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Chalkbeat States That All ATRs are "Subpar"
Chalkbeat has stopped trying to get both sides to a story. Shame on them!!I have written about the use of the word "subpar" many times on this blog, and here it comes again:What is the definition of a...
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Retaliation is the Name of the Game
Teachers are being attacked in New York for any number of reasons, almost all of which make no sense. Whistleblowers are always retaliated against. Always!But I am not saying not to blow the whistle on...
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The Petition Clause of the First Amendment and Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri
Term: 2010-20192010Location: 41.343969, -75.738526Facts of the Case In 2005, Duryea police chief Charles Guarnieri filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Pennsylvania borough, alleging that council...
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Brooklyn Teachers Speak Out Against Gov. Cuomo's Proposed Budget
Brooklyn educators speak outfrom Elizabeth Rinella Elsass PRO 1 day ago / via Adobe Media Encoder CC ALL AUDIENCESBrooklyn educators speaking out out on Governor Cuomo's budget proposal. Please...
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New York City Department of Education Internet Policy
Internet Acceptable UseInternet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy (IAUSP)Implementing Department Resolution of February 14, 2001Revised as of July 1, 2012TranslationsLINKThe PolicyThe NYC Department of...
View ArticleJames Eterno, a Leave Replacement Teacher, Files a Complaint Against the UFT...
James Eterno writes about why he has filed a complaint against the UFT:Sunday, March 22, 2015UFT SNUBS ATRS AGAIN IN CHAPTER ELECTIONS; COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF LABOROne of...
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Another Scandal Involving Carmen Farina and Her "Ignore and Hide" the Bad...
My opinion, from working with Carmen at PS6 in Manhattan as a parent while she was principal, is: if you curry her favor, say what she wants to hear and hurt people she doesn't like or believes are...
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Behind the Scenes, Everyone Pays to Gag Wrong-doers
The tenure lawsuit is going forward.Linda HillAll you must remember that when the NYC Parent Union started, Mike Mulgrew, President of the UFT, gave $10,000 to Mona Davids, and then he was given an...
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Zero Tolerance Loses Support Nationwide
My post on my blog National Public VoiceZero Tolerance as a School Disciplinary Policy is Not EffectiveThe Opinion Pages | EDITORIALBacking Away From Zero ToleranceBy THE EDITORIAL BOARDMARCH 26,...
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Mayor Bill de Blasio Ignores Homeless Teens, Just Like Mayor Bloomberg Did
Mayor Bill has turned his back on almost everything that he promised when he was running for Mayor. His dislike of the harm done to the poor and needy while Mayor Bloomberg was in office was not,...
View ArticleWhat's a Title VII Case Worth?
The post below describes a "garden variety emotional distress" claim and how Second Circuit Judge Gardephe defines a case brought before him.Betsy CombierWait A Second!Keeping track of the civil rights...
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Just Cause and Disparate Treatment
THE JUST CAUSE STANDARD is incompatible with favoritism or discrimination. Employers must treat employees who engage in the same type of misconduct alike.An employer commits “disparate treatment” if,...
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Right To Work Gains Momentum
Right-wing legislators and pressure groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council continue their push to expand “right to work” across the country. Despite protests, Wisconsin became the 25th...
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Betsy Combier Files a Freedom of Information Request to Obtain the...
On February 24, 2015, the New York City Department of Education held a mandatory meeting at Tweed for all arbitrators and all NYSUT and Department of Education attorneys who work on 3020-a cases in...
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Bad Faith (2012) and Employment at Will
When an individual is discontinued from his/her Department of Education job, an Appeal must prove bad faith.What is "bad faith"? I have posted on this subject previously.See what these sites say for...
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Eva Moskowitz Believes in Discipline - How Much Is Enough?
Eva MoskowitzOPINIONTurning Schools Into Fight ClubsIf student A’s fist ‘impacts’ student B, they don’t need ‘to dialogue.’ Student A needs to be disciplined.LINKApril 1, 2015 7:22 p.m....
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Teacher Susan McCarthy: School District Uses Psychology as a Weapon
I think we are lucky that no teacher has gone "postal". Let's all hope that we can stop this terrible attack on educators' integrity and character before that happens.School district forced teacher...
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Jennifer Rehn-Losquardo, Principal of UES Middle School IS 67, Wagner,...
Parents often hear the Latin term "in loco parentis" when they are told about the duties and responsibilities of principals and teachers in their child's school.Wikipedia:"The term in loco parentis,...
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Age and Seniority Are Factors in Re-assignments of Teachers in Boston
Silent no more: Boston's ‘unwanted’ educators rip school administratorsKids lose on bottom line‘EDUCATION AS BUSINESS’: Aytul Farquharson, left, a 15-year music teacher with degrees from Harvard and...
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PS 90 Chapter Leader Vicky Giasemis Wins Her Grievance to Change Her...
I hope this is "historic", as the UFT badly needs a good case to overcome the scam they have supported in the grievance process for too many years.Historic rating rulingBrooklyn principal forced to...
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