Friday, December 24, 2010

The DOE Leadership Wish List Sent To Santa Claus And Why They Ended Up With A Lump Of Coal In Their Stockings.

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It was only last year that Santa Claus was terminated as a teacher , based upon the biased and unfair DOE investigation process. You would...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

The Schools Face A Second Semester Budget Cut But Don't Look For High School Principals To Target Their Parent Coordinators.

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The New York City Public Schools face an additional budget cut starting on February 1, 2011. Where will the cuts come from in the schools? ...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

The Phony Graduation Statistics Are Apparent In An Increase In Students Who Need To Take Remedial Courses In The City's Community Colleges.

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We now have even more evidence that many of our high school graduates are not ready for college as the percentage of high school graduates n...
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Friday, December 17, 2010

"Dare To Be Remarkable" Part 2: The Saga Continues AsThe Union Gets Involved But The Teacher Is Excluded From The Meeting.

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If you remember back in November I wrote an article about my friend the ATR who was required to teach out of license as a teacher who had t...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

It Is A Good Idea For The Schools If Principals Were Required To Teach At Least One Class In Their Certification Area.

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I was reading the article in the New York Daily News about how some principals make time to teach classes despite their Administrative resp...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Teachers Are At Risk Of Being Injured & Even Fired When Trying To Break Up Student Fights

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When I was a "newbie teacher " I must have broke up numerous fights between students in my High School. As you can figure out I w...
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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

The Things That Charter Schools And Their Supporters Don't Want The General Public To Know.

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Now that the unqualified Cathie Black is expected to become Chancellor on January 3rd we can expect her to follow in the footsteps of Joel K...
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Saturday, December 04, 2010

What will Happen To The ATRs Now, When In The Past Principals Wouldn't Hire Them At Sale Prices?

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The "ATR agreement " has expired in which smart and savvy principals can pick up an experienced teacher for the cost of a "n...
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Why Is The DOE Allowing Principals To Be Insubordinate By Refusing To Allow Teachers Back Into Their Schools And Their Rightful Teaching Positions?

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One of the more interesting results of the April 15th 2010, "rubber room agreement" is that Tweed has decided to allow teachers w...
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Monday, November 29, 2010

Cathie Black Given Waiver Despite Being Unqualifed For The Position Of Chancellor.

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New York State Department Of Education Commissioner, David Steiner , has granted a waiver to Cathie Black to be the new New York City Chance...
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Friday, November 26, 2010

The DOE Will Go To Any Length To Keep A Teacher They Don't Like Out Of The Classroom - The Saga Of Melissa Petro Continues.

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The New York Post reported that the ex-sex worker turned teacher, Melissa Petro complained about the accusations against her on her Twitter...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Why The New York City High School Graduation Rates Are A Sham As The Increases Are Mainly Due To The Use Of Questionable Methods To Show Phony Gains

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I chuckle how Tweed, the media mouthpieces, and even the Obama Administration trumpets the improved high school graduation rates since Blo...
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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Now That The Fix Is In And Cathie Black Will BeThe New Chancellor. Where Will The Budget Cuts Come From In The DOE?

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The New York Post printed an article called " It's Slash And Learn For Black" on what she will be doing as the new Chancellor ...
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Why Did Chancellor Joel Klein Really Resign? I Believe It Resulted From Differences With Mayor Michael Bloomberg Because Of The Recession.

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We all know that Joel Klein quit as Chancellor for the New York City Public Schools but the real question is why did he quit? The answer...
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