Allies: The UFT and the civil rights movement
Last month, the UFT released a report detailing how some New York City charter schools constitute what is essentially a separate and unequal public school system. This is an issue that should greatly trouble everyone who cares about the education of our children — all our children — and it is an injustice that the UFT is fighting hard to correct. We have been down similar roads before. Read More...
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. Read More...
Finding common cause: The early years
The irony is stunning. As the UFT prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Department of Education announced its plans to close the school where the first stirrings of teacher unionism began almost a century ago. Read More...
A collective advantage
It almost sounds like a lead-in for a stand-up comedy routine: What’s the difference between a union and a professional association? But it’s no joke. The answer affects your livelihood, your day-to-day working life and your future career. Read More...
