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Is there a place for religion in schools?
My wife receives the New York Teacher. I read the article about the UFT United Community Schools Showcase [“We’re building whole children,” April 4] and commend the teachers, children and various successes at PS/IS184.
A failing exam
I am a licensed 8th-grade English language arts teacher and reading specialist. In April, I proctored the 8th-grade ELA exam and encountered several problems.
Specialized high school admissions
Regarding “Stuy High and beyond” [Editorials, April 4]: Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to punish excellence and reward mediocrity by changing the admissions policy for the city’s specialized high schools. Perhaps your concern should be directed to the...
Betsy right on college speakers
Since 2016, the UFT has been critical of the leadership of the U.S. Department of Education, provided by Betsy DeVos. However, I think we owe her a “thank you” and congratulations for taking on the political correctness scourge that has swept our...
No thanks
The New York Times’ Feb. 19 opinion piece [“Betsy DeVos vs. Student Veterans”] rightly vilifies U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for the cynical way her department targeted veterans and turned what should be a straight-forward GI benefit into a...
Differing views on immigrants
Regarding James J. D’Amico’s letter “ Country’s benefits ‘reserved for legal citizens’ ” [Feb. 7], I am sorry he is unaware that undocumented immigrants are guaranteed the right to attend public school according to the U.S. Supreme Court (Plyler v...
UFT has moved too far left
Ed Greenspan was right to take the leadership of the UFT to task for its endorsement of Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, who “came out fiercely against Israel” [Comments: “ Backed the wrong candidate ,” Feb. 7].
Medicare needs ability to negotiate drug prices
The drug industry is making the largest profits it ever has made because Medicare does not have the right to negotiate prices.
Test scores in evaluations
Standardized testing [“ Lawmakers vote to cut tie between state test scores and teacher ratings ,” Feb. 7] needs to be part of the whole picture when evaluating individual student growth, but it needs to be a small part of the puzzle that values...
In and out of the loop
I agree with the Learning Curve column [Feb. 7] 100 percent.