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, January 27, 2011

Racism Spurs The Placing Of The Millenium Brooklyn School Into The John Jay Campus, says Activists

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Brown v The Board of Education ended segregation in America's public schools, right? Not in New York City. The way the New York City ...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

Randy Childs Comments On The Los Angeles "Stop Tenure" Decision

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The discusssion below arises out of a judge's decision in California to stop the "first hired, first fired" policy . Dont thin...

Iris Blige, Principal From Hell, Finally Held Accountable For Her Misconduct - To The Tune Of $7500

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Yonev Gonen updates a story in the New York Post January 21, 2011 that hit the blogs (including this one) in 2009, and of course we are happ...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

California Judge Overhauls How Teachers Are Laid Off

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Is this a sign of what might be in New York City's future? LA judge limits seniority-based teacher layoffs By: CHRISTINA HOAG, AP, Ja...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Cathie Black Is Booed In Brooklyn's PEP Meeting

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We are now seeing a war that may cloud the real issue of getting public schools to give children a good - no, excellent - education. Pare...
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Teacher Marc Epstein Cites Praise of Joel Klein's Leadership As a "Snow Job"

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My comment: "Brilliant perspective on the Joel Klein 'spin machine'*!" Betsy Combier *spin machine (n) (Government, ...

Cathie Black, Shouldn't You Resign?

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Comments leave chancellor Black and blue Crain's NY Business Schools Chancellor Cathie Black and Mayor Mike Bloomberg's announcem...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Why Aren't Principals and Assistant Principals Held Accountable For Their Actions Against Tenured Teachers?

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Having sat in on open and public arbitration Hearings (pursuant to Section 3020-a) for more than seven years - and being invited by the Resp...
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