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There are an awful lot of members putting their loved ones in jeopardy of long delays and legal expenses when their needs are greatest. Are you one of them?

‘Blindsided’ at Seth Low

More than 100 parents, teachers, students and local elected officials crowded the sidewalk outside IS 96 Seth Low on March 7 to angrily protest Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to go ahead with co-locating a Success Academy charter school in their...

Proof now in the numbers

When I talk to parents, politicians or community members, I always tell them what teachers are experiencing in the schools.

Find your own space

Regarding the March 7 protest outside IS 96 Seth Low [see “‘Blindsided’ at Seth Low” on page 10], where a Success Academy co-location will be going forward: The audacity to use taxpayer money that is earmarked for public services to instead fund...

In his element

In Tom Sangiorgi’s chemistry class at Townsend Harris HS in Flushing, Queens, chemistry isn’t just something students learn — it’s something they experience.

Contract talks ‘moving pretty well’

President Mulgrew spoke to the Delegate Assembl in March about the union's contract negotiations with the city and the state budget negotiations in Albany.

Paras ‘part of what makes a school great’

Nearly 1,000 paraprofessionals from across the city attended the 33rd annual “Parafest” at the New York Hilton Hotel on March 15.

Eva’s double standard

Eva's double standard: Eva Moskowitz has a double standard. She claims her schools are public charters and so deserve rent-free public space. But she refuses to allow the state comptroller to audit her schools.

Hurt schools, help rich people: A...

A welcome change

News that talks are underway to create a new DOE office of guidance counselors brought a roar of cheers from the more than 200 counselors attending a daylong conference at union headquarters on March 15.

Golden bill hurts public education

UFT members participate in a protest on March 21 in front of the Bay Ridge office of state Sen. Marty Golden, who sponsored a bill making its way through the Legislature that would grant sizable tax credits for donations to scholarship funds for...