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.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Bloomberg Is Understanding! by Lynne Winderbaum

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No one should say that our mayor is not understanding of how unique challenges can affect the statistical measurement of one’s job performan...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

The NYC BOE 'Internet Acceptable Use' Policy

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Teachers, staff, professionals everywhere: In this world of make believe, where Principals can make up anything about you that they want, ...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

NY State Governor David Paterson Regrets Not Firing Aides Who Led Smear Campaign Against Caroline Kennedy

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Governor Paterson believes that the unfounded rumors about Caroline Kennedy were wrongly spread by members of his staff, and he should have ...
Monday, December 13, 2010

Attorneys Joy Hochstadt and Nick Penkovsky Get A Reprimand In Federal Court

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Attorneys Nick Penkovsky and Joy Hochstadt, a terminated teacher who worked with Ed Fagan, are sanctioned in Federal District Court for friv...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Mike's First Choice For Chancellor Was Geoffrey Canada

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I have a question. If Mike Bloomberg's first choice for NYC Chancellor was Geoffrey Canada, how did he make a leap of faith to Cathie Bl...
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Leanna Lansmann On Cathie Black's Business Acumen

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The underlying premise of Leanna Landsmann's argument is that successful business leaders can turn around the absolute failure of public...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Teachers Sit In "New Rubber Rooms" And Do Nothing; The Gotcha Squad Is Still hard At Work

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Teachers in NYC Rubber Rooms Are Now Scattered So That The NYC Board of Education Can Hide The Harm and Retaliation Parentadvocates.org ...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

UFT Goes To Court To Keep Teacher Data Confidential

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Here is the problem with the release of teacher data: what if the scores are false? Not all of them, but enough to say that teacher data can...
Monday, December 6, 2010

Melissa Petro, NYC Teacher Now In The Rubber Room

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Melissa Petro Read below Melissa's essay on why she feels she should still be teaching. In my opinion, if she is a good teacher, LET ...
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Sunday, December 5, 2010

A Look Back: Andrew Wolf On "Banana King Bloomberg", 2008, And "The Fix Is In", 2010

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One of the best journalists around, in my opinion, is Andrew Wolf of the  New York Sun . He seems to always hit the nail right on the head a...
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