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StudentsFirst Deformer Organization Deceives Parents About ATRs.
The StudentsFirst organization that was created and once headed by Michelle Rhee, who's husband was accused of sexually molesting a teenager and is a current subject on HBO's "Real Sports", has...
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The "Opt Out" Movement Continues To Grow On Long Island.
The parents and students of Long Island has resoundingly told the New York State Education Department, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and the education reform organizations what they think of the State's...
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The DOE Continues To Approve Academic Fraud.
Well, it seems that disgraced former Principal Kathleen Elvin of John Dewey High School had her charges dropped by the State Arbitrator in her 3020-a hearing because the DOE apparently approved her...
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The Unity Caucus Flyer Does Not Speak The Truth. - They Made ATRs Second...
My school just received the Unity caucus flyer and I was amused at some of the things they claimed credit for. Like retaining our pension. Since when did the State or City propose to reduce the...
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The Rules About "Double Dipping" For Public Employees.
Last week, the City Comptroller, Scott Stringer, identified 11 TRS members who were caught "double dipping". That is getting a City pension while working a new City or State job. The rules about...
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Michael Bloomberg's Legacy, Large Class Sizes And More Administrators.
The Empire Center For Public Policy has reported that since 2001 the numbers of students fell 8.6% in the New York City while staffing increased by 3.2%. Some of the increase is due to federal and...
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The Average Teacher Pension By State
Based upon the latest data available from 2014-15 school year, the average teacher pension by state is listed below. You will notice that the majority of teachers never last long enough to be vested...
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Chancellor Carmen Farina Shows Her True Colors And The Union Leadership Looks...
From day one many of the bloggers were wary of the appointment of Carmen Farina as Chancellor of the New York City schools. It was pointed out that she was Deputy Chancellor under Joel Klein's...
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How Principals Scam The ATR System - The Provisional Appointment.
Susan Edelman of the New York Post has for months tried to get a breakdown of the ATRs who were permanently appointed, provisionally filling a vacancy or long term assignment, and who were left in the...
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Our TDA And The Required Minimum Distribution.
One of the advantages of being a New York City teacher is our TDA. According to a UFT pension consultant, the average TDA at retirement is $320,000. While many of the teachers retire as early as 55...
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Why You Should Not Be Voting For Michael Mulgrew For UFT President.
This week election ballots will be sent to all UFT members and retiree, yes retiree, households to vote for the next UFT President and all other elected positions. While I am not supporting any one...
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Teacher Appreciation Day, DOE Style.
Today, May 3rd, is teacher appreciation day and I received a call by a devastated twenty year teacher who was given her 3020-a charges today by the DOE. If that wasn't disgusting enough, another...
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Detroit Teachers Will Get Paid After All. However, Danger Looms On The Horizon.
The Detroit public school teachers ended their two day sickout that closed the Detroit schools when the State of Michigan agreed to fund the teachers salaries for the summer months instead of...
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Francesco Portelos For UFT President - MORE/NAC For Leadership Positions
I have finally made my decision between MORE/NAC's Jia Lee and Solidarity's Francesco Portelos and after much deliberation, I have decided that Francesco Portelos would be the better candidate to...
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Teacher Tenure Ticks Up Under Bill De Blasio. Will It Continue?
Chalkbeat reported that teacher tenure has ticked up during the first two years under Mayor Bill de Blasio but is still significantly lower than before Mayor Michael Bloomberg attacked teacher tenure....
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People I Am Voting For.
Here are the people I am voting for and the caucus they are affiliated with.Leadership Positions Francesco Portelos..........President..................SolidarityCamille...
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The Judge Rules, It's Junk Science!
Since the NYSED has developed a "student growth" algorithm back in 2012 to evaluate teachers, experts have stated that the State algorithm does not accurately represent student growth and should not be...
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More Proof That There Is A Correlation Between Poverty And Academic Achievement.
In 2004 Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein, heeding the education reform community, decided to eliminate the neighborhood high school and give students "free choice" to apply to any high...
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The DOE, Thanks To The Union, Is Acheiving Their Goal To Terminate ATRs.
When Carmen Farina became Chancellor of the New York City Schools one of her priorities were to drain the ATR pool and eliminate the over $100 million dollar annual drain on the DOE budget. She said...
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Thanks To De Blasio And Farina Schools Are Becoming More Unsafe.
It's Sunday and the New York Post's Susan Edelman has published another important article on the New York City Public Schools, this time its about weapons in the schools. According to the article...
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