Monday, March 30, 2015

Mulgrew Declares Victory As Governor Cuomo Gets His Way. - Teachers Are The Real Losers.

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It appears that Governor Andrew Cuomo won big time in the budget as he gets many of the things he wanted in the ...
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

The Danger For Teachers In Governor Cuomo's Education Agenda.

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The hedge fund financed and supported Governor has proposed an education agenda that comes straight out of the c...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

Join The Demonstration Against Governor Cuomo Tomorrow.

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Tomorrow there will be demonstrations throughout the State against the Governor's education agenda.  The biggest one will be held i...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Chancellor Carmen Farina Continues Her Attacks On Teachers.

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When our union leadership was telling the media that they now had a friend ruining the DOE in Carmen Farina an...
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Sunday, March 22, 2015

To The Daily News. It's The DOE's Education On The Cheap Policy That Causes Student Failure.

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The New York Daily News ran a series about the New York City schools that was biased and supported Governor Cuom...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Putting Lipstick On The Pig Doesn't Solve The ATR Crisis.

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The De Blasio/Farina administration claims their policy has been successful in reducing the ATR pool by encouraging these teachers to le...
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Thursday, March 19, 2015

The Scholarship Requirement Artificially Raises The Graduation Rate And Cheapens The Diploma Of NYC High School Graduates.

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Over the Bloomberg/Klein years the high school graduation rate jumped significantly and of course the Mayor and ...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Parents Should Join The "Opt Out" Movement And Stop The NYSED From Hurting Their Children With Junk Science.

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More and more parents are joining the "opt out" movement and not having their children subject to thes...
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

The New Discipline Policy Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen.

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Under pressure from the Obama Administration and approved by Mayor Bill de Blasio, there is a new, more lenient ...
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Friday, March 13, 2015

In The DOE Its Still Cronyism Over Competence.

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Mayor Bill de Blaio announced earlier in the week the appointment of Aimee Horowitz as the new Executive Superintendent of the School ...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The Professional Development Requirement Is A Complete Waste Of Time!

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In the schools that I have rotated to this year, the professional development time has been of no value.  Its us...
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Saturday, March 07, 2015

Why Has The UFT Leadership Failed To Take The DOE To PERB On The Problem Code Issue?

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Back in 2012, the DOE decided that any teacher who was subject to a DOE investigation (SCI, OSI, OEO) and found ...
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Thursday, March 05, 2015

Adventures In Babysitting In The NYC Schools.

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  Our Chancellor, "Its A beautiful day" Carmen Farina, using her usual poor judgement, kept the NYC Public Schools open, desp...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2015

The Tax Advantages By Contributing To The TDA.

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In my travels to various schools, I am shocked to find out how little teachers know about the benefits in contri...
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Sunday, March 01, 2015

Why Marriage Is Good For The Entire Family.

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In our society fewer people are getting married and many children are being raised in a one parent (mainly mother) house...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Accountability Is Absent At The DOE

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 ATRs are usually notified by the DOE on Thursday, the week before their new school placement.  This was agreed upon wit...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Why Are Teachers Taking More Days Off? Its The Increased Stress And Lower Morale Stupid!

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  The New York Post published an article that showed an astonishing 16% of the teachers took eleven or more days off ...
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Monday, February 23, 2015

Just Another Case Of The DOE Double Standard When Disciplining Principals.

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The New York Post published an article about how Staten Island Principal Linda Hill.  Yes, that Linda Hill who h...
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Saturday, February 21, 2015

If I Became The Chancellor Of The New York City Schools.

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Readers of my blog know how critical I have been about the job Carmen Farina has done as Chancellor of the New Y...
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Chancellor Carmen Farina Fails To Remove Problem Principals.

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When Bill de Blasio became Mayor of New York City, many teachers were hoping for massive changes at Tweed.  Th...
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