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Required Minimum Distribution Raised To 72 Years Of Age
Congress passed and the President signed the budget to fund the government. Included in the budget was the Secure Act. The Secure Act was a bipartisan agreement that changed and enhanced the pension...
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The Podcast School Colors Is An Interesting Listen
School Colors is a podcast that focuses on District 16 schools in Brooklyn and while I don't agree with many of their conclusions, I still believe it is an interesting listen.The podcast has eight...
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Santa Claus And The ATR
Santa Claus is known to bring presents to deserving girls and boys. However, when it comes to ATRs, Santa Claus is unhappy since he did not deliver the ATRs the present they most wanted: A permanent...
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Principal Henry Shandel Of Marie Curie Middle School In Queens Proposes A...
Principal Henry Shandel of Marie Curie middle school in Bayside Queens has sent teachers a proposed grading policy that allows students who fail to complete assignments to make up the work or get an...
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My Predictions For 2020
The education issues for 2020 are many and some of them are complicated. Here is my best guess.School Integration:Chancellor Carranza would like to integrate the public schools and despite some...
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Chancellor Carranza Keeps Selecting Perverts In His Inner Circle
Chancellor Richard Carranza selected as his Deputy Chief of staff David Hay, despite the DOE not fully vetting him. It turns out that David Hay was arrested in Wisconsin for arraigning for a sexual...
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Representative IIhan Omar Voted Anti-Semite Of The Year
I'm an independent voter and usually vote Democratic but there are some Democrats I will not vote for. They are the "squad". The squad consists of four house representatives that are considered far...
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Rating The Democratic Candidates Based On Their Education Policy
This post is to grade the Democratic Presidential candidates based on their education policies. Obviously, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, and Cory Booker get a failing grade for their support of...
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Charter Schools Lose Again On Teacher Ceertification
The New York State Appellate Division, Third Department upheld a lower court ruling that the SUNY alternate teacher certification scheme for charter schools was not allowed under State education law....
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Will Eliminaing The Gifted and Talented Programs Cause Middle Class Flight?
Chancellor Richard Carranza's goal of integrating the New York City Public Schools has run into fierce resistance from middle class parents, especially Asian parents. Except for a couple of District...
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NYC Graduation Rate Continues To Show A Racial Gap
The New York City high school graduation rate inched up to 77.3% and of course Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza hailed it. However, they were silent on the racial achievement gap....
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Mayor De Blasio And Chancellor Carranza's Student Discipline Policy Is A...
One of the worst policies of the Bill de Blasio administration is his student discipline policy. Principals are no longer are allowed to suspend violent and misbehaving students without approval by...
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Governor Cuomo's Steath Charter Cap Expansion
Governor Andrew Cuomo has buried in his proposed budget an expansion of the charter cap in New York City. This shows that the Governor is still beholden to the Chharter industry and their education...
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Maspeth High School In The News Again
Maspeth high school which has been identified for a massive cheating scandal, finds itself in the New York Post as a Dean and Math teacher was quietly removed from the school in December. The teacher...
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Integrating The Schools - A Tale Of Two Districts
Chalkbeat correctly pointed out why integrating Brooklyn's District 15 middle schools had different roots than District 28 in Queens. According to Chalkbeat, District 15's integration program was...
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Biden Or Bloomberg For President? Neither One
It increasingly looks like the Democratic center will be between Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg and if the moderate wing of the Democratic party wins out from the progressives, the question is who...
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The Different Tiers For UFT Members
One of the questions I was asked was how many UFT members are in the various tiers. Below is a table that shows the various Tiers and the percentages of in-service UFT members which includes teachers,...
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Amy Klobuchar For President
I watched the New Hampshire Democratic debate and was very impressed with only one candidate on the stage. Amy Klobuchar, Senator from Minnesota. She is a moderate and has shown throughout her...
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Good News! TRS Will Soon Add A ROTH Option
Over the years I have praised the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) for it'slow administrative feesand their unbeatable Fixed Income Fund that gives an annual dividend of 7% for UFT members and 8.25%...
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School iscipline Policy Continues To Be A Joke
One of the sore points in the NYC school system is the school safety issue. Under Mayor Bill de Blasio's school safety has deteriorated dramatically and continues to do so. Just look at MS 158 in...
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