Carmen Farina Vows To Drain ATR Pool By Having Principals Target ATR's
Buried at the bottom of this Daily News story on Chancellor Farina's goals for the new school year is this:Fariña pledged to announce in the next two weeks a big reduction in the number of teachers getting paid despite not having steady classroom jobs. Earlier this month 114 of the roughly 1,100 teachers — known as the Absent Teacher Reserve — accepted $16,000 buyouts. Fariña said the numbers woul
8-30-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekAnti-Tenure Lawsuit Groups Battle Each OtherThe NY Post reports of dysfunction among the anti-tenure groups fighting to end teacher protections in New York State:The powerhouse law firm that was supposed to represent parent advocates suing to overturn the state’s teacher tenure laws has withdrawn from the case, The Post has learned. One of the paren