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April 27, 2007  RSS feed


Mayor Revises School Plan To Win Over UFT; Positions on Funding, Class Size, Tenure Are Softened
The United Federation of Teachers last week relaxed its opposition to Mayor Bloomberg's school reorganization plan after he withdrew school funding changes that could have penalized senior Teachers. More...
CSA Pact: 23% Hike Plus Merit Bonuses;
Key Gains for Klein
By MEREDITH KOLODNER

The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators April 23 announced a tentative 80-month contract deal that includes a merit-pay system that could win a select number of high-performing Principals an additional $50,000 per year. The pact, which must be ratified by CSA members, would be retroactive to July 1, 2003 and would run through March 5, 2010, after Mayor Bloomberg leaves office. More...

PERB Confirmations To Move PBA Case;
Schmertz Still in Limbo
By REUVEN BLAU

The State Senate April 17 confirmed Jerome Lefkowitz as Chairman of the Public Employment Relations Board and Robert S. Hite as a board member, which will likely move along the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association's stalled arbitration process. More...

Push Bill Letting Assistant District Attorneys Live Outside the City; Queens DA: Manhattan Exemption Should Apply to All
By REUVEN BLAU

The State Senate is gearing up to pass a bill to relax residency requirements for all Assistant District Attorneys, which would allow them to live anywhere in the state. More...


A CARSON SHOW RE-RUN:

After a community board in Bedford-Stuyvesant voted to name a street in memory of Sonny Carson, the proposal encountered opposition in the City Council because of the late black activist's more radical actions and statements, which ranged from a criminal conviction for kidnapping and More...


 Editorial
• A CSA DEAL, AT LONG LAST
At first glance, the tentative contract for the Council of Supervisors and Administrators announced as this newspaper went to press April 23 offered union members a significant and long-overdue raise while giving Schools Chancellor Joel Klein two important changes. More...
• NO PLACE FOR SHOCK COPS
• Residency Justice for District Attorneys
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 Editor's "Razzle Dazzle" Column
• article has image Razzle Dazzle: Sonny Would've Been Proud
The City Council's Parks and Recreation Committee had just voted April 18 to remove the proposed renaming of a Bedford-Stuyvesant street in memory of the late racial arsonist Sonny Carson from a bill allowing for 51 other renamings when a half-dozen of Mr. Carson's supporters stepped to the front of the Council Chamber and began unfurling a banner. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Letters to the Editor: Rubber Rooms' Classroom Toll
To the Editor:
I was very perturbed by the unfortunate situation that my fellow colleague, Ms. Blythe, has been victimized by (April 13 story). More...
• COURT PAY PROBLEM
• A DANGER TO ALL
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 Professionals' Column
• article has image Current Pension Topics: Credit-Card Debt & Buybacks
Q.: I have $12,000 in credit-card debt and would like to know the best way to pay it off. G.P. A.: The first and indispensable step is to scissor up all of your credit cards. Step 2 is to make a compact with your mind's eye never to use a credit card again. Step 3 is to use a debit card that pays you back cash. More...
• article has image YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY
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 Civil Service Exam Stories
• APPLY NOW FOR STATE COMPUTER POSITIONS
Start at $32,659; Get $42G With College Degree; Education, Experience Will Determine Who Is Appointed
The state Department of Civil Service is continuously accepting applications for Information Technology Specialist jobs. The basic starting rate is $32,659. Candidates with a bachelor's degree in an applicable computer-related area can expect to receive a starting salary of $42,230, and individuals with a master's degree will get $43,610. More...
• Will Fill Jobs: CITY CERTIFICATIONS
• TEA Proposed Answer Keys Issued For Use
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