She said the city's controversial
absent teacher reserve, a pool of teachers without full - time jobs but who are still paid by the city, is «a clear example of tenure gone wrong.»
For one, it appears that the city did not give in to the UFT's demand to place the 1,200 ineffective teachers currently in the
absent teacher reserve (ATR) back into classrooms against a principal's will.
An editorial in the New York Daily News outlines shortcomings of the new teachers contract including the absent
teacher reserve, laboratory schools, teacher evaluations, and parental involvement.
Even so, says Columbia's Herrmann, these «absent
teacher reserves» account for only 10 to 15 percent of the teachers that New York needs every day.
An editorial in the New York Daily News outlines shortcomings of the new teachers contract including the absent
teacher reserve, laboratory schools, teacher evaluations, and parental involvement.
For one, it appears that the city did not give in to the UFT's demand to place the 1,200 ineffective teachers currently in the absent
teacher reserve (ATR) back into classrooms against a principal's will.
All students know that
the teacher reserves the right to move them.
The teacher reserves the right to deny participation in this class if they feel that the safety of the class is at risk.