What's New - Archive

• November 23, 2005 - Letter to NAACP re: Superintendent's racist statements
  
  
• BTF Resolution Against Superintendent's Racist Statements - November 17, 2005
  
  
• BTF Alternative Schools Resolution - November 17, 2005
  
  
• October 28, 2005 - Letter to Board of Education re: violation of BOE Resolution
  
  
• October 26, 2005 - Letter to Superintendent re: School Violence
  

• BTF No Confidence Resolution - September 8, 2005
  
  
• District Parameters* for a Negotiated Settlement

• August 9, 2005 - Letter to Superintendent Williams re: single health carrier

• October 28, 2004 - Unanimously passed resolution against school violence (passed at Oct. 28, '04 Council of Delegates' meeting)
  
  
• September 20, 2004 - Study of the Financial Impact of Charter School Payments on the Buffalo City School District* (use "Rotate View")
  
  
• Unconscionable! Read how the Board gave away the store in its outrageous agreement* (MOU) with Westminster Charter School.
  
  
• June 29, 2004 - Letter to NYS Board of Regenst re: Segregation in Charter Schools
  
  
• June 23, 2004 - Letter to NYS Board of Regents re: Illegal Memorandum of Understanding
  
  
• June 17, 2004 - Letter to WNY Delegation, etc re: State Tests Reveal Devestating Failure of Some Charter Schools
  
  
• Phil Rumore's Buffalo News Q&A on Charter Schools: Read the full story uncut
  
  
• Charter school report by Gerald Bracey: "City-wide Sustems of Charter Schools: Proceed with Caution"
  
  
• January 22, 2004 - Letter to all teachers re: Authority of the "Control Board"
  
  
• Provocator - The official publication of the Buffalo Teachers Federation
  • President's Perspective:
    • February 2006: On Responsibility
    • June 2005: ON BEHALF OF THE B.T.F. OFFICERS AND STAFF HAVE A SAFE AND RESTFUL (IF POSSIBLE) SUMMER LAY-OFF
    • February 2005: THE CONTROL BOARD, WAGE FREEZE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, OUR NEGOTIATIONS AND OUR HEALTH CARE - BE READY FOR THE ATTACKS
    • January 2006: ONCE AGAIN - BUFFALO TEACHERS DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT, COMPASSION AND SELFLESSNESS
    • January 2005: The Superintendent "Search" Or Let the Outrages Begin Or We (BTF) Warned You
    • November 2004: WE WILL NOT LOWER OUR EXPECTACTIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT NOR WILL WE LOWER OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR IN OUR SCHOOLS
    • October 2004: How to Buy the Right to Pick the Next Superintendent or The Golden Rule - Those who have The Gold, Rule
    • September 2004: Acts of Insanity
    • June 2004: Finally - Hope & Light at the End of the Tunnel (And, it's not an oncoming train!)
    • May 2004: Well Done!
    • April 2004: Vote May 4th
    • March 2004: Buffalo Teachers
    • Leap Year Edition 2004: Charter Schools - A Wake Up Call
    • January 2004:It Must Be A Negotiating Year
    • December 2003:Three Gifts
    • October 2003:The November Election
    • September 2003: Letter to the Editor
    • June 2003: Rumore Rebuts Negative BTF Blast
    • March/April 2003: At-Risk Students - Discipline - and Suspension; A BTF Initiative
    • February 2003: S.O.S - Save Our Sabres
    • January 2003: Stealing Our Children's Education

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