Testimony

This section archives the various testimonies given by UFT officers and staffs on behalf of the union, and city schools.

Testimony of Leo Casey to the City Council Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs Libraries and International Intergroup Relations on the State of Arts Education in NYC Public Schools April 8, 2008

Testimony of Randi Weingarten to the City Council Education Committee Fiscal 2009 Preliminary Budget Hearing: March 20, 2008

Testimony Of Randi Weingarten to the City Council Education Committee Hearing on School Governance: March 3, 2008

Testimony of Randi Weingarten before the City Council Ed.Comm. Oversight Hearing on Teacher Recruitment and Retention: February 6, 2008

Testimony Of Randi Weingarten Before the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees On Executive Budget FY 2009: February 4, 2008

Testimony of Leo Casey before the New York State Assembly Committee on Physical Education Compliance: January 31, 2008

Testimony of Sterling Roberson Before the Committee on Public Safety January 23, 2008

Testimony of Randi Weingarten Before the City Council Mayoral Control and School Governance Working Group On Sch. Governance: January 11, 2008

Testimony of Ellie Engler Before the Committee on Public Safety: Jan. 8, 2008

Testimony of Aminda Gentile before the NYC Council Education Committee Robert Jackson on the DOE School Progress Reports: December 10, 2007

Testimony of Randi Weingarten before the NYC Commission on School Governance: November 29, 2007

Testimony of Michael Mulgrew before the Council Education Committee on Restructuring of the DOE's Alternative HS Programs: Nov. 14, 2007

Testimony of Michelle Bodden before the NYS ACS on Labor, Children & Families On Access to Quality Child Care for Working Families: Nov 7, 2007

Testimony of Michael Mulgrew before the NYS Education Department On Development of Career and Technical Education Programs: Nov. 6, 2007

Testimony of Randi Weingarten Before the City Council Civil Service and Labor Committees on Pathways to Trade Professions: Oct. 30, 2007

Testimony of Michael Mulgrew before the Council Civil Service and Labor Committee on Pathways to Trade Professions: Oct.30, 2007

Testimony of Catalina Fortino before the State Assembly Committee on ELLs: Oct. 12, 2007

Testimony of Michelle Bodden before the NYC CEC on Meeting the State’s ‘Contract for Excellence’ Requirements: July 24, 2007

Testimony of Marc Korashan before the City Council Youth Services Committee Oversight Hearing on Adult Literacy: May 29, 2007

Testimony of the UFT at the joint hearing of the Council Education and Budget Committees: May 15, 2007

Testimony of Richard Farkas before NYC Council Middle School Task Force: May 7, 2007

Testimony of Michelle Bodden before the City Council Public Hearing on the FY 2008 Preliminary Budget: March 19, 2007

Testimony of Janella Hinds before the CCEC Hearing on Empowerment Schools: March 5, 2007

Testimony of Chris Proctor Before the Committee on Civil Service and Labor on workplace safety issues: Dec. 12, 2006

Testimony of Angela Reformato Before joint hearing of the Council Education and Juvenile Justice Committees on role of education in juvenile justice: Dec 7, 2006

Testimony of Sterling Roberson Before the Committee on Civil Service and Labor on workplace safety issues: Dec. 4, 2006

Testimony of Carmen Alvarez, UFT VP of Spec Ed, on Special Education Evaluations and Placements by the DOE: Sept. 19, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the Empire State Development Corporation’s Atlantic Yards public hearing: Aug. 23, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, at the DOE hearings on Citywide Standards of Discipline and Intervention Measures: Aug. 9, 2006

Testimony of Michelle Bodden, UFT VP of ES, Before the joint hearing of the Council Education and Public Safety Committees On Cell Phone Use and Possession in Schools: June 14, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the joint hearing of the Council Education and Budget Committees on School Budget Priorities for FY 2007: June 8, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the CEC on Parent Involvement In City Public Schools: May 11, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the Civil Service Committee on the Taylor Law : March 30, 2006

Testimony of Michelle Bodden, UFT VP of ES, Before the Council Education Committee and Council Finance Commitee on Mayor's Preliminary Budget: March 20, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the Council on the proposed Whistle-blower Legislation: March 2, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, on FY 2007 Executive Budget Proposal delivered by Carol Gerstl: Feb. 6, 2006

Testimony of Michelle Bodden, UFT VP of ES, Before a joint hearing of the Council Education and Finance Committees on Mayor’s Preliminary Budget: March 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the CCEC on the failure to comply with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit: Feb. 13, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, on proposed Whistle-blower Legislation: March 2, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, on FY 2007 Executive Budget Proposal: Feb. 6, 2006

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, on FY 2007 Executive Budget Proposal: Feb. 2006

Testimony of Michelle Bodden, UFT VP of ES, before the NYS Legislature's Education Committee on Early Childhood Education: Dec. 8, 2005

Testimony of Aminda Gentile, UFT VP of Ed Issues, Before the Education Committee on teacher quality: Dec. 7, 2005

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, Before the General Welfare Committee on home child-care providers: Nov. 15, 2005

Testimony of Carmen Alvarez, UFT VP of Spec Ed, Before the Council Education Committee on the DOE's reorg of special ed: Oct. 7, 2005

Testimony of Amina Rachman on Class Size Transparency and Building Use: June 15, 2005

Testimony of Aminda Gentile, UFT VP of Ed Issues, Before the Council Education Committee on Programs for the Gifted and Talented: March 2, 2005

Testimony of Frank Volpicella, UFT VP of HS, on School Safety Feb. 8, 2005

Testimony of Michelle Bodden, UFT VP of ES, on Early Childhood Education and Universal Pre-K: Jan. 27, 2005

Testimony of Frank Carucci, UFT VP of Voc & Tech HS, Before Council Education Committee on Vocational and Technical Education: Jan.12, 2005

Testimony of Angela Reformato on High School Admission Procedures: Nov. 18, 2004

Testimony of Randi Weingarten, UFT President, on the Implementation of CFE: Nov. 18, 2004

Testimony of Richard Farkas, UFT VP of JHS/IS, on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity: Oct. 19, 2004

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