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Latest skeptic of teachers unions is clothing label's city billboard - GothamSchools
“We heard people talking about it in the news,” said an official in Kenneth Cole's public affairs department who declined to give her name but said she worked on the ad campaign. “It's something in the news and being debated, and we wanted to provide a ...
Exit strategy for a closing school's principal: Relocate upstairs - GothamSchools
On a March morning, several classes were displaced while workers installed smartboards inside some classrooms, and another teacher who asked not to be named said he was told they were installed in preparation for the opening of the new schools.
Pace of change yields mixed reactions at Bryant closure hearing - GothamSchools
Cracking down on subpar instruction is a typical first step for new principals, and one teacher who asked to remain anonymous said Dwarka was working to help teachers improve by adding professional development sessions and more classroom observations.
City's accountability czar fields criticism at forum about testing - GothamSchools
“Our curriculum, as dictated by our principal, is all year long focused on test prep,” said the teacher, who declined to give her name or the school where she worked. “Since February 20, which is the day after we got back from break, every single day ...
Teacher group: Principal evals should count attrition, discipline - GothamSchools
“I think the reality of the [Department of Education] now is that there's a lot more teacher movement than there was 10 years ago and I don't know that that's necessarily a bad thing,” said the principal, who asked to remain anonymous.
Closure meetings underway at schools slated for "turnaround" - GothamSchools
“Current policies do not reflect research on how students learn languages — many of our hardest-working students at this school are English language learners,” said one teacher, who asked not to be named because she is worried about keeping her job.
Gompers teachers: We will stay dedicated despite phase-out - GothamSchools
The news still came as a surprise for three teachers I spoke to today, who asked not to be identified because they were instructed not to speak to journalists. “It came as a complete surprise to us,” said one technology teacher. ...
In three boroughs, students and parents react to closure news - GothamSchools
Another elementary school parent, who declined to give her name, said she was not concerned the middle school was closing. “I doubt I'll even be living in New York by the time he's in middle school,” the mother said. She said she planned to move in ...
School aides union and DOE in talks to prevent layoffs - GothamSchools
“I can tell you that we made significant proposals to see if we can prevent these layoffs,” said one of the sources, who requested anonymity because negotiations were ongoing. “I feel very positive about the meeting today. ...
Contracts seen as underestimating scale of bedbug problem - GothamSchools
“I don't think they're serious about the problem,” said the executive, who asked to remain anonymous because of his relationship with the city. “They don't want to know there's a problem. They don't want to spend money on the problem. ...
Instead of giving or denying tenure, city is deferring decisions - GothamSchools
“She was hurt,” said the principal, who asked not to be named to protect the teacher's identity. “But she's coming back. She knows she's wanted.” Next year, administrators will work with the teacher to put together additional evidence to make the ...
As city revises space-sharing plans, settlement looks possible - GothamSchools
“Now, we're dividing it up based on how large each school population is,” said a school official speaking on background. City Council Education Chair Robert Jackson, also a plaintiff, said that a settlement was possible if it included a commitment to ...
In court, UFT and NAACP ask for immediate halt to closure plans - GothamSchools
“It would throw the high school admissions process into disarray,” a Department of Education official said, speaking on background. Speaking to reporters at Tweed Courthouse today, Walcott said that he was concerned about the late timing of the request ...
Despite state law, Bronx charter school tests students for entry - GothamSchools
The employees all asked to remain anonymous out of concern that speaking on the record would jeopardize their careers in education. Reached by phone, Figueroa-Hurwitz denied that students were tested before they were admitted and declined to answer ...
Parents of minority students criticize culture at top high school - GothamSchools
A Stuyvesant employee who asked not to be named said that the school could do more to promote diversity and discourage harassment. “People here live in a state of denial,” said the employee, who was not a part of the press event. ...
The real but misunderstood incentive to remove senior teachers - GothamSchools
A Manhattan principal, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the problem with this idea is that few principals believe the DOE will maintain the same policy for two years. If principals lay off teachers with no eye to salary and then the city ...
Bronx high school one of the last of its kind to see scanners - GothamSchools
Several teachers who currently work at Lehman, but who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said fighting among students and gang activity has ...