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, February 11, 2014

More Transparency On Agenda For NYPD and City Council

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BY   MIRANDA NEUBAUER   | Tuesday, February 11 2014   NYPD Commissioner Bratton at a Comstat meeting LINK While there was a lot of hy...

New York State Legislators Say: Delay Common Core Testing Evals For 2 Years

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Sheldon Silver New York’s top politicians join together to delay Common Core school tests LINK The coordinated effort by Republica...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

‘Fail factory’ teacher churns through 475 students per year

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Alexis Pajares (left) teaches 275 students per year under principal Lottie Almonte's  'blended' online programs by Susan E...
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Eva: I Have a Coat To Lend To You

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A friendly note to Eva Moskowitz : It is a very cold winter, and if Mayor De Blasio keeps his promises about shutting the door on charters...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

The Bad Faith Policy of Mike Bloomberg and Mike Mulgrew - Creating "Absent Teacher Reserve" or ATR Positions - May Hit The Dust, Says Carmen

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 Beware of the small print.   That's my 2 cents.   Betsy Combier City Schools Chancellor Carmen FariƱa has had internal di...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

UFT Seeks $3.4 Billion in Retroactive Pay, Putting NYC in a Financial Pinch

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Teachers’ Push for Back Pay May Pinch New York City LINK By STEVEN GREENHOUSE and KATE TAYLOR February 4, 2014   Mayor Bill De...

A Call to Ignore Exam Results When Evaluating Educators

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Sheldon Silver LINK A year after a switch to new standardized tests for public school students caused passing rates to plummet , leade...
Sunday, February 2, 2014

North Carolina Association of Educators Files A Lawsuit To Protect Teacher Tenure Rights

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How different is this from the way NYC teachers' rights are protected! I'm not asking a question, but making a statement. Where are...
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