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, August 21, 2011

American Institutes for Research Has Been Awarded a Contract to Aid NY State In Evaluating Teachers and Principals

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Teachers, Principals To Be Evaluated Morth Country Gazette, Saturday, 20 of August , 2011 at 6:27 pm LINK ALBANY – American Institutes f...
Friday, August 19, 2011

Toxic Chemicals Close Down Bronx New School

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The people in charge at the NYC Department of Education are well-known for trying to hide what 'they; are doing. Who cares if the effect...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Boycott The "On Education" Forum Hosted By City Hall and Gotham Schools

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We do not have to go to the "On Education" Breakfast hosted by City Hall Magazine and Gotham Schools. In fact, we need to boycott ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Terminated Probationary Teacher Has No Property Right in His Or Her Position

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Kahn v New York City Dept. of Educ . 2010 NY Slip Op 09168 [79 AD3d 521] December 14, 2010 Appellate Division, First Department Publis...
Monday, August 15, 2011

New York State Supreme Court Judge Paul Fineman Dismisses Steglich v Board of Education

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Judge Fineman wants Plaintiffs to go to the NYS Commissioner first: "It should be emphasized that this dismissal does not constitute a...

Sanctioning Misconduct

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See below for this quote: "...the ratio of transgressions to punishment is inexplicably lopsided when it comes to rule-breaking by offi...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Washington D.C.'s Mr. Teachbad: Why I Believe I was Really Fired

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Posted at 04:00 AM ET, 07/29/2011 D.C. teacher: Why I believe I was really fired LINK By   Valerie Strauss Peter Gwynn, a D.C. public school...
Monday, August 8, 2011

New York City Department/Board of Education: Administrators Needed

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Are you a "network innovation manager"? Do you have experience managing/staffing an office for "central innovation"? If ...

Haunting Words to Inspire Every Teacher

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By Marilyn Rhames on August 2, 2011 10:48 AM LINK Back in the days when I had no idea of what was actually required to be a good teacher,...
Friday, August 5, 2011

New Agreement Leads To New Titles "Master" and "Turnaround" Teachers

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Ok, maybe its me, but I'm constantly looking at new "agreements" made between the UFT and DOE as reason for concern, as far a...
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