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Paras deserve respect and livable wage
Retired teacher Pamela Thompson Lopez calls paraprofessionals "gifts from God" as she recounts how indispensable they were to her in her classroom. Thompson Lopez says paraprofessionals deserve a livable wage.
‘We want to LIVE, not just survive’
A Queens paraprofessional demands that members of her title be compensated well enough "to live, not just survive," and argues that the RESPECT check payment should become permanent and pensionable.
Member inspires pride in profession
A profile about bilingual school social worker Michelle Perez inspires pride in retired school social worker Stew Frimer.
Back to basics needed in ELA
A 30-year veteran teacher from PS 78 in Queens urges a return to the fundamentals of literacy instruction, including assessments on paper and teacher readalouds in response to this year's decline in ELA scores.
Players have a ball
What a thrill it was to see our event publicized in the New York Teacher newspaper! You wrote such a lovely description of our event and included great photos from two of the plays and one consisting of the group.
Shore up paraprofessionals
The city doesn’t realize its impact on educators. Stagnant wages make it impossible for educators to cover basic expenses.