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, November 7, 2010

The 3020-a Arbitration Process: FAQs

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Teacher Tenure Hearing (3020a) 1. Are hearings held before a hearing officer or a panel? Disciplinary charges brought by an employing boa...
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Friday, November 5, 2010

Judicial Independence Question: 3 Judges In Iowa Voted Out Of Office

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Most disturbing results of election 2010 LINK In one of Tuesday's most disturbing election results, the losing candidates didn't...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

The UFT Dies By Its' Own Hand

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Note from Betsy Combier: I worked for the UFT for three years as an advocate for members. I tried to stop the decline of this powerful ent...
Wednesday, November 3, 2010

FAQs About The New Teacher and Principal Evaluation Law (Education Law 3012-c)

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From: Michael Mulgrew mmulgrew@uft.org To: Sent: Tue, May 11, 2010 8:21 pm Subject: Union and state create new teacher evaluation and imp...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Shocking Statistics On U.S. Education

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10 Shocking Stats on the State of U.S. Education November 1st, 2010 LINK Like everything created and operated by fallible humans, the A...
Sunday, October 31, 2010

3020-a, NYSUT, and NYS Social Services Law 419

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In the discussion of wrong-doing by Mike Bloomberg, Joel Klein , and Mike Mulgrew  (and, of course, not keeping me at the UFT to pursue the ...

No Teacher Data For Re-assigned Teachers

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Hola Mr. Klein! On friday I was contacted by a teacher who was recently re-assigned and will be charged under 3020-a for incompetence. He ...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Email From Joel Klein On Publishing Teacher Evaluation Reports

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So, after there is a major scandal in the scores for testing (and therefore the A - F grades for schools), which the NYC Board of Education...
Saturday, October 23, 2010

Shifting The Truth About Charter Schools by Paul Thomas

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By supporting charter school initiatives that reinforce corporate agendas that seek to hide social failures such as poverty, the Brookings I...
Friday, October 22, 2010

Andrew Cuomo's Corruption And Fraud On The People Of New York State: The Money Business

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Andrew Cuomo's Corruption And Fraud On The People Of New York State: The Money Business Andrew Cuomo promises Big Money that when he ...
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