Thursday, July 31, 2014

The New York City Pension System, Flush With Cash, Gives Billions To The City Coffers.

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When the UFT was negotiating with the City for a contract, the City kept claiming poverty and the UFT accepted t...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

The Fuzzy Math The Wall Street Journal Used For Their 3020-a Statistics

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The Wall Street Journal received from the NYCDOE the 3020-a statistics for the last two years April 2012 to Janu...
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

The DOE Labels ATRs With A Special Identity Card.

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One of the ATRs went down to 65 Court Street to make some changes in her personnel file and decided, while there...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

The UFT Contract Screws The CSA As Well.

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It now appears the UFT leadership not only screwed some of their own members, the ATRs, teachers who resigned or disco...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Ex Members Who Resigned File A Lawsuit Against The UFT To Get Back Their Retroactive Pay. - Are The ATRs Next To Sue?

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As I expected, some ex-members who resigned or were terminated before the age of 55 have decided to file a law...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Great Teachers Also Need Tenure Laws To Protect Themseleves From Vindictive Administrators.

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The education reformers have redoubled their efforts in trying to eliminate teacher tenure and flush from a victory in...
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Friday, July 18, 2014

New York State Education Department Is Going After Teacher Licenses Under Article 83 For Non-Criminal Actions.

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Over the last few years the New York State Education (NYSED) has directly or indirectly used some of the RttT f...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The Open Market Transfer System Is A Joke.

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Once again, I have checked over ten schools in Queens that advertized for an Earth Science teacher on the Open Ma...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

The Illinois Highest Court Rules Against The State's Attempt To Reduce Retiree Health Benefits.

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In a groundbreaking decision that has ramifications throughout the nation, the Illinois Supreme Court, in a 6 to...
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Friday, July 11, 2014

One Third Of New York City Public Schools Found To Be Overcrowded. Just Another Nail In The Coffin Of Mayor Bloomberg's Education Legacy.

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An audit by the City Comptroller found that an astounding 33% of New York City public schools were overcrowded a...
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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

How Bad Is Our Contract? Just Compare It To The DC37 Pact?

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We all know that the UFT negotiated a bad contract with the City that included inadequate raises, a " caste...
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Monday, July 07, 2014

Memo To President Obama. In New York City Its Not About Hiring Quality Teachers But The Cheapest Teachers For The Schools.

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Today President Obama has finally decided that all school districts must have an "educator equity plan...
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Saturday, July 05, 2014

The DOE Central Bureaucracy Grabs 77.5% Of The Federal Race To The Top Money For Themselves.

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The New York City Department of Education (DOE) took the lion's share of the federal Race to the Top (RttT) fu...
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Thursday, July 03, 2014

The ATR Serverance Package Is An Insult To Us All.

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Yesterday, the ATRs received an email from the DOE offering us an opportunity to leave our livelihood for a maximum...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2014

The Tier 6 Pension Plan For New Teachers Is Inferior To Previous Pension Plans And The City Loves It!

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One of the reasons that the City wants to rid the school system of experienced teachers is that these teachers, ...
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Sunday, June 29, 2014

The Grade For Chancellor Carmen Farina Is a "D" For Disappointing.

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The New York Daily News interviewed some respected people who have a say in education, ranging from Ernest Loga...
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Scapegoating Of The Teaching Profession Will Result In A Future Teacher Shortage.

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There is no secret that the education reform movement, hijacked by the hedge fund managers, billionaires, and the corporate elite (the ...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The DOE Provides Another Poor Example Of their Shoddy Work By Using Last Year's Rating Sheet For This Year's Rating.

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  Last night the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) received their last minute rating sheet and it turns out that the incomp...
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Comparing The Defined Benefit Plan With The Defined Contribution Plan.

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  There has been an ongoing discussion about pension reform and the Detroit bankruptcy has put the spotlight on ...
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

No Bullying In The Schools But Peak Crime In The Subways Are Associated With School Dismissal Time.

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It was interesting reading today's Daily News.  Two completely separate stories were reported, one about crime in the subways, the ...
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