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Audiologists Chapter Newsletter - January 2016

Learn about staying connected with our union, Teacher's Choice, the Walk4Hearing and upcoming chapter events.

‘To teach is to touch lives forever’

As part of the union’s Passion and Promise in Our Public Schools campaign, teachers, students and parents thank educators who have inspired them, guided them and changed their lives

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Doing things the write way

City educators are wagering that a writing program first used at New Dorp HS on Staten Island can produce notable literacy gains among the many high-needs students at Flushing and 13 other struggling high schools in the city’s School Renewal Program...

App-based drivers win right to unionize in Seattle

Seattle became the first U.S. city to pass a law giving drivers for Uber and Lyft the right to unionize.

United Auto Workers wins historic victory in South

After decades of failed attempts, the United Auto Workers on Dec. 4 won its first union election at a foreign-owned auto plant in the southern United States.

Major education law shifts power to states

President Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

Chicago teachers authorize strike

The Chicago Teachers Union’s 27,000 members have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if ongoing contract negotiations fail, the union announced on Dec. 14.

UFT founder lauded

Both as a longtime high school teacher and former member of Community School Board 20 in Brooklyn, I had the honor and privilege to work with Anne Kessler [“UFT founder Kessler dies,” Dec. 3] for close to 30 years on numerous issues as they concerned...

Long days ‘got to go’

Eva Moskowitz has had an epiphany: A longer school day is not necessarily a bonus for teaching and learning.