UFT NEWS

Albert Shanker: Prophetic reformer

If a controversial topic is dominating the education debate today, it’s probably something that Al Shanker proposed decades ago. It’s a tribute to Shanker’s forward thinking that many of the education reforms that he advocated in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s remain as cutting edge — and as contentious — today as they were when he first aired them.

Teachers come to aid of ailing colleague

Sylvia has 12 mommies. And all her mommies are teachers at PS 130, a school in Brooklyn with incredible heart. Eleven teachers take turns picking her up at day care and bringing her home to mommy Victoria Lavington, who is worn out from chemo treatments after a double mastectomy in September.

UFT, elected officials, parents, community groups sue DOE over school closings

The UFT, joined by other plaintiffs including the NAACP, the Alliance for Quality Education, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, other city and state elected officials, parents and members of the community, on Feb. 1 filed a lawsuit charging that city school officials “studiously ignored” key provisions of the school governance law in its campaign to close 19 New York City schools. UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, “We are asking the court to make sure that no one is above the law, and to overturn the vote that approved the closing of these schools.”

Angry showdown doesn’t stop school closure vote

Closing schools and charters: check the patterns on our map

Bloomberg: Cut teacher raises

Klein, charter backers block bill

PRESS CLIPS

NY Post: 'Earning' curve

See the “Mighty Mulgrew”, featured in the New York Daily News (2nd picture)

NY Post: Bloomberg to ax 934 city workers

NY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg aims to ax pay hikes for city teachers and principals

NY Daily News: Teachers In Bloomberg's Budget Crosshairs

NY Times: Mayor Says Teachers Must Take Smaller Raise in Next Contract or 2,500 Jobs Will Be Cut