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This Green House

Christopher Sedita is the founder of the “Green Buildings” program at the Urban Assembly School for Green Careers, a career and technical education high school. The program prepares students for careers in 21st-century building design, construction...

Beautiful in Blue

Educators from District 75 sites throughout the city wore blue on April 11 to bring awareness to autism spectrum disorders and Down syndrome and to advocate for acceptance, understanding and inclusion for their students.

Council members join paid parental leave fight

City Council Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to negotiate a fair paid parental leave policy for New York City public school educators at a press conference on the steps of City Hall on April 24.

Parent is Public School Proud

The following letter was send to UFT District 21 Representative Kate O’Hagan: I wanted to share my daughter’s journey in the public school system.

Noteworthy grads

I read, with great interest, your story about Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek [April 5]. I often read his articles about physics in the Wall Street Journal and most recently in the forward to “The Character of Physical Law,” a book by Nobel laureate...

Learning through play

I was very encouraged to see the articles in the April 5 New York Teacher about the importance of learning through play in early childhood education.

The power of the UFT

Unlike the authors of “What a difference the UFT makes” [April 5], the New York City public school system was the only school system in which I taught. However, prior to teaching, I spent 25 years working in private industry.

Observations about the recent walkouts

Most of these poorly paid teachers who are involved in the recent walkouts live in red states.

Funding matters

This spring, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers delivered a 3.3 percent increase for New York public schools, despite a state deficit and the fiscal threat from Washington, D.C.