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UPDATE (again): Former New Rochelle Principal Reginald Richardson Rescinds...
Are we ready for this?The former Principal of New Rochelle High School resigns under a scandal and under suspicion of misconduct, gets hired as the New York City Department of Education Director of...
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Paterson N.J. Schools Abolish ‘Rubber Rooms’ For Teachers
Yes, there are rubber rooms outside of New York City.Betsy Combierbetsy@advocatz.comPaterson Schools Ready to Abolish ‘Rubber Room’ For Teachers Under InvestigationJoe Malinconico, Paterson Press, Aug....
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At the NYC DOE Sex Harassment and/or Discrimination Cases Are Not Being...
Is there a coverup? Many people are asking.Betsy Combierbetsy.combier@gmail.combetsy@advocatz.comADVOCATZ.comEditor, NYC Rubber Room ReporterEditor, Parentadvocates.orgEditor, New York Court...
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Former New Rochelle High School Principal Reginald "Reggie" Richardson...
Reginald RichardsonIs this the end of the saga involving Reginald Richardson, his resignation as Principal of New Rochelle High School, his recession of his resignation after NYC Department of...
View ArticleTermination is the Penalty If a Charged Employee Retires While Proceeding...
The point I would like to make is: if you retire after receiving 3020-a charges, you will be terminated.See Jefferson v NYC DOE, below:"the plain language of paragraph 24 of New York City Board of...
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Izzy Kalman: The NYC Anti-Bullying Class Action Settlement is Futile
re-posted from Parentadvocates.orgThe Futile New York City Class Action Bullying Settlement by Izzy KalmanTruth is, the settlement doesn’t demand much more from the DOE than is already required of it....
View ArticleNoah Berkley Loses his Article 75 Appeal
Matter of Berkley v New York City Dept. of Educ.2018 NY Slip Op 01669Decided on March 15, 2018Appellate Division, First DepartmentPublished by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary...
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Former Teacher John Leftridge Loses His Termination Appeal
NYC Teacher John Leftridge Lost His Job at 3020-a, Appealed, and Lost His AppealThe Leftridge case is full of surprises, with laws, procedures, and evidence ignored. Perhaps his representatives did bad...
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Education Law 3020-a
As I have said many ties on this blog, 3020-a arbitration can be won, if you have a strong defense. My suggestion is that every teacher consider what he/she would do when or if charged with either...
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Success! PS/MS 42 Will Not Be Closed By the NYC Department of Education
Re-posted from Parentadvocates.org:The process used to close schools is detrimental to the lives and futures of the children, the stability of the community, and the careers of excellent, dedicated...
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Chancellor Carranza Appoints Executive Superintendents
Richard Carranza, his wife (left) and former Chancellor Carmen FarinaCHANCELLOR CARRANZA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LINDA P. CHEN AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER AND NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE SUPERINTENDENTSThe nine...
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How To Win a 3020-a Hearing
UFT General Counsel Adam Ross, UFT President Mike Mulgrew, former Chancellor Carmen Farina, and former NYC DOE General Counsel Courtenaye Jackson-ChaseAs I have said many times on this blog for the...
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Principal Salema Dawson Marbury Wins The 2018 "Just 'Cause I Don't Like You"...
PS 329 Principal Salema Marbury in front of her favorite mural3020-a hearings are compulsory arbitration supposedly set up to fairly judge Educators' incompetency or misconduct out of a courtroom after...
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Disgraced Principal Caterina Lafergola is Re-Hired By Chancellor Carranza
Caterina Lafergola Shades of Reginald!!!I mean, of course, Reginald Richardson, who was disliked in his school district (New Rochelle) and was hired by new Chancellor Richard Carranza to come to the...
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The New Deal: The UFT Contract 2018 and Why Caution is Good
All pals now. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)So now that NYC Chancellor Richard Carranza, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew are all warm and fluffy with each other, all...
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Shadia Alvarez, The Famous "Prom Killer", Now Hired by the New Rochelle...
Shadia AlvarezHere we go again!By that I mean, we just posted the bizarre situation involving Reginald Richardson resigning from his job while under investigation to take a job in the new York City...
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The Absent Teacher Reservist (ATR) Disaster
Aixa Rodriguez, an ESL teacher who has been with the DOE since 2005. After her school closed, she spent some time in the Absent Teacher Reserve before being hired by a new school for this fall.The New...
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Another School Bus Scandal Rips NYC
Elizabeth Rose's nine-year run in the city school system is over. (Go Nakamura for New York Daily News) Another school bus scandal. In New York City! The headquarters of Boss TWEED, oops I mean with...
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Norm Scott on the UFT Contract 2018: Vote "No"
NYC Chancellor Richard Carranza, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, and UFT President Michael Mulgrew Norm Scott's blog is a wealth of knowledge on UFT business, and his opinion on the new contract is...
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Fired NYC School Bus Chief Involved In Breakfast Cereal Scam Too
Eric Goldstein was fired for the bus scandal. But he was investigated also for fraudulently spending taxpayer money on....get this: the breakfast menu items, especially a certain cereal.Hey - I could...
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