New York TeacherOctober 1, 2015

Latest News
Regents propose new evaluation appeals process
UFT hails mayor’s education plan
First Muslim holiday observed
Chancellor Carmen Fariña, elected officials, and students on Sept. 24 celebrated the New York City public school system’s first observance of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Adha at an event at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
Pride, passion, promise promoted in TV ad
The UFT on Sept. 24 launched a new TV ad to kick off its yearlong campaign celebrating the passion and promise of New York City public schools.
Renowned education professor launches think tank
Citing a disconnect between education research and policy, renowned Stanford education professor Linda Darling-Hammond has launched a new education think tank, the Learning Policy Institute, with offices in Palo Alto and Washington.
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Around the UFT
Labor Day Parade
Hundreds of UFT members marched up Fifth Avenue in the Sept. 12 Labor Day Parade to show pride in their union and demonstrate the importance of unions in fighting for working people.
West Indian Day Carnival Parade
The annual West Indian Day Parade — traditionally held on Labor Day — brings about two million people to Crown Heights. More than 100 UFT members joined the festivities — riding on the UFT float or marching alongside it.
Musical depicts public school challenges
The toe-tapping musical “Teach It Right, or, Right to Teach” toured the parks and playgrounds of the city this summer, presenting its story of the challenges and struggles facing public education through the ordeals of a teacher and a middle school student.
International Peace Day celebration at PS 69, Queens
Students, teachers and parents formed a huge peace symbol in the schoolyard of PS 69 in Jackson Heights in celebration of International Peace Day on Sept. 21.
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Grants, Awards & Freebies

Grants, Awards & Freebies
See our list of current opportunities for educators to receive funds and recognition for their hard work and dedication.
Opinions
VPerspective

NICE initiative summer boot camps build educators’ expertise
Through the National Industry Certification for Educators, or NICE, initiative, the UFT is providing the professional learning that CTE educators need — and we are doing it ourselves.
Opinion
Encouraging signs
If Gov. Cuomo thought that his assault on educators earlier this year would be popular with the public, he miscalculated.
Opinion
All in the family
A little-noticed clause that state legislators tucked into the omnibus bill that ended the legislative session in June could make the already glaring inequities between charter and traditional public schools even worse.
Editorial Cartoons
Teaching Resources
Research shows
Social skills in kindergarten predict success
A kindergartner’s effectiveness in handling social and emotional experiences is a strong predictor of success in adulthood, according to a new study from the American Journal of Public Health.
Teacher to Teacher
Teen publication has value — trust me
Cultivating and celebrating trust and respect among adolescents in New York City is what student-written YCTeen magazine is all about. Teachers in New York City public high schools can get the print magazine for free.
Building Your Career
Building Your Career
Creating a warm and inviting library area
New Teacher Diaries
Taking the fear out of something new
At the beginning of the summer, I was in high spirits. I had just finished my first year of teaching and was told that I would be teaching all 7th-grade science classes for the upcoming year. Aside from the fact that I adore 7th-graders (awkwardness and all), I was also looking forward to having just one curriculum to prepare and teach.
Retired Teachers News
We must counter the naysayers
Day for Labor
Members of the UFT Retired Teachers Chapter turned out in force as usual for the annual Labor Day Parade in Manhattan on Sept. 12.