Breaking News: Alison Hirsh Leaves Her New Job At The NYC Department of...
Alison HirshWow, that was fast.In June, Alison Hirsh quit her job with Mayor de Blasio because he was "too kind" to the police. She was immediately hired at a salary of $230,000 by Chancellor Richard...
View ArticleTwo Employees at PS 811X and 17 Other Schools Test Positive For COVID-19,...
PS 811X on Longfellow Avenue in the Bronx. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News)So let's get the Department's policy correct: When staff test positive for COVID-19, the school closes for 24 hours. That's a...
View ArticleNYC Department of Education Confirms 19 Coronavirus Cases in City Schools
Teachers at I.S. 230 in Jackson Heights, Queens, work outside of their school, after learning that a colleague had tested positive for the coronavirus a day earlier. (UFT) Amid swirling rumors, NYC...
View ArticleTeachers Who Are Healthy Want Remote Learning To Protect Family Members But...
Iolani Grullon and twin daughtersThe UFT says there is nothing that can be done to get a teacher an accommodation to work remotely if the teacher is healthy, but a family member may not be, or may...
View ArticlePrincipals Blast the NYC DOE For Handing Out Safety Equipment That is "Cheap...
The dysfunctional thermometers and smelly wipes supplied to NYC schools to battle COVID-19.First, we hear that teachers with disabling conditions are not getting remote-only accommodations;Second, we...
View ArticleUFT President Mike Mulgrew is Angry, and Confirms Why Members Are Right To...
UFT President Michael MulgrewYoutube link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJBzW5-0Ilk&fbclid=IwAR2rOakOEEzMLaI6-L9dKHYCW_1CVJBPZSmr9QAMXk8-rRAIMqIrqgD576g I congratulate UFT President Mike Mulgrew...
View ArticleSantiago Taveras and The New York City Schools That Did Not Close
Santiago TaverasThe New York City Schools That Didn’t Close; What Can We Learn From Regional Enrichment Centers?Parentadvocates.org, Betsy Combier, Editor, September 14, 2020In a cold, drizzly Monday...
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Top NYC Education Department officials quit as city braces for unprecedented school...
View ArticleStudents Return To Schools on September 21, 2020...or Not
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and UFT President Michael Mulgrew We know teachers are fearful of returning to schools that (1) have not been sanitized enough or at all from...
View ArticleMORE Daily Bulletin #7, September 16, 2020
UFT members protested outside MS 839 in Brooklyn on MondayUFT members at PS 280 and PS 149 in Queens picketed before school. They plan to meet at PS 222 after school and are demanding proper...
View ArticleNYC Department of Education Changes Remote Learning Guidelines
The NYC Department of Education is in chaos.If any of my 4 children were in any DOE school right now, I would not send them.Betsy Combierbetsy.combier@gmail.comEditor, ADVOCATZ.comEditor, ADVOCATZ...
View ArticleP.S. 139 Closes For 24 Hours While Two Cases of COVID-19 Are Investigated
Parents and children of P.S. 139 protest the opening of schools REUTERS/Brendan McDermidI guess alot can be done to investigate all the facts in...
View ArticleMayor Bill de Blasio Delays In-Person Learning in a Staggered Schedule For...
NYC Mayor Bill de BlasioUPDATE:The news changes by the minute. Previously this morning De Blasio delayed re-opening schools in grades 6-12, indefinitely. Then he...
View ArticleNYC Council Education Chair Mark Treyger and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams...
Mark TreygerWILLIAMS, TREYGER RESPOND TO ANOTHER LAST-MINUTE DELAY IN SCHOOL RE-OPENING NEW YORK, NY - THE COUNCIL OF THECITY OF NEW...
View ArticleMayor Bill de Blasio's Staff Fed Up With His Capricious and Insular...
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio How I wish we New Yorkers could be proud of our loyalty to New York City, the city that never sleeps!Of course, I keep saying...
View ArticleNo School Buses For NYC Special Education Students
It is simply outrageous that Mayor de Blasio and Richard Carranza ignore the needs of NY City's most vulnerable students, those kids with physical and mental challenges.De Blasio is showing his...
View ArticleMORE: "Remote Until Its Safe" Campaign
MORE Daily Bulletin #10 Monday September 21Posted bymorecaucusnycSeptember 21, 2020Posted inDaily BulletinTags:Daily BulletinUFT members are leading protest marches throughout the city today.UFT...
View ArticleNew Deal Between the DOE asnd UFT: If You Can Teach Remotely, Stay Home
UFT President Michael Mulgrew and NYC Mayor Bill de BlasioWow. It's not often we see the NYC Department of Education/Mayor Educational Complex reverse their crazy policies...
View ArticlePrincipals' Union CSA Votes No Confidence in Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor...
NYC Mayor Bill de BlasioNYC Principals' union declares ‘no confidence’ vote for de BlasioFox 5 NY September 27, 2020NEW YORK - The union...
View ArticleP.S. 128 Parents Protest Lack of Live Streaming For Students In Blended Learning
Parents at PS 128 and throughout the New York City school district are furious with the fake news coming from the Department of Education.Here is a quote from an anonymous parent in the QNS.com article...
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