Saturday, November 15, 2014

The DOE Bureaucratic Machine Is Broken And Only A Complete Overhaul Will Fix It.

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Educators have known for years that the DOE is dysfunctional and broken and is need of a complete overhaul.  The...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Its Time For ATRs To Have Their Own Chapter.

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Before the signing of the new contract, the UFT said the reason there was no need for a Chapter for ATRs was that the ATR was transitio...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

How Some Schools Manipulate The Graduation Rate.

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During the Bloomberg era, high schools quickly realized that it was politically important for the administration...
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Saturday, November 08, 2014

More Experienced Teachers Headed To The ATR Pool.

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The DOE and union have agreed to use a version of the "turnaround model" at two struggling high schools.  Automo...
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Thursday, November 06, 2014

In This School Its Technology Over Quality Teachers.

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In a highly regarded large comprehensive high school in Northeastern Queens, a Principal is practicing his own ...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Citywide ATR Meeting Next Tuesday - Please Attend.

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There will be a very important organizing meeting for citywide ATRs on Tuesday, November 11th (Veterans Day).  The...
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Sunday, November 02, 2014

Principals Love The Chancellor But For Teachers It Continues To Be A Living Hell.

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The New York Daily News had an article how principals are very satisfied with Chancellor Carmen Farina.  The on...
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Friday, October 31, 2014

Horror Stories From The ATR Pool.

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With Halloween here, its time to recount some of the horror stories told to me by the ATRs in the last couple of years. ...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

How Educators Need To Act In Their 3020-a Hearing.

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When tenured educators are charged by the DOE under State regulation 3020-a, the only outcome the DOE wants is termina...
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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Time Magazine Joins The Teacher Bashing News Media.

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The once gold standard of news reporting, Time magazine, has now sacrificed their journalistic responsibility fo...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

My Overview Of The Different UFT Caucuses.

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The UFT is one union.  However, it has different caucuses when it comes to representing educators and here is my o...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Why The MDRC Small School Study Is Crap.

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Once again the so-called non-profit MDRC has used questionable statistics and biased assumptions to falsely show that ...
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Why You Need Equity Funds In Your Retirement Portfolio.

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The most important question when one is nearing retirement is "will my income be sufficient to last thirty ...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

How High Schools Are Shortchanging Students In Science Education.

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One of the more unfortunate aspects of the DOE budgeting process is the reduction of a quality Science education...
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Monday, October 13, 2014

For Many, The Charter School Miracle Really Is A Mirage.

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If you read the New York City newspapers, you would think the charter schools are the answer to the "failin...
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Friday, October 10, 2014

Principal Quality Is The Fatal Flaw In The New York City Public Schools.

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I grew up and was educated in the New York City public schools and eventually became a public school teacher.  D...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Is Carmen Farina The New Cathie Black?

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There is an increasing concern among educators that Chancellor Carmen Farina is not up to the demands of headi...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Why The Triborough Amendment Is Important.

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One of the unique laws that protect public employees in New York State is the Triborough amendment that not only ...
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Sunday, October 05, 2014

Will Tweed Be Held Accountable For Their Failure To Properly Investigate The People They Hire? Don't Count On It.

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One of the most important responsibility that the DOE has is to ensure that the people they hire to work with ch...
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Friday, October 03, 2014

Ebola, ATRs, And The 2017 Teachers Contract.

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Now that we have a contract, its time to look ahead to 2017 and see how the UFT and the City will finally resolve the ...
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