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Richard D. Kahlenberg: How Due Process Protects Teachers and Students
LINKTeacher tenure rights, first established more than a century ago, are under unprecedented attack. Tenure—which was enacted to protect students’ education and those who provide it—is under assault...
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All members of the UFT subject to observations must write rebuttals and send these statements to the person observing you and, if this person is not the principal, to the principal of your school....
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A Look Back to March 2015, When Bill de Blasio Said That Teacher...
Most ATR teachers who left system since new contract took buyouts, retiredBy Geoff Decker and Sarah DarvilleLINKSteps of Tweed, DOE Headquarters, 52 Chambers Street in Manhattan In his fight to fend...
View ArticleBari Brower Wins Her Article 78, Vacating Her U-Rating For The 2006-2007...
Matter of Brower v New York City Dept. of Educ.Matter of Brower v New York City Dept. of Educ. 2015 NY Slip Op 04764 Decided on June 9, 2015 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York...
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Kirk Swanson, VP of Administration at the Battery Park City Authority, Fired...
A stunning story from Carl Campanile at the NY POST:Whistleblower claims he was fired for doing his jobKirk Swanson, former vice president of administration at the Battery Park City Authority.LINKA...
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Carmen Farina Wins the 2015 WHO ARE YOU KIDDING? Award as the "Best Talent"...
Carmen FarinaCarmen Farina and her "beautiful day" in the NYC blizzard(Love the hat, Carmen!! -B)Working For the NYC DOE is, for the chosen few, a very good job. You can do very little work, if any at...
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Appellate Division Affirms the Termination of Teacher Damian Estaban
The decision to go back to the termination decision at 3020-a rather than affirm the vacating of the termination by Judge Mendez in the New York State Supreme Court is a huge error in our opinion.I...
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Smoke and Mirrors: UFT Secret Spending on the Campaign of Robert Jackson in 2013
Undisclosed UFT robocalls raise new campaign questions by Geoff Decker, Gotham Schools, at 5:30 pmLINK Robert Jackson, Christine Quinn, Michael MulgrewCity Councilman Robert Jackson pictured with...
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Language Arts and Math Jobs at NYSED
NewYork State Education Department Test Development ProcessAll NYS exams are developed in accordance with national industry and professional standards for educational testing. The exams are carefully...
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Re-post: Retired UFT Rep. Lynne Winderbaum on ATRs
Retired Teacher And Former Bronx HS UFT District Rep Lynne Winderbaum Analyzes ATR Status The perils of the ATRMAY 20, 2014 AM31 6:25 AMLINKLynn Winderbaum tags: 2009 UFT Contract, ATRs, due process,...
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New York State Supreme Court Judge Alice Schlesinger Rules in Favor of...
New York State Supreme Court Judge Alice Schlesinger (one of the BEST!) decided in favor of the Petitioner, Talib El, who asked the Court to give him back a job with the NYC DOE as a substitute...
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Observations are Now Punitive, Replacing Rational Conclusions of Fact
re-post from 2012 on observations and evaluations.The PIP+ program no longer exists, and has been replaced by Field Supervisors and Peer observers. Same old thing, focusing on the removal of teachers...
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PS 24 Principal Donna Connelly Throws All Teachers' Desks and Filing Cabinets...
PS24 Principal Donna ConnellyUPDATE: Desk-tossing principal giving teachers their furniture backNY POST October 19, 2015By Susan Edelman and Lorena MongelliTeachers at the Bronx public school whose...
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The "Tiger Team" and the Case of Rafe Esquith
Introducing the "Tiger Team" to the public - true investigators or another "Gotcha Squad"?Inquiring minds want to know.Betsy CombierEditor, NYC Rubber Room ReporterPresident, ADVOCATZRafe...
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Anthony Cody:Teacher Evaluation Survey
What Has Happened to Teacher Evaluations? We Need Your Help By Anthony Cody.Under President Obama, the federal Department of Education offered several billion dollars in Race to the Top money and...
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State of Our Union/State of Our Schools October 24th Meeting
Full Schedule for State of Our Union / State of Our Schoolsby morecaucusnycIt's not too late to REGISTER @ tinyurl.com/MORE-SOU!Take a look at the completed final schedule for the conference...
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Are Teachers Under Too Much Stress?
LINKTeachers expect to work hard but should not be expected to devote every minute of their lives to their job, writes one union leaderI was speaking recently at a joint ATL/NUT meeting on childhood...
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Wendy Bradshaw: Why I Resigned From The Polk County Public Schools
“Today I resigned from the school board.” From Teacher Wendy Bradshaw PhDPosted on October 23, 2015 by Poetic JusticeTeacher Wendy Bradshaw PhD from Florida handed in her resignation letter today. Her...
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Jia Lee Becomes MORE's Candidate for UFT President
Lee speaks with Earth School student Jamir Geidi and his mother Fatima Geidi about their positive experiences at her school in contrast to the treatment they received at Success Academy. photo credit:...
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New York City DOE Asks For a Waiver From the Newly Revised Teacher Evaluation...
New York City Seeks Teacher Evaluation WaiverLINKNew York City applied for a waiver on Monday from the state's newly revised teacher evaluation law so its changes would be ready for the 2016-17 school...
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