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Our classroom quilt
Before my 9th-grade ELA students read "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen, they created personal identity projects.
Suzanne Rettig
Suzanne Rettig was a UFT member for 10 years, most recently as a paraprofessional working in special education.
Judith Rosenberg
Judith Rosenberg was a 1st-grade teacher at PS 207 in Howard Beach, Queens, for 22 years.
Starting young
For Jo Ann Westhall, an elementary school education includes reading, writing, arithmetic — and computer science. Westhall, a computer science teacher and the chapter leader at PS 31 in Bayside, Queens, brought a subject reserved for middle and high...
Building bridges
When Aaron Eng-Achson, an English as a New Language teacher at PS 84 in Astoria, Queens, decided to launch an intensive study of bridges with his 3rd- and 5th-grade students, he knew exactly who to turn to in his school for expertise: custodial...
Noteworthy Graduate: Jeff Waxman, movie producer
Hollywood movie producer Jeff Waxman credits a well-rounded education in Queens public schools and "the size of the schools" with preparing him to be a filmmaking jack-of-all-trades.
First Book giveaway
The line stretched around PS 160 in Jamaica, Queens, and down the block at the UFT’s First Book giveaway on June 1. The incentive: 40,000 free books.
Learning in style
Students at PS 811, a District 75 high school for special needs students in Bellerose, Queens, wowed classmates, teachers and families on June 12 at their Fashion Avengers Fashion Show, where many of the outfits they created were made from recyclable...
Katz endorsed in primary on June 25
The UFT Delegate Assembly on May 22 overwhelmingly voted to endorse Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in the special Democratic primary for Queens district attorney scheduled for June 25.
Linda Stevens
Linda Stevens was a UFT member for 37 years and taught fifth grade at PS 4 in Queens.