Thursday, April 27, 2023

UFT SETBACK ON ZOMBIE CHARTER SCHOOL REVIVAL

From City and State:

In a surprise Thursday evening press conference, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a “conceptual agreement” on the state budget nearly a month after the spending plan was due. She highlighted changes to the bail law, new charter schools and a free bus pilot program in New York City. The plan is expected to total $229 billion.


From the UFT:


Michael Mulgrew on Kathy Hochul last  October:

Hochul did it better than anyone's else. Best friend to public education that this union has ever had in the governor's office.

Our best friend let us down today.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

They send the students back to public schools anyway

John Q. Teacher said...

I don't really care about charter school caps. However, I do have 4 years left till retirement and I am concerned about the upcoming contract. The UFT keeps yammering about a, "Fair Contract Now!". But the reality is that they have not listed one example of what a fair contract would entail. We already know that we are only getting a 3% raise due to pattern bargaining. What does a fair contract look like in regard to working conditions? Inquiring minds want to know.