Hope for Albany, Federal Aid May Lead Talks To Be Extended
Unlike in 2005, the contract negotiations between Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have been out of the public view, to say the least. With the contract set to expire on Jan. 15, there is no talk of a strike and virtually no discussions inside the union among the rank and file about contract demands or updates on talks.
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Experience, Standards Cited
By DAVID SIMS
Data on the city's Teacher workforce shows substantial gains in experienced educators across the five boroughs, with 5-percent growth since 2004 of Teachers with more than five years of experience, according to an Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School. More...
DOE Didn't Transfer Assailant
By DAVID SIMS
A special education Teacher who was injured when she protected one student against attack from another will receive more than $500,000 from the Department of Education after an appellate court denied an appeal of a lower-court ruling in her favor. More...
Arrests Up More Than 50%
By ARI PAUL
The Department of Investigation ended 2008 with 848 arrests, up more than 50 percent from the previous year, while showing a 15-percent increase in complaints. For the DOI, the year was punctuated by the indictments of three on-site supervisors and one sub-contractor for their role in the 2007 Deutsche Bank building fire, which resulted in the deaths of two Firefighters. More...
Silver's School Plan: Keep Mayoral Control But Involve Parents