Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Will Joel Klein Give In And Remove The Hiring Freeze So That Principals Can Hire "Newbie Teachers"?

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It has been two weeks since the citywide ATR job fair has been held and I do not know of any ATRs in Queens who were offered positions for...
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Friday, September 25, 2009

My Union Hero And Villain

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As many of my readers know, I have complained about our union leaders since they seem to have lost touch with the members in the trenches th...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

The Union Finally Wins A Small Victory On Corporal Punishment - How About A Big Victory On An Independent And Fair Investigation Process?

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The NY Teacher reported that an Arbitrator sided with the union on language used for corporal punishment investigations. The union filed t...
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Dirty Little Secret That The Media Refuses To Report. How Principal Quality Has Deteriorated Under Bloomberg & Klein

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In the pre Bloomberg /Klein tenure almost all Principals rose through the teaching ranks and didn't forget their roots in the classroom...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

How Some "Principals From Hell" Still Screw The Reassigned Teacher

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I have a very good friend who was reassigned by her Leadership Academy Principal for alleged incompetence (the charge is false. Her crime i...
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Has A New Contract Been Negotiated With The Bloomberg Administration?

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There are persistent rumors that at Wednesday's Delegate Assembly meeting a tentative contract will be presented to the delegates. This...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Despite A Shortage Of Science & Special Education Teachers The ATRs In These Areas Are Still Not Being Hired. Look At Ageism As The Reason

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In August the DOE, citing a shortage of Science and Special Education teachers, rescinded the ban on hiring "newbie teachers" fo...
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Saturday, September 05, 2009

For Teachers Who Have Been Targeted By Their Principals - Here Are TheThings Teachers Should Not Do.

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As the 2009-10 school year starts on Tuesday, many teachers are already being targeted by the Principal for either incompetence and/or misco...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

What Chancellor Joel Klein Wants In The Next Contract - To Terminate The ATRs After Nine Months!

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Chancellor Joel Klein, from the beginning, has developed a single minded approach to solve the ATR problem which he created in the infamous...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Another Clueless Non-Educator Who Thinks He Knows What's Best For The Classroom

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In an editorial in the U.S. News & World Report , Editor-in-Chief Mortimer B. Zuckerman has embraced the pseudo education reform moveme...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

The UFT's "300" Negotiating Committee Must Stand Their Ground, Not Allow Any "Givebacks", And Resolve The Ever Growing ATR Crises

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I admit I am a complex person. On one hand I am highly suspicious of the motives of Bloomberg and Klein's intent on the City's Pu...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

If The Students Are Improving, Then Why Are They Still Ill Prepared Academically As They Enter High School?

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The Bloomberg/Klein propaganda machine on how the New York City Public School System has improved under their leadership has even convinced ...
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Thursday, August 06, 2009

The Legacy Of Randi Weingarten- Our Union Rolled Over And Played Dead To The DOE And Now We Have An ATR Crises And Overcrowded "Rubber Rooms"

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Before Randi Weingarten became President of the UFT , there were few, if any ATRs and the "rubber rooms" were populated by betw...
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Saturday, August 01, 2009

When A Hiring Freeze Is Not Really A Hiring Freeze - Tweed Allows Principals To Hire More "Newbie Teachers" As The ATR Ranks Continue To Increase

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During the month of July, Tweed, despite Chancellor Joel Klein's e-mail message to the Principals, has loosened the hiring restrictions ...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly - The TDA Pension Agreement Between The UFT and The City

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In the never ending quest by the UFT to poorly represent their members, the UFT /City of New York pension agreement continues in screwing ...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Why Is Chancellor Joel Klein Immune From A SCI Investigation When It Comes To No-Bid Contracts That Appear Not To Pass The Smell Test?

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One of the most objectionable aspect of Chancellor Joel Klein's tenure has been the awarding of "no-bid contracts" to consult...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

How To Appeal A 3020-a Arbitrator Decision And The "Just Cause" Provision Used To Determine The Arbitrator's "Award".

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In the State Education Law 3020-a the Arbitrator is given wide discretion in deciding the award (penalty) for the tenured teacher. However...
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