Check out this NYT article about the rapid increase in teacher resignations in NYC schools according to the UFT...
Increasing Teacher Resignations in NYC Schools
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Based on NYC Elite High Schools Excluding Asian and Caucasian Students in Favor of Black and Latino Students
Check out this NYT article about the City DOE being sued for reverse discrimination by favoring black or Hispanic students over Asians and whites in the City's elite high schools...
School Admission Lawsuit
School Admission Lawsuit
"Intifada" Defender Former School Principal Sues City Over Forced Resignation
Check out this NYT article about a former principal of NYC's Arabic high school suing over her forced resignation alleging violation of her free speech rights...
Arabic Principal Lawsuit
Arabic Principal Lawsuit
Colleges Eliminating Tenure Track Positions for Adjuncts
Check out this NYT article about the decline of tenure track professor positions at U.S. colleges and universities...
Tenure Track Decline
Tenure Track Decline
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
City Schools Get Report Cards Under Bloomberg Administration
Check out this NYT article discussing the NYC public schools' report cards indicating that 50 schools were rated as failing in the first report cards issued...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/education/06reportcards.html?ex=1352091600&en=d786480b7c067766&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/education/06reportcards.html?ex=1352091600&en=d786480b7c067766&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
No Child Left Behind Act Unlikely to Be Reauthorized
Check out this NYT article reporting that the controversial No Child Left Behind Act may not be reauthorized in 2008...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/washington/06child.html?ex=1352091600&en=ea990cb4014d7432&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/06/washington/06child.html?ex=1352091600&en=ea990cb4014d7432&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Monday, November 5, 2007
NYC Public Schools to Get Graded on A-F Scale
Check out this NYT article about the NYCDOE's agenda to give a report card to each of its schools...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/04reportcard.html?ex=1351918800&en=c87aec1339e9eecf&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/04reportcard.html?ex=1351918800&en=c87aec1339e9eecf&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Probationary City Teacher Loses Racial Discrimation Claim
Check out the attached from the 11/1/07 NYLJ
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Employment
Black Former Probationary Teacher Loses Claims Of Racial Discrimination Filed Against City Schools
Kenney v. New York City Department of Education
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Employment
Black Former Probationary Teacher Loses Claims Of Racial Discrimination Filed Against City Schools
Kenney v. New York City Department of Education
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