Joel Klein led the Justice Department's attack on Microsoft for its alleged efforts to monopolize the software market. But Microsoft is a hotbed of competition compared to the organization Klein runs now. Klein is chancellor of New York City's public school system, a monopoly so heavily regulated that sometimes it's unable to fire even dangerous teachers. tags tenure teacher school unionsAllow me to present: An illustrated guide to New York's public school bureaucracy picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago |
| quote edit #1 |
|
"I said, 'Hi, I'm a guy from Canada. There is someone about to set fire to a school.' At that point I didn't know the name of the school or the guy. I gave the police the address of the thread," said Neufeld. 4 comments edit related share worldIn less than an hour, police made an arrest." Yes, the internet is great! picked by Nicky666 8 months ago |
An Illinois teacher has been suspended for preaching the virtues of his vegan lifestyle to his middle school students. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Surrey, B.C. school teacher Sarwan Singh calls it a gift from God. 2 comments edit related share plime.comMeasuring 2.36 metres - or seven feet, seven-and-three-quarter inches - Singh's lengthy beard has won him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
Middle School Teacher found in school office with: 4 comments edit related share weird-Drugs -marked Money -pipe(for smoking drugs) -watching gay porn -AND WITH SEX TOYS picked by trushafty38 3 years ago |
Don't they have a break room for that? Talk about Life Studies... picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
![]() | syndication |
Watch a number of videos from a fire that broke out earlier today in the Hollywood Hills near Griffith Park and the famed Hollywood sign. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
A four-foot alligator rescued in an abandoned school on fire in western Pennsylvania may have also started the blaze... the building's owner believes the alligator started the fire by knocking over a portable heater. picked by unstablefiend 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Special Ed teacher broke his student's fingers in Literature class. 6 comments edit related share plime.comAnd it wasn't even a nun with a ruler... picked by bevissimo 2 years ago |
Parents are irate after a school teacher made her 25 students cry by telling them it was their parents who left presents under the christmas tree. When do children stop believing in Santa you ask? picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago 35 comments edit related share plime.com |
"Truthfully, in a room full of gay men and high school girls, not much is gonna happen." from the comments. picked by suebe 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
After being subjected to cursing, racial slurs, items being thrown and more and complaining about it to the school Elizabeth Kandrac was told to tolerate the racism and attacks because such behavior was part of their culture. 1 comments edit related share plime.comOh did I mention she was white? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, elementary school art teacher shook an 8-year-old student and punched him in the face, causing a bruise, because the youngster broke a crayon, according to a police report obtained Wednesday. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Toronto District School Board has approved an "operational model" for an Afrocentric school intended to help struggling black students in the city's education system. Critics say the decision smacks of segregation. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An Oregon high school teacher on Tuesday sued for her right to bring a gun into the classroom for personal protection...High School? I don't blame her one bit. picked by buddha 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Officials at a Florida grade school threatened to fire a teacher if she refused to remove a decorative stud in her nose. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
When pupils at a private school found their English teacher starring in a raunchy video on the Internet, they paid attention like never before. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 16 comments edit related share weird |
I guess when you're a firefighter in a small town you have to start your own fires. picked by civicracer18c1 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A high school history and economics teacher in eastern Idaho is selling advertising space to a Pocatello pizzeria on his student handouts, tests and worksheets. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 5 comments edit related share world |
A 14-year-old boy under arrest for setting fire to his school told investigators that he thought summer vacation would be prolonged if the school was burned down, investigators said. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes begin later this month. picked by MayhemIsBeautiful 1 year ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |