Leo Casey “Sets the Record Straight” on the New Teacher Evaluations
Is the UFT selling us another bill of goods? Over at Edwise today Leo Casey, Vice President of the United Federation of Teachers, addresses the criticisms of Diane Ravitch and Long Island principal...
View ArticleNY’s Teacher Evaluations: The Mystery 20%
Yesterday, Leo Casey was gracious enough to respond to my critique of his defense of the new teacher evaluations here in New York. What he addressed above all was this part of my critique: It is...
View ArticleLeo Casey Sets the “Record Straight” on the Appeals Process
Leo Casey finally released his long awaited explanation of the appeals process under the new New York State teacher evaluation agreement. The process is certainly as convoluted as the rating system...
View ArticleTeachers and Principals and NY’s Teacher Evaluations
An exchange between NYC principal Phil Weinberg and UFT Vice President Leo Casey raises some interesting questions about New York State’s new teacher evaluations. Weinberg decries the fact that the...
View ArticleATTENTION NYC TEACHERS: YOU HAVE BEEN HAD BY YOUR UNION
I hope all New York City teachers remembered what was happening around this time last year. New York State United Teachers, in conjunction with our own United Federation of Teachers, agreed to a new...
View ArticleTWO MORE POORLY DONE MS PAINT JOBS FOR OUR UNION
And why is the knife not even in Mulgrew’s hand? I stink at Paint. I actually don’t like doing this to Leo’s picture because I like him. He has helped me out of a major jam before and he knows what I...
View ArticleLEO CASEY RESPONDS TO NYC TEACHER OUTCRY…. AND I CRY SOME MORE
Leo and Unity do damage control. Laws are now “binding arbitration”. Leo Casey has been good enough to respond to my post about Michael Mulgrew’s comments yesterday, comments that me and many others...
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