New York Teachers

Education by the Numbers

Randi Weingarten | Posted 05.18.2012

Randi Weingarten

Given these discouraging statistics, it comes as no surprise that teacher satisfaction is at a 20-year low. Nearly a third of teachers said they are likely to leave the profession. No other industry would stand for this massive brain drain.

Why Would Any Sane Person Want to Teach?

Steve Nelson | Posted 05.05.2012

Steve Nelson

The latest skirmish in the education wars came as the New York Times published performance rankings for New York City public school teachers. Teachers don't need metrics-driven scolding. They need small classes, professional development and moral support.

Ending Bad Teaching: Releasing Teachers' Test Scores Is a Red Herring

Rebecca Joseph | Posted 04.27.2012

Rebecca Joseph

During my six years of teaching middle school in a major urban school system, I never worked with a consistent team of teachers that provided high quality instruction all year long.

Joy Resmovits

How Much Do City Students Know?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.07.2011

The report card on America's urban schools is in, and the grades aren't good. On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Education released the results of...

Bloomberg: Cut Teachers By Half, Double The Pay

Posted 02.01.2012

In remarks Thursday that have since sparked some controversy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tackled school improvement -- through a suggestion...

Does Publicly Naming Teachers Tied To Student Test Scores Undermine Reform?

Posted 01.14.2012

In a departure from recent efforts to publicly name teachers tied to the performance -- and projected performance -- of their students, a new report s...

How Cheating Cases By Educators At New York Schools Played Out

The New York Times | Sharon Otterman | Posted 12.17.2011

A charter school teacher warned her third graders that a standardized test question was "tricky," and they all changed their answers. A high school co...

New York Laid Off Three Percent Of Its Teachers This Year

AP | Michael Gormley | Posted 12.12.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Layoffs hit nearly 3 percent of teachers in New York this year, according to a survey released Tuesday by the state Council of S...

Joy Resmovits

Standardized Tests To Weigh Less On Teachers, N.Y. Judge Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.24.2011

NEW YORK -- Teachers unions have the right to collectively bargain over almost every component of teacher evaluations, an Albany County (N.Y.) Suprem...

Myles Miller

Fewer Teachers Get Tenure In New York City Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Myles Miller | Posted 09.26.2011

New York City principals have rooted out their worst teachers as tenure numbers dipped to new lows. Only 58 percent of eligible teachers were grant...

Union And City Reach Agreement On Teacher Grading System

Posted 09.16.2011

The New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers agreed Friday on an evaluation and compensation system at 33 failing c...

Joy Resmovits

Lawsuit, Teacher Layoffs Follow Wisconsin Budget Signing

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.30.2011

Just days after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed the state's budget with massive cuts to education funding, Wisconsin's teachers are on the chop...

Joy Resmovits

Teacher Evaluation Regulations Illegal, Claims New York State Teachers Union

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.29.2011

NEW YORK -- The fight over how to measure the state's teachers made its way to court this week, with New York's largest teachers' union suing the Boar...

Joy Resmovits

New York State Senate Considers Alternatives To Streamline Teacher Termination Hearings

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.24.2011

NEW YORK -- A state Senate hearing in Albany on Monday explored ways to make the process for disciplining teachers suspected of incompetence or ethica...

Joy Resmovits

Teachers Union Sues New York City Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.18.2011

NEW YORK -- The battle between New York City's teachers union and its school officials reached its latest crescendo in the form of a lawsuit Wednesday...

New York Teachers Scramble For Better Pension Plan Before New Year's Changes

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

ALBANY, N.Y. — Prospective full-time teachers are scrambling to get into the current state pension tier before a reform measure designed to save...

New York Teachers Paid To Do Nothing: 700 Of Them

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Hundreds of New York City public school teachers accused of offenses ranging from insubordination to sexual misconduct are being paid...