Chaz's School Daze

New York City politicians are always calling us the best and the brightest. However, the real truth is the Kleinberg administration is alw...

There is a discussion going on in District 75 that the DOE wants to reduce it's size or even eliminate it. For the few people who don...

I was finally able to update my blogger list, thanks to NYC educator's help. The updated blogger list was created after a serious inves...

One of the questions the union gets. Can ATR's be terminated? Not likely, even under Randi's giveback contracts. Further, it is hi...

According to Peter Goodman in Edwize (yes I do read Edwize even though I no longer leave comments on them) the actual budget cuts are closer...

According to the DOE all new teachers who want to work in the New York City public schools must write an essay on why they want to teach in ...

Here will go again. The DOE was told to cut the budget and instead of getting rid of highly-paid consultants, F status do-nothing administr...

Bloomberg has told Joel Klein that he must find 324 million dollars in budget cuts. The question is how will the DOE do this.? Will they r...

The ever increasing teachers being reassigned to the "rubber room" have decided to fight back. On Monday January 21st, fifteen t...

In the real world most companies want older and experienced workers. These workers are the most dependable and mentor the younger and inexp...

The DOE has apparently expanded the definition of the "probable cause" section for teachers subject to 3020a proceedings. The ...

I read with utter shock that Randi Weingarten had her 50 th birthday party and didn't invite me. As a dedicated dues-paying member o...

I found the e-mail from Chancellor Joel Klein quite humorous. The e-mail claimed how pro-teacher he is. However, it's not what you say...

Back in November 2003 an anonymous 5 th -grade teacher took Allan Sherman's classic hit about a summer camp (hello Muddah , hello Faddah...

According to the union over 4,600 teachers resigned over the last year. This is double the resignations of the previous years. These resi...

It is becoming very obvious that the DOE's idea of a good teacher has the following qualities. 1. Less than 5 years of experience (che...

Despite an upcoming budget deficit that requires the DOE to reduce spending by 2.5% , the DOE has allocated one million dollars to hire a ...

As predicted, the money is similar to the DC37 pact with a 7.1% increase for 24 months with a 2% raise on October 13, 2007 and a 5% raise on...

The negotiation committee is now down to a more manageable 50. However, from my view in the classroom I am suspicious if the negotiators ...

The negotiations between the UFT and the Bloomberg administration is on the fast track and it appears that the takebacks are being left b...