Saturday, May 30, 2015

Chancellor Carmen Farina Is A Huge Disappointment.

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As we approach the end of another school year, let's look at what real changes Chancellor Carmen Farina has ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Arnie And Andrew Catch A Tiger By Its Tail.

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It certainly appears that Secretary of Education, Arnie Duncan, and New York State Governor, Andrew Cuomo, hav...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

Confessions Of A Fired Charter School Teacher.

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Usually, I don't allow another person to use my blog to state their position.  However, this charter school ...
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Administrators Treating Teachers Unprofessionally.

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Over the years I have heard stories about how school administrators are not treating teachers with the proper re...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Union Wins Arbitration Giving Teachers Who Teach A Class Outside Their Schedule Pro Rated Pay.

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I have many complaints about our disconnected union leadership and they are too numerous to list in this post, h...
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Sunday, May 17, 2015

The Teacher Shortage Is Here!

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I have previously predicted a severe teacher shortage within five years.  This prediction was based on fewer appli...
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Friday, May 15, 2015

The Thinning Of The Herd Against ATRs Are Beginning.

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I have been called by a couple of panicky ATRs who have told me that they were served with their 3020-a papers t...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Why Is There No Contract Book?

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After every contract the UFT publishes a book on the new contract that members can review and cite when administrato...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Are Our Pensions Safe?

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There are rumors that Governor Cuomo will go after existing teacher pensions in 2017 by calling a constitutional...
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Friday, May 08, 2015

The Racial And Income Composition In School Districts Affects The "Opt Out" Numbers.

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The release of the student "opt out" numbers have slowed to a trickle as a clearly embarrassed NYSED...
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Monday, May 04, 2015

To Our Union. Treat The ATRs With Respect And Make Them A Chapter.

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The union has a chance to right a terrible wrong when they agreed to the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR) in the 2005 contract....
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Saturday, May 02, 2015

When It Comes To Credit Recovery, It's Still The Same Old DOE.

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I have been following the disgusting "credit recovery"   saga at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn wh...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Absent Teacher Reserve. The Unwanted Orphans When It Comes To Representation.

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Back in 2005, with the implementation of the terrible contract our union leadership negotiated with the City.  O...
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Sunday, April 26, 2015

You Get What You Pay For.

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I have always claimed that the NYCDOE does not put "children first" but actually they don't care ...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Latest Opt Out Numbers For Math.

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Previously, I listed the "opt out" numbers in the ELA test and as that number slowly approaches the 2...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

What The NYC KidsPAC Report Omitted.

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With much fanfare and great hopes, the De Blasio Administration would make real change to the NYC public schools.  Even our...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Latest "Opt Out" Numbers Across The State.

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The explosion of students who "opted out" will not have a final number until all the school districts...
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Friday, April 17, 2015

The Governor And NYSED Only Have ThemselvesTo Blame On the "Opt Out" Explosion.

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It appears that approximately 200,000 students have "opted out" of the badly flawed high-stakes Comm...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Michael Mulgrew's Fantasy World.

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It is with little surprise that at last night's Executive Board meeting UFT President, Michael Mulgrew, defended th...
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