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Puerto Rican Day Parade 2018

UFT members were out in force and proud while participating in the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, showing their support for fellow educators on the island and celebrating the cultural heritage of a people still struggling to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria this past fall.

Message for chancellor on standardized testing

As someone who has been highly critical of New York State’s standardized testing due to the fact that it was an attempt to tie teacher evaluations to student scores, I ironically find myself in support of Chancellor Richard Carranza’s position that...

Mural gives students ‘voice’

There’s a new mural outside 751M in the East Village that staff members say captures the diversity, individuality and love of the nearly 60 students who created it.

Gun protests should not eclipse sound judgment

The New York Teacher ran two articles in the April 5 issue in support of the anti-gun March for our Lives demonstration.

A lesson for Mark Janus

He should read a history book. My grandmother remembered when the elderly had to break rocks on the side of the road in order to earn food or be placed in the “work house.”

Salute to nurses

Nurses, along with teachers, are the unsung heroes of the world!

#UnionProud is oh-so correct

Good for you, Sharon (Henderson, who was featured in the Union Proud feature in the May 3 issue of New York Teacher).

The need for paid parental leave

My due date is today, April 24. I am 40 weeks at the moment. I am going to work every day until my water breaks so that I do not use up the days in my sick bank.

Council members urged to back UFT programs

New York City Council members attending the UFT’s May 3 legislative breakfast heard why it’s important to continue supporting five of the UFT’s signature programs: Teacher’s Choice, the Community Learning Schools Initiative, the Positive Learning...

Taking action for Puerto Rico

I am proud to share the social action project that was spearheaded by the members of my leadership class.