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The Best And Worst States To Be A Teacher
A study was done using various factors, to determine the best and worst states to be a teacher. The lists are as follows:Best States To Be A Teacher:New YorkConnecticutMinnesotaIllinoisNorth...
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The Racial Academic Achievement Gap Keeps On Widening.
The New York Post did an analysis of the racial achievement gap, based upon State tests, for the last five years and found out that it actually widened, despite efforts to close it. This shows the...
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My Best Guess On What The Next Contract Will Include.
I suspect that the UFT will present it's members with a new contract quite soon. The question is what will the new contract include? Here are my best guesses.A three year contract with raises...
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It Appears That Teacher Respect Is Making A Comeback
Over the past couple of year American altitudes toward teacher reputation and respect has been improving. The Answer Sheet wrote an article tha, using Time Magazine's cover page, showed how teachers...
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Proof The DOE Does Not Care About Studemts.
The DOE claims that they care about students but the truth is the DOE only cares about themselves. If the DOE really cared about the students, the DOE would fully fund the schools, reduce class sizes,...
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Givebacks "R" Us.
Over the last twenty year our UFT leadership has kept contract negotiations secret from the members and has resulted n contracts that were short on raises and long on "givebacks". After the UFT...
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The Union Leadership Once Again Failed The ATRs.
The Union and the City has negotiated a new contract and once again the union leadership failed the ATRs. According to what is known, the only change is that schools cannot hire"newbie teachers"once...
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The Memorandum Of Understanding
Chalkbeat published the entire Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) contract between the City and the UFT. Based on the MOU. Here are the highlights.Raises (2% per year) less than the inflation rate...
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Teacher Absenteeism - More Proof Of The Hostile Environment Of NYC Schools.
Despite a new Mayor, the NYC classroom continues to be a hostile environment for teachers. In a new report 20% of teachers were chronically absent (10 or more days) during the 2015-2016 school year....
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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The Contract.
UFT members are voting for the new UFT contract and while I will vote no. I can understand some people voting for it. Let's look at the good:Paraprofessionals get teacher "due...
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Is The Renewal Program Working? I Think Not.
When the Renewal program was introduced by Chancellor Carmen Farina and Mayor Bill de Blasio. There were 94 schools in the program. All of them academically struggling. Four years later, as the...
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Why ATRs Voted No On The Contract.
Some people who have been critical of the union leadership, have decided to support the contract. These well-respected bloggers are nyc educator, DOEnuts, and JD2715. One thing all three have in...
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Halloween Special - Horror Stories From The ATR Pool.
Back in 2014 I wrote a post on the horror stories told to me from ATRs. I have decided to repost the article. Please enjoy.Today is Halloween and its time to reprint my Halloween special from last...
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Rotatuon Or No Rotation? That Is The Question.
Rumors are flying around that ATRs will stay in one school the entire school year, However, according to the DOE ATR rotation is still in force for this school year. When will ATRs be rotated is...
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Maximum TDA Limit Raised To $19,000 For 2019.
Starting January 2019 the maximum annual limit will increase by $500, from $18,500 to $19,000. If the educator is 50 years of age or older, the TDA allows a "catch up" contribution of $6,000, which...
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If ATRs Had Their Own Bargaining Unit, They Would Have Voted Overwelmingly No!
The UFT contract easily passed with only school nurses voting against it. However, if ATRs had their own negotiating unit, they would have overwhelmingly voted no!Why did ATRs vote no? Let me count...
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The Consequences Of Mayor Bill de Blasio Keeping Bloomberg Holdovers At Tweed
When Bill de Blasio became Mayor of New York City, many hoped that the Bloomberg era policymakers at Tweed would have been forced to resign as he would "clean house". Unfortunately. the Mayor...
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Breaking News - ATRs Are To Stay In Place For The Semester.
I have been informed that the DOE will leave ATRs in place, at the school they started in for the rest of the semester. I had heard this rumor last month and it seems that is what has happened, with...
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UFT Leadership's Animal Farm
Back in 1945 George Orwell published a book called "Animal Farm" that was based upon the 1917 Russian Revolution. The book showed how some animals were more equal then other animals. The same can be...
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With A Democratic State Senate, This Should Freeze The Charter School Cap.
The blue wave hit the NYS Senate and the Democrats will control the Senate in January. One of the changes will be that the Senate Republicans cannot demand an increase in the charter school cap....
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