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Republicans roll back ESSA requirements

Congressional Republicans voted in early March to repeal crucial regulations under the Every Student Succeeds Act in favor of leaving education policy largely in the hands of state governments.

DOE agrees to new departmentalization terms and conditions

To settle a union-initiated grievance filed last spring, the city Department of Education on March 21 agreed to fair and consistent procedures for elementary schools that wish to departmentalize subject areas.

Taking steps to prepare for your tenure decision

There are many steps that new teachers can take to prepare for their tenure decision.

Mastering time management

By becoming more efficient, we can help ourselves, our current and future students, and future generations of teachers for whom we model the concept of teaching as a sustainable career rather than a draining, altruistic sprint.

Brooklyn Parent Newsletter - April 6, 2017

This is the April 6 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

Igniting ‘fire that creates love of learning’

The theme of the UFT’s 10th annual Early Childhood Education Conference on March 11 was “Full STEAM Ahead!” encompassing science, technology, engineering, art and math for the youngest learners.

City sets policy to protect immigrant students

With a federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants spreading fear among New York City’s immigrant communities, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on March 21 that schools will bar entry to immigration agents unless they have a warrant signed by a judge...

A map of our neighborhood

To align with our social studies lesson on maps and directions, my students and I created a map of our neighborhood.

Trump budget a ‘nightmare’ for education

President Donald Trump on March 16 took the first step to make good on his campaign promise to shift federal tax dollars from traditional public schools to a “choice” program that promotes charters, private and religious schools.

Anti-union climate boosts ‘right-to-work’ efforts

It took 73 years for the first 26 states to adopt anti-union “right-to-work” laws, and just 37 days of the Trump administration for numbers 27 and 28 to come on board.