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The worst school to work at - Special Education Teacher Manhattan Star Academy Employee Review

1.0
8 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The kids are incredible to work with and I had so much fun being with them every day

Cons

The administration has no idea what they want or what they are doing. The pay is 10k below starting salary of the DOE. They hire uncertified teacher and paras who have no idea what they are doing or what they are in for. It is very cliquey. They do not care about you in the slightest and will work you to the bone and encourage you to work to 10pm at night Don’t even bother thinking about coming to this place unless you want your mental health ruined

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5.0
7 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The students are wonderful, the classroom teams are great supports for me as an educator with people who are dedicated and care!

Cons

The pay isn’t the most competitive, but as a teacher it has other perks (supplies bought, flexible teaching materials, etc)

1.0
14 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Working with the kids was very rewarding

Cons

If you plan to work at this school as a para, beware that you will not have any sort of training or preparation. You are thrown off the deep end and expected to know how to handle extremely stressful situations. Teachers seem to do the best they can but a human being can only do so much without support. Admin would rather stay in their offices and eat chocolate instead of supporting staff members. I believe that if the entire admin team was replaced, there may be some hope for this organization.

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