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, December 27, 2020

Do Employees Who Become Activists Have Job Protection?

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In New York City, teachers, educators at all levels, and school staff members are angry, confused, demoralized, and unhappy with the policie...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

NYC School Board, the Panel For Educational Policy, Approves $890 Million For New School Bus Entity Tied To Mayor's Donor Alex Lodde

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  Politics in education is bad for everyone except the politician and his political donor, who gets the benefits, of course. The Panel For E...
Monday, December 14, 2020

The Mayor Sends Principals a Bill For Missing Students

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  Under Pressure: As Mayor Insists Schools Go Five Days a Week, NYC Principals Receive Notice That They Owe Money for Missing Students The 7...
Sunday, December 13, 2020

Parents Fight the Forced Testing of Their Children For COVID-19

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P arents and children gather in front of City Hall to protest the closing of NYC schools on Nov. 19. [photo:Mark Lennihan/AP]   Everyone is ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Government Accountability Office Report Shows That Students With Disabilities Struggle With Remote Learning

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  A student works on a distance learning assignment in his kitchen. Investigators with the Government Accountability Office found that schoo...
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