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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

2-18-14 Perdido Street School

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Note To Mulgrew: You Are Responsible For The Excessive Paperwork Problem Too

A teacher called into a WNYC with UFT President Michael Mulgrew yesterday to complain about all the excessive paperwork teachers are dealing with.James Eterno posted about these excessive mandates last week:The list below was sent to me from a NYC public school teacher. Do you want to be a teacher today? Then understand that in many schools you will spend most of the day meeting multiple mandates
2-17-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Andrew Cuomo's Hypocrisy Over SUNYGovernor Cuomo announced the following plan yesterday: ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Sunday the state will expand the opportunity for inmates to get college degrees as a way to keep them from returning to prison and save tax dollars. Cuomo said the state pays $60,000 a year to keep a prisoner incarcerated and 40 percent return to priso