Far too smart to defend the indefensible, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew has struck a deal that will abolish the school system's notorious rubber rooms.
Himself whip - smart and politically savvy, Brill made instant news when he took on the city's teachers union in a 2009 New Yorker story about the city's notorious «rubberrooms,» where bad teachers went to soak up full salaries while doing nothing.