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Sharyn Levine
Sharyn Levine was a loyal UFT member for 36 years, teaching language arts first at the Arthur S. Somers MS in Brooklyn and then at IS 75 on Staten Island.
PS 56, Staten Island, wins #PublicSchoolProud award
“Everyone here at PS 56 is really public school proud,” says Susan Pulice, a teacher and chapter leader at the Staten Island school. Susan and her fellow members explain how they took to Twitter to share their pride.Go Pink 2019
UFT members across New York City dressed in pink on Oct. 16 to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Kudos to Ray Ferrigno, Staten Island Technical HS
The chapter leader at Staten Island Tech spearheaded the development of a programming school-based option (SBO) for this school year that addressed the needs of the school community at his specialized high school.
Kudos to Heather Fefferman and Dana Botwinick, PS 21, Queens
Co-chapter leaders at PS 21 in Flushing, Queens, are being recognized for lifting the spirits of their colleagues during the pandemic by leaving positive messages and small gifts on their desks and around the school, organizing online exercise...
Using his head
Joseph Buro's students at Staten Island Technical HS can really get inside their teacher's head during Buro's 3D computer-aided design class. For their remote teaching lessons on biomedical engineering, Buro uses images of his own CAT scan, taken...
Breast cancer awareness 2020
Whether through activities associated with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer or Wear Pink days, UFT members across New York City have been front and center during October to raise awareness and funds to fight the disease.
A tale from Lori Perry, social worker for school-based support programs
“Before I was always visible,” says Perry. “That's gone now. You take on different roles because there are fewer staff and fewer children in the building.” Perry says students’ families are overwhelmed by remote learning and the process for setting...
‘It’s not called gym anymore’
Jerry Kane says he's had the three best jobs anyone could have. "I coached basketball, I was a sports reporter and now I'm a phys ed teacher," says Kane, a second-year educator at PS 38 on Staten Island.
Painting the bigger picture
Janet Lombardi and her son, Zach, are both Staten Island teachers, who share their passion for activism through art with their elementary school students.