Thursday, February 27, 2020

The TDA Withdrawal is Exempt From State And City Taxes

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This post is a reminder that once the educator reaches 55 years of age and retires, all TDA withdrawals are exem...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

School Arrests Are Down But Are Schools Safer?

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The De Blasio administration was happy that the NYPD reported a decrease of 55% in arrest of students.  However, that d...
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Sunday, February 23, 2020

The Pan American Discrimination Case Finally Ends

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The DOE settled their last case that totaled $1.2 million dollars to discrimination lawsuits against Black educators who ...
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Friday, February 21, 2020

Homeless Students Increase Nationwide

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The homeless population has increased nationwide, with California leading the pack, dramatically increased by 50...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Bloomberg's Stop And Frisk Policy Caused A Negative Educational Effect on Black Males

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Chalkbeat has an article on a study that showed that "Stop and Frisk" under Mayor Michael Bloomberg resul...
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Sunday, February 16, 2020

Another Example Of Academic Fraud

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It seems every month there is an article in the newspapers dealing with academic fraud and this month there is ...
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Saturday, February 15, 2020

School iscipline Policy Continues To Be A Joke

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One of the sore points in the NYC school system is the school safety issue.   Under Mayor Bill de Blasio's scho...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Good News! TRS Will Soon Add A ROTH Option

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Over the years I have praised the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) for it's low administrative fees and their...
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Saturday, February 08, 2020

Amy Klobuchar For President

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I watched the New Hampshire Democratic debate and was very impressed with only one candidate on the stage.  Amy Klobuc...
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Wednesday, February 05, 2020

The Different Tiers For UFT Members

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One of the questions I was asked was how many UFT members are in the various tiers.  Below is a table that shows...
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Sunday, February 02, 2020

Biden Or Bloomberg For President? Neither One

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It increasingly looks like the Democratic center will be between Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg and if the mode...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Integrating The Schools - A Tale Of Two Districts

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Chalkbeat correctly pointed out why integrating Brooklyn's District 15 middle schools had different roots than Dist...
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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Maspeth High School In The News Again

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Maspeth high school which has been identified for a massive cheating scandal, finds itself in the New York Post as a De...
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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Governor Cuomo's Steath Charter Cap Expansion

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  Governor Andrew Cuomo has buried in his proposed budget an expansion of the charter cap in New York City. Thi...
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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Mayor De Blasio And Chancellor Carranza's Student Discipline Policy Is A Disaster

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One of the worst policies of the Bill de Blasio administration is his student discipline policy.  Principals are...
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Saturday, January 18, 2020

NYC Graduation Rate Continues To Show A Racial Gap

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The New York City high school graduation rate inched up to 77.3% and of course Mayor Bill de Blasio and Cha...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Will Eliminaing The Gifted and Talented Programs Cause Middle Class Flight?

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Chancellor Richard Carranza's goal of integrating the New York City Public Schools has run into fierce resi...
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Monday, January 13, 2020

Charter Schools Lose Again On Teacher Certification

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The New York State Appellate Division, Third Department upheld  a lower court ruling that the SUNY alternate t...
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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Rating The Democratic Candidates Based On Their Education Policy

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This post is to grade the Democratic Presidential candidates based on their education policies. Obviously,  Joe Biden, ...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Representative IIhan Omar Voted Anti-Semite Of The Year

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I'm an independent voter and usually vote Democratic but there are some Democrats I will not vote for.  They are th...
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