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, October 1, 2015

Kirk Swanson, VP of Administration at the Battery Park City Authority, Fired For Whistleblowing the Corruption There

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 A stunning story from Carl Campanile at the NY POST: Whistleblower claims he was fired for doing his job Kirk Swanson, former vice pre...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Bari Brower Wins Her Article 78, Vacating Her U-Rating For The 2006-2007 School Year

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Matter of Brower v New York City Dept. of Educ. Matter of Brower v New York City Dept. of Educ. 2015 NY Slip Op 04764 Decided on June 9, ...

A Look Back to March 2015, When Bill de Blasio Said That Teacher Accountability= Admitting You Are a Subpar Teacher (ATR), and You Should Leave the DOE

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Most ATR teachers who left system since new contract took buyouts, retired By Geoff Decker and Sarah Darville LINK Steps of Tweed, D...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

APPR, Rebuttals, and Appeals

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All members of the UFT subject to observations must write rebuttals and send these statements to the person observing you and, if this per...
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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Pre-K Registrations Rise, Except From Those Who Need It The Most

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Mayor de Blasio at PS 130 Come from Poorest ZIP Codes Experts say the poorest children are the ones who need pre-kindergarten the mo...
Friday, September 18, 2015

New York City Council Will Hold a Hearing On The NYC DOE's Restructured School Support System on October 1, 2015

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PLEASE SHARE Hearing on DOE’s Restructured School Support System The City Council’s Education Committee, chaired by Council Member D...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

EVENT Alert: Yvette Talley's 3020-a is Open and Public, Starts Friday September 18, 2015

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Here is the information for anyone who wants to attend the 3020-a: Location: 100 Gold Street (under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Br...

Gertrude Wilks And Establishing Regional School Integration

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Gertrude Wilks (right), the daughter of Louisiana sharecroppers, moved to East Palo Alto and was one of its most prominent leaders in the ...
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