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DOE CEO John Shea Once Again Is Accused Of Sexual Misconduct And The DOE Does...
In another case of the hypocrisy at Tweed, a second women has filed a federal lawsuit of sexual harassment against DOE top Manager John Shea for making highly inappropriate sexual remarks and showing...
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The Chancellor's Tenure Has Been A Failure As He Refuses To Remove Managers...
During the inept tenure of Chancellor Dennis Walcott we have seen no significant improvement in student academic achievement, poor college and career readiness rates, and a wide racial/income academic...
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A Christmas Party Is Cancelled As The School Prepares To Close.
In my previous school last year. I saw staff morale sag and was so low that even the usually oblivious student body was concerned about the teachers and their future. The school is Flushing High...
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Chancellor Walcott's Ultimatium To The Union. No Teacher Evaluation System,...
A major historic event is less than two days away. No it's not the fiscal cliff. Not even the Mayan Apocalypse. It is Chancellor Dennis Walcott's ultimatum that if by Friday, December 21st, the...
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Santa Claus Is Terminated By The DOE For Conduct Unbecoming A Teacher.
Santa Claus had landed a job as a teacher in Global Studies and Geography since he had first hand knowledge of the globe. Better yet, the school had to pay him only a salary of $45,530 dollars for all...
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The Stupid Mistakes That Mayor Bloomberg And Chancellor Walcott Made in 2012.
It is time to recap the year 2012 and remember the stupid mistakes that Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Walcott has made for the past year. Let's start with the first month of the year.January - Mayor...
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The State's Junk Science Exposed!
In the ever continuing teacher evaluation system conflict between the DOE and the UFT. One aspect that both sides agree is the use of the New York State Value Added Measurement (VAM) algorithm to...
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My Predictions For 2013.
Now that 2012 is over and a new year of 2013 starts. Here are my predictions for the NYC teaching profession and they are pessimistic.Teacher Evaluation System: I predict that before the end of the...
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Why My Union Is Important.
I believe that in this day and age, being part of a union is very important. While I may question the UFT's advocacy mission, especially spending money on non-teacher issues. For example looking at...
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A Closer Look At What Happens When A Teacher Is Accused Of Incompetence.
I have read today's New York Post article called "The Dance Of The Lemons" and believe people deserve a closer and more accurate explanation at what actually happens when a teacher is accused of...
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Why We Should Not Support Christine Quinn For Mayor.
Absent from the many politicians and the Mayoral candidates at the UFT and CSA press conference about the inappropriate and inflammable remarks comparing the UFT to the NRA made by Mayor Bloomberg on...
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But Can They Teach?
It is interesting how education reformers praise Teach for America (TFA) which brings graduates from the top colleges to teach in high poverty areas, including New York City. However, in the next...
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Is The Mayor Finally Declaring War On Poverty?
In today's New York Post, Michael Goodwin wrote an article that suggests that Mayor Bloomberg's next crusade, after smoking, sugared sodas, and teacher tenure will be a war on poverty. Yes poverty,...
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The Delegate Assembly Needs To Vote No Tomorrow.
As the teacher evaluation negotiations go down to the wire, I fully expect that our union leaders will cave to the Mayor and agree to a teacher evaluation system that will result in thousands of...
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Mayor Bloomberg & Chancellor Walcott Caught In A Big Lie!
It now seems likely that there will be no teacher evaluation system, at least until after the UFT election in March. Despite the union and the DOE coming to an understanding on what the teacher...
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Mayor Bloomberg Hates Teachers Even When It Hurts The Children.
The latest attack on New York City teachers by Mayor Bloomberg has yet again cost the City a minimum of $250 million dollars and possibly more. The expected budget shortfall will be felt by the...
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It Appears That The ATR Agreement Is A Failure.
Back in June 2011, the UFT and DOE crafted an ATR Agreement that required principals to hire ATRs for vacancies and long-term (30 days or greater) leaves that existed in their school. However, the DOE...
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What Do Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Cuomo, And NYS Education Commissioner King...
In the last month the students of the NYC Public Schools have seen funding to the school system cut or threatened to be cut by over a billion dollars by the various actions of three politicians in New...
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How To Survive An Observation As An ATR.
There is a rumor going around that the field (ATR) supervisors are giving ATRs an "unsatisfactory observation". This has made many ATRs uneasy and believe that they will be the first to go when the...
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Do ATR Guidance Counselors Need To Prepare Lesson Plans? Yes They Do!
.This year guidance counselors and social workers are being send weekly to schools which makes no sense to me.. How can a school use a guidance counselor that has no experience with the school's...
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