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.

Friday, January 8, 2010

January 27 2010 Meeting On Teachers Being Evaluated By Their Students' Test Scores

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part five: January 27, 2010 Can New York City Teachers be Evaluated by their Students’ Test Scores? Should they be? Sean Corcoran, Assistan...
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Richard Condon "Knew" About Principal Cedeno's Misconduct With Boys Yet Did Not Remove Him

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Aha!! In my previous article I asked what happened to Principals and APs when the school they were working in was closed and they were exces...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010

David Bloomfield on Closing Schools, and My Question: Where Do All the APs and Principals Go?

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Joel Klein and his buddies are closing schools throughout New York City. What happens when a school closes? Kids have no where to go; teache...
Monday, January 4, 2010

Senator John Sampson Bites The Bloomberg Bullet

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Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson backs boosting charters to get federal aid BY Glenn Blain AND Elizabeth Benjamin DAILY NEWS...
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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Looking At Klein's "Accountability" Data and School Closings, Nothing Makes Sense

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An excellent analysis of the NYC DOE "accountability" data - Thanks, Jackie! Also read Ed In The Apple: School Closings: It’s Neve...
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A Personal Goodbye To The Tavern On The Green

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I want to take a few seconds of your time to remember a great New York Institution, Tavern On The Green in Central Park. When I heard that T...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

Joel Klein Says Get Teachers Out of the System After One Year Without An Assignment!

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Joel Klein and Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott Argue For Mayoral Control, February 2009 NY1 interviewed Joel Klein on what the possibilities are...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: "I am more, Mr. Bloomberg"

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This video is an answer to the ridiculous opinions of Mr. Marcus Winters: "I am more, Mr. Bloomberg" sent from blogger SOUTH BRONX...

Marcus Winters on "Teacher Quality"

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2009-12-19 10:06:00 ednews Teachers’ Unions vs. Progress—Again Education News Marcus A. Winters New York resists reforms that would bring...

The MTA and/or NYC Must Continue Free Public Transportation For NYC Public Students

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The elimination of free bus basses would inevitably be so catastrophic to so many families that it cannot be done or, cannot be sustained if...
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