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Unions Bankrolled Analyst Vetting Pension Bill
http://www.nypolitics.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ unions-bankrolled-analyst-vetting-pensi…A bill offering thousands of additional city workers early retirement has been gaining support in the Legislature in recent weeks. New York City officials have protested, saying it would cost the city $200 million annually. Not so, lawmakers countered.
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Klein's Cajones: Budget Cuts? Blame the UFT
http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ kleins-cajones-budget-cuts-blame-uf…"Sol" and I developed this cartoon based on a recent post by Eduwonkette. Read it here. Oh, and that's Andy Eduwonk holding up the Broad Prize.
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Its a low down dirty shame....
http://enslavedmom.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ its-low-down-dirty-shame.htmlwhen 3rd graders have to beg, that is right beg, the Mayor to restore budget cuts to schools. When PTA's have to plan fundraiser, after fundraiser, to continue art programs, music programs, gym, build libraries in their schools and Professional Development for teachers.
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Teacher turnover, ATRs
http://jd2718.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ teacher-turnover-atrs/At one level, high rates of teacher turnover reflect changes in society and the job market as a whole. But at another, conscious level, high turnover is a carefully cultivated policy practiced by districts, especially urban districts, throughout the country. We understand. The DoE can’t keep the new teachers it hires.
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Ms. Weingarten Goes on Television
http://nyceducator.com/ 2008/ 05/ ms-weingarten-goes-on-television.htmlOn Wednesday night, if you stayed up later than I did, you could have seen UFT President Randi Weingarten on Charlie Rose. I TIVOed it, though. Ms. Weingarten grabbed my interest immediately by referring to her mom, who was a teacher. Ms.
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City Comptroller Honored At Annual Teachers' Union Gala - NY1: Education
http://davidmquintana.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ city-comptroller-honored-at-annual…Read original... Watch video report... Thousands of current and retired teachers, as well as elected officials (and parents), packed the Hilton Saturday for the city teachers' union annual gala. One city official got the group's highest award, while others became the target of potshots for how they're running the city's schools.
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What Will the Tough Liberals in the UFT Do?
http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ what-will-tough-liberals-in-uft-do.…With a UFT Delegate Assembly coming up this week, it will be interesting to watch how Randi plays the Obama/Clinton issue, if she does so at all - we don't see how she can ignore it. In his post (reprinted below) to ICE-mail, Sean Ahern challenges the Tough Liberals in the UFT's controlling Unity Caucus and makes the important connection between the "Tough Liberal" world of 68/72 and 08/12.
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A comment on ATRs and the New Teacher Project
http://jd2718.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ a-comment-on-atrs-and-the-new-teacher…A week ago Eduwonkette posted about the New Teacher Project, “Why You Should Read the Fine Print in the New Teacher Project Report,” and I left a comment. I liked it, and reprint it here: I think we have more than the evidence we need to conclude that the Department of Education has structured hiring to be discriminatory.
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Brief Comment on ATRs and New Teacher Project
http://jd2718.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ brief-comment-on-atrs-ntp/ATRs. Attendance Teachers in Reserve. Teachers without jobs. There’s been a bunch of stuff written about ATRs in the last week and a half. I’ve read E-d-w-i-z-e (6 posts, five ours, the last is a must-read, and the “i” is by the NTP) and Eduwonkette (that’s 3 by E-kette + 1 guest by the NTP) and a few other blogs.
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Confronting high turnover among teachers: options?
http://jd2718.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 12/ confronting-high-turnover-among-teach…(apologies for my absence. The Real World intervenes without asking permission, without conducting a study…) Turnover among teachers in New York, especially new teachers, is high. It’s a long time we’ve been saying median years of service is 5, or under 5.
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