TIME Magazine Bashes Teachers
Randi Weingarten and Michael Mulgrew delivered 100,000+ petitions and letters to Time Magazine “A cover that suggests that teachers need to be smashed is dead wrong,” says AFT President Randi Weingarten. If you missed the coverage of the delivery of our 102,000 petition signatures to Time Magazine on Thursday afternoon, watch the video. The UFT […]
CSA Contract Goes To Mediation
The CSA is reporting that the CSA contract negotiation is going to mediation. How did this happen? As the CSA Contract goes to mediation, the CSA credits their Letter Writing Campaign which asked members to write to the Mayor, telling him why they need a contract now. What’s the sticking point? This is from the CSA […]
Backpay Problem
As you probably know, there are questions about the UFT-negotiated contract. There’s a backpay problem, or, better yet, there are several. Administrators: If you became an administrator since 2009, are you going to get the backpay you’re entitled to? This may depend on the CSA contract negotiation. Teachers: If you retire before 2020, will you […]
New Teacher Evaluations
The 8 Domain Items You’ll Need to Know for the New Teacher Evaluations by Matt Zagami There is no doubt that the recent advent of “Danielson’s Framework for Effective Teaching” has helped educators focus on best practices in a number of different areas. Any effective teacher who closely studies the 4 Domains and 22 items […]
Career Focused Test Swap
Today the NY State Board of Regents approved a plan that would allow students to take a test focused on job-skills in lieu of a Social Studies Regents Exam. Instead of having to pass a math, a science, and two social studies tests, students can opt to take a test in a subject like accounting, […]
Capacity Framework
The Chancellor’s Vision Listen to this post! Chancellor Farina has outlined her vision in a series of best-practices traits for schools, called the Capacity Framework. The DOE states: “The Capacity Framework encourages parents, educators, school communities, and external stakeholders to work together to improve student achievement. This collaborative focus will ensure that every child is […]
Without Tenure
TENURE AND POWER We’re linking to a really interesting blog post below on why tenure should be retained for teachers. This matter is pertinent because it is before the courts, and a landmark case in California threatens to eliminate tenure for teachers. Listen to this post! The core of Peter Greene’s argument is that if […]
New Social Studies Curriculum!
Chancellor Farina was “visibly excited” to announce the city’s new social studies curriculum recently, at the Brooklyn Public Library. The city unveiled a new k-8 scope and sequence for Social Studies. Listen to this post! We’ve included a link to the whole framework: Download the k-8 framework here The NYC DOE says: “This is a […]
