Veteran Wadleigh librarian Paul McIntosh, known to his students as “Mr. Mac,” re
Community rallies to “Save Wadleigh”

Hundreds of parents, teachers, students and Harlem community members came out on Jan. 26 to protest the DOE's plan to truncate the secondary school's middle grades.

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Tony-nominated Broadway actor John Herrera gets his students focused before rehe
Artists make key contributions at city schools

These professionals in drama, dance, music and the scenic arts use talent as a teaching tool as members of STARRR (Substitute Teachers for the Arts and the three Rs).

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew
Mulgrew testifies on gov's state budget plan

Touching on topics including school aid and teacher evaluations, the UFT president presented the union's view of Gov. Cuomo's proposed budget to state lawmakers on Jan. 23.

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Educators’ anger with mayor on display at PEP

Protesters at the Jan. 18 meeting blasted the mayor’s plan to more than double the number of schools he intends to close this year and remove up to half the staff in each school.

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From the Edwize Blog
Analyzing Tweed’s propaganda sheet: A lesson plan

The chapter leader at John Dewey HS created a lesson plan examining the DOE's "turnaround" letter that asks, "How can the ability to identify and understand basic propaganda techniques empower you to make better informed decisions?"

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UFT TV ad criticizes Bloomberg education record

The 30-second ad concludes with a message to the mayor: "If you really want to do right by our kids, you'll work with teachers and parents and stop playing politics with our schools."

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