Tuesday, March 27, 2018

The Education Reform Organizations Are Losing Control Of Our Education System

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Since the beginning of the new millennium, the education reform organizations nave been chasing the holy grail ...
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Sunday, March 25, 2018

DOE ContinuesTo Award Bogus High School Diplomas.

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In the New York Post today there is an article on the New  York State Department of Education audit of the ...
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Friday, March 23, 2018

The DOE Is Run By A Bunch Of Imbeciles - The Anna Poole Story Proves It.

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I have always snickered at the DOE motto under Mayor Bloomberg it was "children first...Always !  When the truth i...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Why I Can't Support Black Lives Matter.

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In a reaction to police injustice how young Black men were treated an organization was created called  "Black Lives M...
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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Post Janus New York.

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The unions, lead by the UFT, is sounding the alarm about what the Janus decision will do  to public unions.  Grante...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The Tier VI Teacher Retirement Game Is A Sucker's Game.

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The Tier VI retirement game is based upon reasonably conservative assumptions on how difficult it is for a Tier ...
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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Mayor Bill De Blasio Is More Like Michael Bloomberg.When It Comes To Education Policy.

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When Bill de Blasio was a candidate for Mayor he positioned himself as the anti-Bloomberg.  His campaign promise was to reduce class si...
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Saturday, March 10, 2018

Will The New Chancellor Eliminate The Bloomberg Ideology That Permeates The DOE?

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Starting in April, the new Chancellor, Richard Carranza, will take over the New York City school system.  Obviously, ...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Carmen Farina's Flunky, Amiee Horowitz, Gets A New Job.

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Amiee Horowitz a close colleague of Chancellor Carmen Farina was rewarded by the outgoing Chancellor by being ap...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Why Many UFT Members Are Conflicted About Paying Dues. However, ATRs Are Not.

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New York City Educator wrote on his blog why we all should be paying union dues when Janus is settled.  He corr...
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Sunday, March 04, 2018

How Safe Is Our Schools? Not Safe At All According To The NYPD.

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In the first semester of the 2017-18 school year saw a spike in arrests summonses, and use of restraints by the NYPD in ...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The Bloomberg Small Schools Are Doing A Disservice To Self Contained Special Education Students.

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  There have been pros and cons when breaking up large comprehensive high school and make three to six small sc...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Will The DOE Protect "F" Status Field Supervisors From ATR Lawsuits? Maybe Or Maybe Not.

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It has come to my attention that a teacher, who became an ATR, filed a lawsuit against the Principal and the Pri...
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Saturday, February 24, 2018

How Will The Union Leadership Respond To The Janus Decision?

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Before the end of the school year it's expected the Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision will rule in favor of...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018

What Grade Would You Give Chancellor Carmen Farina?

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Chancellor Carmen Farina told the news media that she would give herself a grade of "B+" for achievem...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Principal Quality Is A Major Factor Why Schools Struggle Academically.

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When I was a student I used to buy Marvel comic books and "Archie " for my younger sister   One of the...
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Saturday, February 17, 2018

To Join The ATR Class Action Lawsuit It Has Been Extended To February 28th.

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The potential class action lawsuit against the DOE for their discriminatory treatment of the ATRs has been extended to February 28th. ...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Why New York State Is Not Wisconsin.

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The UFT leadership has been using scare tactics that if Janus is upheld by the Supreme Court, our collective barga...
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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Flushing High School, How The DOE Destroyed A Potentially Great Neighborhood School.

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Very soon, the entire staff of Flushing High School will reapply for their jobs thorough the 18D process that is simpl...
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Friday, February 09, 2018

The Racial\Income Achievement Gap Is As Wide As Ever

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New York State and City published the latest graduation rates for the 2016-17 school year and both inched high...
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