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The School Of No Plays Hide And Seek.
Back in 2014, when Carmen Farina became Chancellor, one of her first major headaches was PS 106 in Far Rockaway Queens, the Lighthouse school. Despite documented issues like a Principal showing up...
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Teacher Tenure Is Simply Due Process Rights.
In the Daily News the other day, there was an opinion piece by the politically conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute which claimed that firing teachers is an endless odyssey and demands that the...
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The UFT Leadership Is Once Again Secretly Negotiating With The DOE Without...
Here we go again. Our disconnected union leadership ia apparently secretly negotiating with the DOE on changes to the ATR pool without reaching out to those affected, This time with Randy Asher and...
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The Teacher Blame Game Continues.
There is no question that Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his Chancellor, Joel Klein, tried to remake the New York City Public School; system into an education reform laboratory. The result was a failure...
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Inside The Numbers Of The Poor College And Career Readness Rates At These...
In today's New York Post, the paper edition, it identified the high schools with high graduation rates and low "college and career readiness"rates. Not surprisingly, all of the schools are...
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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly About The Bloomberg Small Schools.
Back in 2009, Bill Gates, who pushed for small schools, soon realized that small schools didn't work. The one exception he said was the New York City (Bloomberg) small schools. Instead, Bill Gates...
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To Chancellor Carmen Farina - Tomorrow Really Is A Beautiful Day.
Back in Febuary of 2014, Carmen Farina, the newly appointed Chancellor of the New York City schools wrongly decided to keep schools open, despite the National Weather Services forecast of heavy snow...
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To Caring Parents. Avoid These Queens High Schools At All Costs.
A major problem parents have is how to guide their middle school child to a safe and academically proficient high school. This post will help parents stay away from schools that have the best chance to...
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What Is The Average NYC Educator Pension Last Year?
The average educator pension for all New York City retirees in 2016 was $43,701. Not bad but not a windfall by any means. However, if you read the Daily News headline, the newspaper makes it seem...
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The Sweetheart Endorsement Our Union Gave Mayor Bill De Blasio.
Last week Michael Mulgrew announced, without member input, the endorsement of Mayor Bill de Blasio for reelection. What "takebacks" did our disconnected union leadership negotiate with the Mayor to...
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High School Science Instruction Is Given Short Shift By The DOE.
Increasingly, principals who are subject to tight budgets and not fully funded, find different methods to reduce expenses. One of the ways these principals reduce their budget is to cut school staff....
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ATR Update, Rumors, Rumors, And More Rumors.
Since I broke the story about the rumor back in January that the ATR rotation may be coming to an end and that the new ATR DOE leader will start to place ATRs in vacancies, little has actually changed....
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When Ideology Trumps What's Best For Students.
If you're a regular reader of my blog you know that I believe that the DOE wastes millions of dollars on a bloated bureaucracy, short changes schools of needed resources and funding, and implements...
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For Randy Asher, Its Three Strikes And You're Out!
In baseball when a batter has three strikes he is out. That appears to be the case of Randy Asher, the ex-Principal of Brooklyn Tech. Under his watch three staff members have been accused of sexual...
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Our New York State Pension Compares Very Favorably To Other State Pensions.
Despite the news media occasionally writing articles on how our generous benefits will bankrupt the NYS pension system, the sky is not falling and our pension system is doing just fine thank you. The...
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The Renewal High Schools Continue To Lose Students.
Despite additional resources, a longer school day, and more money, the Renewal high schools continue to shed students. Moreover, veteran teachers refuse to apply to these schools due to the added...
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NYS Constitutional Convention Update.
In ten months (November 7. 2017), New York State will have a Constitutional Convention referendum to determine if the state will have a Constitutional Convention and appoint delegates. The delegates...
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DOE's Fake News When It Comes To Student Academic Achievement.
Since the election of Donald Trump as President, "fake news", is the news. Be it from Trump himself , the Democrats, or the media, "fake news" is all the rage. However, at the DOE, fake news has or...
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The Teacher Retirement System Needs To Update And Upgrade The TDA With A ROTH...
In my continuing series to make my readers more financially savvy, I have explored possible improvements to our Tax Deferred Annuity (TDA). Its no secret that our TDA is one of the best benefits...
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Senior Teachers Targeted At Thomas Edison High School
One of the better high schools in Queens is Thomas Edison High School located in the Jamaica Hill section of Queens. The school is both screened and unscreened when it comes to student selection and...
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