New York Teacher

May 24, 2012

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Mulgrew: Union ‘must’ play role in shaping city’s schools

Saying that the union won’t wait for Bloomberg’s departure in 2013, UFT President Michael Mulgrew on May 12 mapped out a path for improving New York City public education built on bringing the public back into public education and ensuring that city schools work for and with the whole community.

The operating room

A select group of 8th-graders at MS 217 in Queens knows exactly how to get to the heart of the matter. Working in teams of two, the young scientists search for the upper great vein of their sheep’s hearts and begin to cut. With scalpels, probes and scissors at hand, students in the Briarwood school’s after-school Heart Surgery Program begin the exacting work of dissecting hearts.

A model for co-locations

Long before co-locations became about squeezing scores of new schools into already occupied school buildings, the Twin Parks Campus in the East Tremont section of the Bronx grappled with the issue of sharing space. At Twin Parks, at least four schools have been cheek by jowl in one large building for more than 14 years.

NY Teacher Tabs

Per-session activities for teachers

Know your rights | May 10, 2012

NYSUT Member Benefits

Know your benefits | May 10, 2012

ATRs to be offered ‘generous’ buyouts

News stories | May 24, 2012

UFT to use new automated dues refund system for retirees working for the DOE

Retired teachers chapter news | May 24, 2012

If pineapples could speak …

Insight | May 10, 2012

ATRs to be offered ‘generous’ buyouts