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.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Judge Edmead Decides Locklear v Teachers' Retirement Sys. of the City of New York

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New York State Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead rules that "...no City pension fund member can earn service credits from both funds [...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Who Are "Bad" Teachers?

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The Myth of the “Crappy Teacher” By: Crystal Sylvia Date Published: March 11, 2011 LINK On February 2, I attended a forum at the Fordh...
Friday, April 8, 2011

The Domino Effect: David Steiner, NYS Commissioner of Education, Announces His Resignation The Same Day As Cathie Black Says She's Gone

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April 8, 2011 Ah, the domino effect! Howard [Wolfson] are you running for cover? What I see is this: the total failure of the Bloomberg ...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Cathie Black Leaves, A Major Embarrassment To Mike Bloomberg

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Cathie Black out as city schools chancellor after just three months on the job By SALLY GOLDENBERG, DAVID SEIFMAN and YOAV GONEN, NY POST ...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

New York Court of Appeals Affirms NYPD Discrimination Award in Albunio v City of New York

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Decided on March 31, 2011 No. 43 Captain Lori Albunio, et al., Respondents, The v City of New York, et al., Appellants. —- Robert ...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Jo Haines, Executive Director of The International Dyslexia Association, Needs Your Help

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Ms. Haines, Executive Director of The International Dyslexia Association, asks New Yorkers to rally behind reading teachers who are about t...

Mike Bloomberg On Paying Teachers (Not) And Buying Ed Technology To Replace Them (Teachers)

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A conversation in the bull pen at City Hall, overheard by a co-worker, has been forward to me. Mike Bloomberg is evidently on a conference ...
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Friday, April 1, 2011

The Issue Is: When You File An Article 78, Do You Have To File A Notice Of Claim Against The BOE?

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Gebran v New York City Dept. of Educ . 2011 NY Slip Op 50486(U) Decided on March 7, 2011 Supreme Court, Kings County Schmidt, J. Publ...
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