NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT

A close-up look at NYC education policy, politics,and the people who have been, are now, or will be affected by these actions and programs. ATR CONNECT assists individuals who suddenly find themselves in the ATR ("Absent Teacher Reserve") pool and are the "new" rubber roomers, people who have been re-assigned from their life and career. A "Rubber Room" is not a place, but a process.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Changing Grades and Cheating on Tests Are Assets In the NYC Department of Education

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  Osman Abugana (photo credit:  Helayne Seidman, NY POST) Teacher Osman Abugana is, according to the NY POST, being once again investigated ...

District 21 Acting Superintendent Erin Lynch-Reyes' Path To a Permanent Position In Trouble After Her Husband Attacks UFT Rep

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A group of teachers at P.S./I.S. 225 wore black last week to show their support for teachers at P.S./I.S. 99.  (Courtesy of UFT) From Betsy ...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

NYC Department of Education Approved $750,000 in Catering Expenditures in 2025 at Fusion East Restaurant in Brooklyn

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  NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, standing next to Mayor Eric Adams, speaks at a funding  announcement on April 16, 2025. From ...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

MacKenzie Price: The Future of Education is To Replace Teachers With AI

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  Mackenzie Price, an AI education evangelist, is seen in a distorted version of a screenshot from a podcast video (YouTube/ @ArgoPrep ). A ...
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