In addition to the staff shortages, District 75 has a teacher-absentee rate exceeding the rate of New York City teacher absenteeism citywide, according to federal data.
Most members of the Absent Teacher Reserve aren’t there for disciplinary lapses. Many are trapped by a combination of reforms that put experienced teachers on the sideline and made it…
‘If you just look at the data, we’re good,’ says one expert. ‘But if you look at the actual breakout of the teacher turnover rate, it is significantly higher in…
As elected officials, community advocates and residents raised questions about the lack of ULURP for the proposed towers, Community Planning Commission members voiced doubts about the accuracy of the city’s…
A top Democratic strategist says the map and the mood favor that party’s bid to take over the state Senate. A veteran GOP operative says if his party loses their…
There’s disagreement on how to measure chronic teacher absenteeism, and the causes of it are more complicated than you might assume. But there’s no denying big disparities in absentee rates—even…
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