It's May (And Man, Am I Tired)!

Some Quick Math About Yesterday's MORE Post

If the $32.8 million figure from this MORE post is accurate -and if New York City really did try to fire 4.6 times the amount of teachers t...

Stuff My Third Grade Teacher Taught Me

Just reflecting on Mr. Cadella's valuable social lessons which I was taught way way back in 1979. I know it was a different age, but the...

Two Quick Things About The Union Election

Just two quick things that I felt were significant about yesterday's vote count: 1. Based on a quick count it looks like only 13% of wor...

Congratulations to President Mulgrew on his Re-election.

Yep. It's just a quick note to acknowledge and congratulate the Unity Caucus on their reelection yesterday. I may not agree with everyth...

I Was Mistaken (But They're Still Snake Oil Salesmen!)

Yesterday's post featured some news about John King wanting to include student attendance in the standardized assessment portion of the ...

Doenut Of the Week?

I've been meaning to start this new series called Doenut Of the Week for a while now. Today is as good a day as any. You see, each week,...

A Trivial Afterthought About "Merrow's Bomb"

Many of us have been waiting for this for a long time. There is absolutely nothing I'd be able to say that would constitute a contributi...

Gloria Brandman Responds to Being Called a Liar

Thanks to Gloria Brandman for reading the tripe I post here on doenuts. Thanks too for graciously  providing a thoughtful response to the co...

MORE After the Election

Losing elections for such a long period of time has got to be a hard thing to tolerate. I guess that's why some folks forget what a good...

How Many Tenured Teachers Does New York City Have?

Yeah. That's actually a question I'm asking you! The total number is difficult to find. I know that one pro-reform website claimed t...