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.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Independence High School Principal Ron Smolkin Sent Hate Mail To Teacher Michael McPherrin

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Ron Smolkin, Principal of Independence High School in Manhattan is the author of hate mail targetting teacher Michael McPherrin and his part...
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Andrew Reed On The Rochester City School District, Eli Broad,Rachel Curtis, and Independence Day (the Movie)

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RCSD Consultant Rachel Curtis And The Broad Superintendents Academy Rachel Curtis Andrew Reed, Examiner.com, March 14, 2011 LINK For th...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Free Speech and Blogging By Teacher Natalie Munroe In Pennsylvania Gets Media Attention

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The issue of being disciplined for writing something on facebook, twitter or other social media is not yet codified in the law. This means t...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Blogger jd2718 and the Do Not Apply List

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I love the blog jd2718 (even though my blog, this one, is not ever listed), and hope that the "Do Not Apply" article is updated (...
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Philadelphia Teacher Wins Her First Amendment Lawsuit With the Help of The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers

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Hope Moffett, second from right Hope Moffett in Philadelphia exercised her First Amendment right to speak out, and the Philadelphia Scho...
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Wendy Kopp On Fixing Schools

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Hmmmm....it seems that Ms. Kopp and Mike Bloomberg have something it common: good (effective) teaching does not require any experience. Cold...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

NYC Principals To Cathie Black: Dont Take My Money Back

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Principals: Cathie Black Makes Bad Business Decisions Perdido Street School LINK I would have to agree with th...

Florida Pursues Linking Teacher Pay To Student Performance

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Karen Aronowitz hits the nail on its head with this comment in the article below: “The rubber hits the road here,” said Karen Aronowitz, t...

Bloomberg and Mulgrew Join Forces To Create Green Dot Unionized Charter Schools In NYC

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Green Dot Charters are, it seems, on the calendar for NYC. March 8, 2011 New Strategy Weighed for Failing Schools By FERNANDA SANTOS, N...

Alert To All Teachers On Attendace Record

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I have been told that principals have been ordered to put a letter in the file of any teacher absent from his/her position for any reason (...
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