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On Differentiation: It's Not The Only Solution, But It's Part of It
DIFFERENTIATION: THE CURRENT PUZZLELINKMy sixth graders sat up a little straighter when they saw the pink sheets in my hand. One asked, “Are those our verb contracts?” As I handed the papers out,...
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Tom Hoffman on Common Core ELA/Literacy Standards
I hate testing not standardsEric PalmerTom HoffmanI’ll Be Happy to Tell You What I Don’t Like About specific Common Core ELA/Literacy Standards LINKErik Palmer issues a challenge:For some time now, I...
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Just Cause
From INSIDE 3020-a Teachers' Trials:Arbitration decisions: Are They in Compliance With The JUST CAUSE STANDARD - or is the Penalty Determined Under the JUST 'CAUSE Someone Dislikes You Standard?If you...
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Tenured Teacher and EWP LaRhonda Ragland Was Set Up To Fail Says Arbitrator...
From Betsy Combier:Read this quote from the article below:"Throwing tenured teachers out of their jobs and making them EWPs has been a favorite strategy of the state administration under Anderson."Cami...
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The Tenure By Estoppel Case of Carolina Castro, Petitioner (2013)
I love it when a Supreme Court Judge says that the Department of Education is not rational....don't you?Betsy Combier
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Kindness Matters
Every day should include an act of kindness, but if you need a movement to help you, here it is:https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/rak-weekhttps://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-research
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The Tenure By Estoppel Case of Carolina Castro, Petitioner (2013)
Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, for a probation period of three years, The service of a person appointed to any of such positions may be discontinued at any time during such...
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UFT Tried To Get Raises While Negotiating New Evaluation Methods (2012)
I missed this -Worth postingUFT President Michael MulgrewNew York City officials say the teachers union illegally asked for raises during talks on teacher evaluationsThe union, headed by Michael...
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Decertification of a Union
How To Decertify A UnionLabor Relations InstituteDecertification refers to the process where the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) allows employees to call for a special election to get rid of the...
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Charters and Suspensions: Civil Rights Suspended
NYC Charter Schools Are Illegally Pushing Out "Difficult" Kids, Report AllegesLINKA children’s advocacy group has found that large numbers of NYC charter schools are violating state and federal law in...
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Carmen Farina and Her Favored - Oops, - Partnership Support Organizations (PSOs)
The High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is part of a school-support network run by New Visions for Public Schools. While Chancellor Carmen Fariña eliminated...
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The Voteless Parents in NYC Get To "Choose" Their CEC Representatives
I am sure that the citizens of New York City understand the inequity of New York's Department of Education. The folk who work at the DOE will do anything to protect their "own", which means those who...
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The NYC Department of Education and The Employment of Investigators at OSI,...
I am re-posting a very important post written by Francesco Portelos for his blog, Protectportelos.org, on the taxpayer fraud at the DOE.We are paying for the DOE/DOI/SCI/OEO/OSI investigators to...
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In Washington State, PERC Examiner Finds Bad Faith Bargaining
PERC finds Deputy Sheriff’s Association Bargained Regressively on Eve of Interest ArbitrationBy Therese NortonLINKBoth employer and union can violate their good faith bargaining obligations under the...
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Bad Faith Bargaining: Kiona Benton Education Association Breached Its Good...
AUGUST 29, 2014 by ADMINPERC Affirms Ruling Union Improperly Circumvented Employer’s Designated Collective Bargaining RepBy Therese NortonLINKIn Kiona Benton School District, the Public Employee...
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What is a "Sexually Hostile Environment" in the Classroom?
Appeals Court Orders New Trial in Case Alleging Sexually Hostile ClassroomBy Mark Walsh on February 5, 2015 8:55 AMLINKA federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought on behalf of a Pennsylvania...
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Bad Faith Bargaining: Union Fails To Communicate With Employer's Designated...
OCTOBER 23, 2013 by ADMINPERC Examiner Finds that Union’s Refusal to Communicate with Employer’s Designated Collective Bargaining Rep is a ULPBy Therese NortonLINKBoth unions and employers have the...
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The Chicago Public School Becomes the Island in "Lord of the Flies"
Public school administrators are becoming more and more like the boys in "Lord of the Flies"Just my opinion.Betsy CombierAllison Batesre-posted from Parentadvocates.org:How a CPS teacher went from...
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William Cullen Bryant HS Principal Namita Dwarka is in Trouble, Lots of Trouble
I would be surprised if this Principal-from-hell (Namita Dwarka) stayed in her job. But, I'm often surprised by the DOE.Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer visited William C. Bryant High School in Astoria...
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A Tribute To the Late Deputy Chancellor, Kathleen Grimm
I was very fond of Kathleen Grimm. In the world where I have advocated for parents and teachers since 1999, I often had the opportunity to say what I thought of the NYC Department of Education. I...
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