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The Rubber Room — New York City Department of Education’s Purgatory for Teachers

With almost 80,000 school­teach­ers, over 1.1 mil­lion stu­dents and 1,400 schools, New York City is home to our country’s largest school sys­tem. Stories con­cern­ing the New York City Department of Education’s Rubber Room have shed light on an issue in pub­lic edu­ca­tion that plagues all school sys­tems. Have teach­ers unions in their efforts to pro­tect dues pay­ing mem­bers, lost sight of the impor­tance of edu­cat­ing our stu­dents? Click on the link above to read more and decide for your­self: Is it best for the children?

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