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Kudos to Tanya Pragados, PS 175, Harlem

November 7, 2019 Article

PS 175 Chapter Leader Tanya Pragados stood her ground against her principal when she tried to unilaterally departmentalize two 3rd-grade classes without the contractually required school-based option vote.

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Nov 23, 2019

Thanksgiving Luncheon for Homeless Students 2019

About 200 students living in transitional housing received free winter coats, ate a Thanksgiving meal and tried their hands at many crafts and activities at the sixth annual UFT Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 23, thanks to a partnership between the UFT’s Middle Schools Division and the DOE.

A student throws up her hands in joy to show off her new coat at the sixth annual UFT Thanksgiving Luncheon at the union’s Manhattan headquarters.

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Two students giggle over lunch.

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Rashad Brown, a UFT chapter advocate in costume for the occasion, gives one youngster a lift.

Erica Berger

Richard Mantell, the UFT vice president for middle schools, breaks out the whipped cream for sundaes.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew (left) stops by to say hello to the kids and Rashad Brown, a UFT chapter advocate who came in costume.

Erica Berger

Middle school students paint and construct cone turkeys, one of several craft projects led by UFT member volunteers.

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Face-painting transforms one happy student into a butterfly.

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A student shows off her new manicure, courtesy of student volunteers from Queens Technical HS.

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One child tries on his new coat.

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Students paint plaster cupcakes at one of the craft stations.

Erica Berger

After lunch, everyone runs back to the craft tables to finish their projects.

Erica Berger

Two students, including one of several Spider-men, get their nails painted at the manicure station.

Erica Berger

A student throws up her hands in joy to show off her new coat at the sixth annual UFT Thanksgiving Luncheon at the union’s Manhattan headquarters.

Erica Berger

Two students giggle over lunch.

Erica Berger

Rashad Brown, a UFT chapter advocate in costume for the occasion, gives one youngster a lift.

Erica Berger

Richard Mantell, the UFT vice president for middle schools, breaks out the whipped cream for sundaes.

Erica Berger

UFT President Michael Mulgrew (left) stops by to say hello to the kids and Rashad Brown, a UFT chapter advocate who came in costume.

Erica Berger

Middle school students paint and construct cone turkeys, one of several craft projects led by UFT member volunteers.

Erica Berger

Face-painting transforms one happy student into a butterfly.

Erica Berger

A student shows off her new manicure, courtesy of student volunteers from Queens Technical HS.

Erica Berger

One child tries on his new coat.

Erica Berger

Students paint plaster cupcakes at one of the craft stations.

Erica Berger

After lunch, everyone runs back to the craft tables to finish their projects.

Erica Berger

Two students, including one of several Spider-men, get their nails painted at the manicure station.

Erica Berger

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Thanksgiving Luncheon for Homeless Students 2019