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The Real Losers In The Mayoral Primary Are Michael Bloomberg And Christine...
The Daily News published an editorial today that stated that the losers in the Bill de Blasio victory was Anthony Wiener and UFT President Michael Mulgrew. While Anthony Weiner's collapse to less...
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To Be A Quality Teacher, One Must Have A Passion For Teaching.
I am sick and tied of reading articles by so-called "education reformers" and charter school supporters who claim that "newbie teachers" are "quality teachers". To be a "quality teacher", one must...
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Diane Ravitch's Book Exposes The Education Reform Agenda As A Hoax.
Diane Ravitch's new book, "The Reigin of Error" exposes the education reformer agenda as being flawed and not in the best interests of the students. She goes on to tell how the education reformers are...
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Mayor Bloomberg's Legacy Is His Contribution To The Widest Wealth Inequality...
One of the more obvious and at the same time, disturbing results of Michael Bloomberg's tenure as Mayor of New York City is the "wealth gap" that he leaves the next Mayor to try to solve. Under Mayor...
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Hypocrite Chancellor Dennis Walcott Hires A Man Who Was Found Guilty Of...
The hypocrite Chancellor has done it yet again. He proclaims that there is "zero tolerance" of teachers accused, but not found guilty of sexual misconduct but gives his managers and administrators a...
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Principals Abuse The Credit Recovery Program To Achieve Artificially Higher...
The Department of Education released figures on how much "credit recovery" increased the citywide graduation rate. According to the DOE the graduation rate increased by 1.7% due to "credit recovery"...
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The Real Reason That There Is A Lack Of Arbitrators In The 3020-a Hearing...
Friday on his radio show Mayor Bloomberg blamed the UFT for the glacial pace of the 3020-a hearings. A seemingly frustrated Michael Bloomberg went on to say that the teachers union refused to approve...
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ATRs Should Not Accept Positions In These Queens High Schools.
Lately the New York Post has been turning away from bashing teachers and have been identifying some really bad principals, here and here. However, as a Queens high school ATR, I thought it's time to...
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The ATR Bill Of Rights
Being one of over 2,000 teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) is not the most pleasant of positions. The "ATR Agreement" is bypassed whenever possible by the DOE and our union seems powerless...
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The Collusion And Inaction By The UFT And DOE Is The Major Cause Of The ATR...
We all know that the deal between UFT President Randi Weingarten and Chancellor Joel Klein that resulted in the infamous 2005 contract resulted in the ATR crises that has lasted for seven years....
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Joke Of The Day When It Comes To Education.
Mayor Bloomberg:"I am the education Mayor"."Teacher experience is not necessary""We can double class sizes and reduce teachers by a half and improve student academic performance".Chancellor Dennis...
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The ATR Crisis, Oversized Classes, And Teachers Teaching A Sixth Period.
We all know there is an ATR crisis with over 2,000 ATRs not assigned to permanent positions throughout the New York City schools. What is probably more puzzling is with so many ATRs traveling from...
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Why Didn't The Union File An Unfair Labor Practice And A PERB Complaint On...
Two of the questions I keep getting from teachers is "why didn't the union file an unfair labor practice?" and "how come the union never filed a lawsuit?"when the DOE implemented the"fair (unfair)...
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My Impressions Of The Queens ATR Meeting
On Thursday October 10th the UFT held an informational meeting with teachers in excess at the Queens UFT headquaters. The meeting started off with UFT Special Representative Dermot Smyth who told the...
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Education Is Being Downgraded At Cardozo High School Because Of Their Budget...
In a previous post I wrote that one of the most sought after high schools in the City was found with a $400,000 shortfall and the DOE required that the school cut its budget to make up for the...
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An ATR Open Letter To The DOE, Principals, And The UFT.
Dear fellow educators of the New York City School System I write this letter to tell you about my fellow ATRs you seem so determined to demonize, ignore, and refuse to hire, We are experienced...
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What Are The Characteristics Of A Quality Teacher?
Most educators, parents, students, and teachers know that a"quality teacher" is important to a student's academic achievement. However, the term "quality teacher" means different things to different...
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The New York City 3020-a Process Part 1 - The Process Itself.
This post is part 1 of a four part series on the State tenured teacher disciplinary process as it applies to New York City. At this point a little history of the 3020-a process itself and how it...
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Why The Bloomberg Small Schools Are Really A Failure.
Two very prestigious schools Duke and MIT published a study that showed that 151 Bloomberg small schools were academically better than the large schools that they competed with. The study showed that...
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Was Michael Mendel A Hero Or Villain? It Depends On Who You Ask.
Long time UFT leader and insider Michael Mendel has retired and the union leadership, probably using member dues or COPE money, gave him a grand sendoff. In an invitation only event, speaker after...
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