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Former Hempstead Deputy Superintendent Sues For Wrongful Termination
Dr. McDonald feels that he was wrongfully terminated under the Civil Service Law 75-B whistleblower statute. This will be interesting.Betsy Combierbetsy.combier@gmail.comEditor, Advocatz.comEditor,...
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Fraud Will Get You Terminated at 3020-a
Evan MirenbergEvan Mirenberg, considered an excellent teacher and winner of the 2013 PASCO STEM Awards, was charged with 16 absences for the 2013-2014 school year:SPECIFICATION1: On or about and...
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NYC Mayor de Blasio Fires Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark...
Mark Peters and Bill de Blasiophoto: Natan Dvir; Brigitte StelzerThe firing of Department of Investigations Commissioner sure looks like the exact same scenario as when Governor Andrew Cuomo disbanded...
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Teacher and Coach Steve DeCaro is Re-Assigned From His Duties in...
Yes, there are rubber rooms outside of New York City. Steve DeCaro, a beloved teacher and coach in the Mattituck-Cutchoque School District, was suddenly reassigned during the week of October 7, 2018,...
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Port Richmond High School Principal Oneatha Swinton is Arrested in Pennsylvania
Oneatha Swinton has many complaints against her from various groups in New York City. The NYC Department of Education has turned a deaf ear.Now, Swinton has been arrested, and the animosity towards her...
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Shadia Alvarez, Former Principal of Collegiate Institute for Math and Science...
Shadia AlvarezHere we go again!By that I mean, we 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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NYC High School Suddenly Changes Admission Policy at the 11th Hour
Millenium High SchoolChalkbeat reports that the admissions rules at Millenium High School have changed just weeks before applications are due....to increase diversity.Whenever I read...
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Stanford University Professor Bruce McCandliss Finds That Phonics Works Best...
OK, NYC Department of Education - and all other school districts, listen up. I think it is time to stop the incessant changing of curricula in our nations' schools, and listen to the people who know...
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The NYC DOE Strategic Response Group Intercepts All Communications To The...
NYC DOE Chancellor Richard CarranzaOne question I have for Chancellor Carranza (I actually have MANY, but the one I am asking here) is, "Are you keeping the Chancellor's Strategic Response Group?"Oh,...
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New STEAM School Opens in Brooklyn
This story is exciting for many reasons. First, vocational education in the NYC Department of Education is a fraud, and has been for years. Now it seems that the Department has done something right....
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Howard Nash, ATR Teacher, Sues The NYC DOE Pro Se and Wins An Interim Order
New York State Judge Carmen St. GeorgeATR Howard Nash sued the New York City Department of Education without an attorney, or "pro se", for giving him a U (unsatisfactory) rating for the 2016-2017...
View ArticleVacating a Termination in 3020-a: The case of Gongora v NYC DOE (2010)
Another great decision, I think, decided by a wonderful Judge (my opinion) is the case won by bilingual NYC teacher Jaime Gongora v the New York City Department of Education, Index number 110047/2009....
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UFT VIP Paul Egan is Ousted From His Job
Paul Egan, a well-known and unliked UFT bigwig, is now through with his nine lives. He no longer works for the UFT.Bye Paul!Betsy Combierbetsy.combier@gmail.comEditor, Advocatz.comEditor, NYC Rubber...
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The More Reports Made of NYC DOE Wrongdoing, The Less the Special...
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a press conference at PS 130 on March 11, 2019. (Jeff Bachner/for New York Daily News)Now that is an interesting new fact about SCI: more reports mean less...
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Former Teacher John Joyce Wins His Job Back At the NYC Department of...
Richard Carranza, Houston Independent School District's superintendent, was introduced as the next New York City schools chancellor by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday, March 5, 2018. Photo Credit:...
View ArticleThe Court of Appeals and Probationary Teachers' Termination
Getting tenure is not what it used to be. Many years ago (I am not being deliberately vague, but there was no clear line drawn in the sand) teachers who were good at what they did whether it be...
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You Can Call Your Boss Anything, If You Are Forming A Union
Court says it’s OK to call boss ‘nasty motherf–ker’ during union battleNew York Post, By Chris PerezCalling your boss a “nasty motherf–ker” is totally cool — as long as you’re trying to form a union.A...
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Deputy Schools Chancellor Cheryl Watson-Harris Plays Politics With Her...
It comes as no surprise that the NYC Department of Education admissions policies to the best schools in the City are overlooked in terms of their own, such as Deputy Chancellor Cheryl Watson-Harris.A...
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Appealing a Discontinuance Is a Challenge
Mayor Bill de BlasioWhen a probationary teacher is discontinued, the argument must be made on Appeal that there is "bad faith" or the decision is unlawful.A probationary teacher is an employee at...
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NYC DOE Chancellor Rules With Hate
Richard CarranzaWith special education in shambles in NYC, you would think that Chancellor Richard Carranza would want to make his massive agency, the NYC Department of Education, stand for fixing this...
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