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The 3020-a Arbitration Newswire: Gotcha Squad Attorney Ian Nikol
Other posts under the title The 3020-a Arbitration Newswire:The 3020-a Arbitration Newswire: Winning and Losing Appeals and the Teacher-Principal RelationshipThe 3020-a Arbitration Newswire: Digging Up...
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NYC DOE Lost $Millions in Federal Medicaid Funds For Special Education. Fire...
From 1996 when I started in the public schools of NYC with my oldest daughter who had an IEP, I have studied the abominable actions of the NYC DOE as it denies special education services to children...
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The NY POST Sues The New York City Department of Education For Freedom of...
Joe BaranelloSee also Parentadvocates.orgCongratulations to the New York POST (NYPOST) newspaper, and reporters Susan Edelman, Aaron Short, and Yoav Gonen, for filing a petition against the NYC DOE for...
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Francesco Portelos: "A Troublemaking, Combative, and Disgruntled Employee",...
Victor Jordan, Lydia Howrilka, Lucio Celli, Francesco Portelos, Jonathan Hinesley, Al Leon, unknownUPDATE: Judge Hall took the New York City Department of Education out of the Portelos Complaint on...
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NEWS ALERT: Francesco Portelos Loses His Federal Case, Jury Says His Speech...
Francesco Portelos The jury at the trial in Federal Court saw, I guess, Francesco's very bad performance on the stand (in my opinion) and that he was a disruptive employee who did not have protected...
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Chris Emdin: Why Do Black Men Quit Teaching?
Students at a Baltimore high school in AprilWhy Black Men Quit TeachingHow can we help black boys succeed in school? One popular answer is that we need more black male teachers.By CHRISTOPHER EMDINAUG....
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Teacher Tenure Remains Law and Public Policy in California
Tenure rights still exist in New York City, despite the efforts of the NYC Department of Education to alter procedures at 3020-a arbitration involving the Law, Education Law 3020-a in order to fire...
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The 3020-a Arbitration Newswire: The Just Cause Standard
A very important part of any 3020-a arbitration is Just Cause. In fact, many people say that the 3020-a is a "Just Cause" Hearing.I agree with that. And I also agree that the DOE may agree to a Just...
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Kids Learn When They Feel Safe and Valued
As a parent of 4, I think Ms. Schwartz is right when she says"“Kids don’t learn when they don’t feel safe or valued.”Betsy Combierbetsy.combier@gmail.comEditor, NYC Rubber Room ReporterEditor,...
View ArticleAssaults While At Work for the DOE Get The Employee No Damages
I find the decision of the Second Department in cases where a DOE employee was assaulted by a student to be unjust, arbitrary and capricious. Maybe because I am not an Attorney I am missing...
View ArticleRimma Kunik Wins Her Article 78 Challenging The Rating Of "Unsatisfactory"
Matter of Kunik v New York City Dept. of Educ.2016 NY Slip Op 05812Decided on August 17, 2016Appellate Division, Second DepartmentPublished by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary...
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AG Schneiderman Says That the NYC DOE Has Failed To Accurately Report...
Attorney General Eric SchneidermanNYC public schools have been underreporting bullying, report suggestsBen Chapman, NY Daily NewsLINKThe city has failed to accurately tally incidents of bullying in...
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Cops, Not Counselors, Are in Schools To Guide Students
There is something terribly wrong with this policy.Betsy Combierbetsy.combier@gmail.comEditor, NYC Rubber Room ReporterEditor, Parentadvocates.orgEditor, New York Court CorruptionEditor, National...
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The NYC DOE Allows Violence by Students and Cover-ups by Principals
The NYC Department of Education has made reporting students who hit, cheat, or abuse other students, teachers and staff verboten; forbidden; prohibited; dont even think about it. . If a Principal...
View ArticleThe 3020-a Arbitration Newswire: Changing "Rules"
All of the links below under Memos To The Field are only as valid as someone at the New York State Education Department wants them to be. That's why I have "" surrounding "rules" in the title.After...
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Mediation and Restorative Justice Work As Alternatives To Suspensions
My experience as a former PTA President and current parent/teacher advocate is that the NYC DOE lost its' way years ago, and principals citywide became pawns in zero tolerance for anything that looks...
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PS 24 AP Manny Verdi Sued Melodie Mashel, Superintendent of District 10;...
EXCLUSIVE: Bronx superintendent quits amid accusations of racist conspiracy at Riverdale schoolNY Daily News, Ben Chapman, September 15, 2016A Bronx school superintendent at the center of an alleged...
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The New York City Department of Education Blog
No, it's not mine. The New York City Department of Education has their own blog:The Morning BellSome information may be useful - some may not.But, as the Department is well-known for altering or hiding...
View ArticlePrincipal Leadership Is Key Factor in Teachers’ Satisfaction with Evaluation...
Good leadership leads to good everything else. This is not rocket science.What is good leadership?*Teamwork*Respect for all*Communication*Immediate attention To wrong-doing/mistakes/data...
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Class Action Lawsuit Claims a Constitutional Right to Literacy
In a Case with Blockbuster Potential, Detroit School Children Assert a Federal Constitutional Right to Literacy23 SEP 2016 VIKRAM DAVID AMAR, Justia VERDICTLINKWhy this case is important, says the...
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