Kids losing out on librarians’ skills
The current climate is to close the library and get rid of the librarian.
Radio station scolded for airing anti-teacher ad
The following letter was sent to Z100 radio station after the writer heard an anti-teachers union commercial on Jan. 8 sponsored by the anti-labor group Union Facts.
A true educator
This is exciting and wonderful news! A true educator can only do what is right for all of our students and teachers. Best of luck to Chancellor Fariña!
Chancellor has lots of work to do
Having worked on one of Carmen Fariña’s district subcommittees during the 2003–04 school year, I recall that she was very fair.
Special ed children getting lost
The problem with the DOE’s special ed reform is that they are getting rid of self-contained classes under the guise of a least-restrictive environment.
Shame on the radio station for airing anti-union commercial
This letter was sent to the Z100 radio station after the writer heard an anti-teachers' union commercial on Jan. 8 sponsored by the anti-labor Union Facts.
One size doesn’t fit all
A story in Courier Life’s Brooklyn Daily [“Parents, kids: City plan will destroy our school,” Oct. 25] is so true that we are taking away the magic from education.
The pre-K advantage
Anyone who teaches in a New York City school can see a world of difference in even just kindergarten between children who attended pre-K and those who didn’t.
Coming through for our kids
Just a word about the actions of teachers and administration of Scholars Academy in Far Rockaway in response to Hurricane Sandy.