Monday, May 30, 2016

Why MORE's Social Justice Plank Is Crap!

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My colleagues at MORE are mighty unhappy with my stance on their "social justice" plank and have made great...
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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Why Teaching Is A Dangerous Occupation At Renewal Schools.

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One of the most overlooked aspects of teaching at a renewal school is how potentially dangerous it is to be a te...
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Friday, May 27, 2016

The Open Market Transfer System Is A Joke For Veteran Teachers.

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I received my online edition of the "Organizer" and I was struck how the author, a "Unity" retiree ...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

The Renewal High Schools Are Losing, Not Attracting Students.

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Not unexpectedly, the renewal high schools are failing to attract students, especially the academically proficien...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Why Can't A Teacher Grieve A Developing Rating?

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A very disturbing trend is happening, some teachers rated "developing" are still being charged with incompe...
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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Is This Hometown Hero Principal Really One? I Don't Think So.

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The New York Daily News is starting their bogus hometown hero series again and while some educators are really heroes, ...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

The Disconnect Between The Graduation Rate And College And Career Readiness.

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  Regardless who the Mayor of New York City was and is, be it Rudolph Giuliani (Conservative), Michael Bloomberg (Centralist), or Bill d...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

What's The Difference Between Bloomberg And De Blasio? Not Much When It Comes To The Classroom.

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After twelve years of unremitting attacks on teachers and the union under Bloomberg, teachers were hopeful that...
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Monday, May 16, 2016

DOE's Expensive Contract To Supply Students With Bottled Water.

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Every school I journey to has a bottled water machine in the student cafeteria and in other student accessible areas in and around the ...
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Sunday, May 15, 2016

Thanks To De Blasio And Farina Schools Are Becoming More Unsafe.

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It's Sunday and the New York Post's Susan Edelman has published another important article on the New York City ...
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Saturday, May 14, 2016

The DOE, Thanks To The Union, Is Achieving Their Goal To Terminate ATRs.

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When Carmen Farina became Chancellor of the New York City Schools one of her priorities were to drain the ATR pool a...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016

More Proof That There Is A Correlation Between Poverty And Academic Achievement.

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In 2004 Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein, heeding the education reform community, decided to el...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The Judge Rules, It's Junk Science!

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Since the NYSED has developed a "student growth" algorithm back in 2012 to evaluate teachers, experts...
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Sunday, May 08, 2016

People I Am Voting For.

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Here are the people I am voting for and the caucus they are affiliated with. Leadership Positions Francesco P...
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Saturday, May 07, 2016

Teacher Tenure Ticks Up Under Bill De Blasio. Will It Continue?

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Chalkbeat reported that teacher tenure has ticked up during the first two years under Mayor Bill de Blasio but is sti...
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Friday, May 06, 2016

Francesco Portelos For UFT President - MORE/NAC For Leadership Positions

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I have finally made my decision between MORE/NAC's Jia Lee and Solidarity's Francesco Portelos and after...
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Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Detroit Teachers Will Get Paid After All. However, Danger Looms On The Horizon.

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  The Detroit public school teachers ended their two day sickout that closed the Detroit schools when the State of Mic...
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Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Teacher Appreciation Day, DOE Style.

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Today, May 3rd, is teacher appreciation day and I received a call by a devastated twenty year teacher who was given he...
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Sunday, May 01, 2016

Why You Should Not Be Voting For Michael Mulgrew For UFT President.

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This week election ballots will be sent to all UFT members and retiree, yes retiree, households to vote for the ...
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Friday, April 29, 2016

Our TDA And The Required Minimum Distribution.

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One of the advantages of being a New York City teacher is our TDA.  According to a UFT pension consultant, the ...
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