their care. However, time and again, the DOE has failed in...
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Why The Triborough Amendment Is Important.
One of the unique laws that protect public employees in New York State is the Triborough amendment that not only requires the employer to maintain the provisions of the lapsed contract while a new one...
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Is Carmen Farina The New Cathie Black?
There is an increasing concern among educators that Chancellor Carmen Farina is not up to the demands of heading the New York City school system. Her lackluster, unfocused, and dare say, incompetent...
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Principal Quality Is The Fatal Flaw In The New York City Public Schools.
I grew up and was educated in the New York City public schools and eventually became a public school teacher. During my days as a student and the beginning of my teaching career, the one constant was...
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For Many, The Charter School Miracle Really Is A Mirage.
If you read the New York City newspapers, you would think the charter schools are the answer to the "failing schools" issue. According to the print media the charter schools have shown the way to...
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How High Schools Are Shortchanging Students In Science Education.
One of the more unfortunate aspects of the DOE budgeting process is the reduction of a quality Science education as the high schools reduce their Science departments to the bone. This results in...
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Why You Need Equity Funds In Your Retirement Portfolio.
The most important question when one is nearing retirement is "will my income be sufficient to last thirty or more years"? The answer to that question is complicated since most retirees what a...
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Why The MDRC Small School Study Is Crap.
Once again the so-called non-profit MDRC has used questionable statistics and biased assumptions to falsely show that the Bloomberg small schools, between 2002-07, had better graduation rates and...
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My Overview Of The Different UFT Caucuses.
The UFT is one union. However, it has different caucuses when it comes to representing educators and here is my overview of each of the UFT caucuses and what, I feel they stand for or in some cases...
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Time Magazine Joins The Teacher Bashing News Media.
The once gold standard of news reporting, Time magazine, has now sacrificed their journalistic responsibility for some cheap headlines by putting on its cover, a picture of "rotten apples"with a...
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How Educators Need To Act In Their 3020-a Hearing.
When tenured educators are charged by the DOE under State regulation 3020-a, the only outcome the DOE wants is termination. However, in only half the cases does the DOE get the educator to leave the...
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Horror Stories From The ATR Pool.
With Halloween here, its time to recount some of the horror stories told to me by the ATRs in the last couple of years.Freddy Kruger:This nightmare started when an ATR, trying to go the extra yard in...
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Principals Love The Chancellor But For Teachers It Continues To Be A Living...
The New York Daily News had an article how principals are very satisfied with Chancellor Carmen Farina. The only negatives are the budgeting process and her failure to eliminate the money sucking and...
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Citywide ATR Meeting Next Tuesday - Please Attend.
There will be a very important organizing meeting for citywide ATRs on Tuesday, November 11th (Veterans Day). The organizing meeting will be held at 5pm at a hall at 87-22, 52nd Avenue in Elmhurst...
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In This School Its Technology Over Quality Teachers.
In a highly regarded large comprehensive high school in Northeastern Queens, a Principal is practicing his own version of "education on the cheap". In my opinion he is using precious school funds to...
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More Experienced Teachers Headed To The ATR Pool.
The DOE and union have agreed to use a version of the "turnaround model" at two struggling high schools. Automotive and Boys and Girls High Schools. Starting in January, a hiring committee will be...
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