How Many Votes Did Educators 4 Excellence Receive In The UFT Election?
Micheal Loeb, a Bronx teacher and Chapter Leader is a national board member for the education deformer organization, Educators 4 Excellence (E4E) ran on the UFT integrity line and received a whopping...
View ArticleQueens High Schools Students Should Avoid
The 2md Round of 2019 high school student vacancies are now available and you can see the complete list What is quite obvious is that the most student vacancies are in schools with a 90% or more...
View ArticleWhy Is Forest Hills High School Principal, Ben Sherman, Still In Charge?
Despite all the uproar and staff vote of no confidence, Principal Ben Sherman, is still in charge of Forest Hills High School. He walks the halls, observes teachers, and runs the school as he pleases,...
View ArticleWhy Doesn't Michael Mulgrew Go After Vindictive School Principals?
Michael Mulgrew took over the UFT Presidency from Randi Weingarten and one of the few changes he did was to stop the UFT from going after vindictive principals. Under Randi Weingarten, the teacher...
View ArticleThe DOE's ATR Incentive Program Is A Joke.
We have a new Chancellor, Richard Carranza and he has claimed he will change the ideology at the DOE. Presently, he has done little to achieve it. School based Fair Student Funding (FSF) continues to...
View ArticleThe Hypocracy Of The Chancellor And His First Deputy
Chancellor Richard Carranza has pushed for integrating schools by eliminating the screened and specialized schools, especially for the middle schools. However, it appears that his First Deputy...
View ArticleDOE Paid 303 Million Dollars To Settle Special Education Lawsuits
The DOE practice of"penny wise and dollar foolish" policies has resulted in the City paying out 303 million dollars to settle Special Education lawsuits. It appears the DOE practice of "Education on...
View ArticleIs Chancellor Richard Carranza A Racist?
Susan Edelman of the New York Post writes many insightful articles and is my favorite columnist. However, I must disagree with her latest article which she seems to side with four White female DOE...
View ArticleThe Age To Take The Required Minimum Distribution Will Be Raised To 72.
In what seems to be a rare case of bipartisanship the House passed an enhancement to retirement plans and the Republican dominated Senate is expected to pass it with little or no changes. As part of...
View ArticleChancellor Richard Carranza Is Simply Cleaning House AT Tweed
Susan Edelman and The New York Post have a series of articles that question Chancellor Carranza's staff shakeup at the DOE. While I may not agree with the Chancellor's choices, he has every right to...
View ArticleWhy Does The DOE Continue To Shortchange Schools?
Since 2008, the DOE has shortchanged schools when it has come to funding. According to the City budget for 2019, only the now discontinued Renewal Schools received 100% of their Fair Student...
View ArticlePrincipal Irene Sanchez Of PS 15 - White Teachers Need Not Apply
It appears that a Principal in Community District 1 sent out a want-ad by Indeed.com that asked that only minority teachers need to apply for vacancies in the District.The Principal, Irene Sanchez of...
View ArticleBrooklyn Charter High School Forgot To Pick Up The Global Regents
On Monday sophomores and a few juniors and seniors showed up at their Brooklyn charter high school, only to find out that the school's administration failed to pick up the Regents and now these...
View ArticleThe Lesson Plan
It has come to my attention that many principals are telling teachers what must be in their lesson plan. Let me clarify what the school administrators can demand from the teacher. The administrators...
View ArticleHow Will The City Integrate The Schools Withouit Losing The Middle Class?
According to Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza, the City is on track to integrate the public schools. The student demographics and geography tell me that is an impossible task.The...
View ArticleCharter Schools Drain Resources From Traditional Public Schools
Charter advocates are trying to pressure the New York State legislature to expand the charter school cap in New York City and has the support of the Governor. However, charter friendly Chalkbeat has...
View ArticleShould Richard Carranza Resign As Chancellor?
When Mayor Bill de Blasio hired Richard Carranza as Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools and I was somewhat pleased. Hiring a well qualified outsider, with no ties to the Bloomberg era, I...
View ArticleDistrict 28 In Queens Tries Integrating Their Schools
I read the article in Chalkbeat that District 28 in Queens is going to try to integrate their schools. While the policy of integration is a worthwhile goal, I believe that the unanticipated...
View ArticleMayor Bill De Blasio Retains Too Many Bloomberg Policies For Our Schools
When Bill de Blasio ran for Mayor he claimed he was to fully fund the public schools and reduce class sizes. He also pledged to "clean house"of the Bloomberg ideology at the DOE and reduce the...
View ArticleNew York City Cannot Retain Teachers
City Controller Scott Stringer held a press conference that criticized the Department of Education for the low teacher retention rates in the New York City schools. According to Mr. Stringer 40% of...
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