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TDA — A bridge to financial security

With tax documents arriving in the mail and while finances are on the brain, it’s a good time to review a valuable resource you should take advantage of: the Tax-Deferred Annuity program.

Grants, awards and freebies - Feb. 4, 2016

Grants for summer science workshops, thanking teachers, soil science, immigration projects and programs to improve student learning.

Survey confirms school discipline issues

An online survey conducted during the January Delegate Assembly confirmed the difficulties with school safety and discipline that educators are facing.

‘Seasonal’ challenges

The shorter, darker days of winter can be a hard adjustment for some. For the estimated 10 million people in the United States who suffer from a medically recognized condition called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), it’s even more difficult.

In the big picture, learning comes in many shades

He always came late. He sat in the back of the classroom. Alone, alert, quiet and reflective, he pulled out his pens and books. But his pens did not write our class notes. His books were not our books. Instead, he began to draw.

Welfare Fund seminar on breast cancer

Early detection of breast cancer through annual mammograms beginning at age 40 and self-examination is still the best defense against the disease.

Courting trouble

The 2016 presidential campaign already feels like it has gone on forever. But now is not the time to tune out or bail out. Among other things, the party that controls the White House in 2017 will almost certainly play a role in determining the...

How best to teach 5th-grade math

As an educator I know that math departmentalization is an excellent idea.

Mayor’s budget proposal boosts school funding

More than 600 schools get a funding boost in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary 2017 city budget. The mayor also underscored his commitment to college readiness with support for an array of programs that will better prepare high school students for...

There’s more to get done in Albany

January marks the beginning of the legislative session in Albany and I am happy to report, as we head into the session, that we have seen a lot of positive change on education policy in the last year.