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I'm quite late to the dance here but I read about Public Advocate Letitia James  joining parents and education advocates to file a compl...

In the world of the Department of Education, when one fights back against a boss, the retaliation is usually swift and forceful. That is wha...

By Constitution, New York State and its local governments have to fund pensions properly. This is why the national pension time bomb discuss...

I was very saddened to hear that long time New Action teacher-union activist Paul Feingold has passed on. We express our condolences to h...

I sometimes find it hard to comprehend why politicians who are clearly awful cannot be challenged even if they get tons of money from their ...

The ICEUFT blog crystal ball  saw the futue accurately as mayoral control lives on for two years despite not having much support from the p...

Just in case teachers needed another reason to despise Governor Andrew Cuomo, it looks like the Governor is now trying to be the savior of m...

One of the rewards for messing up the public schools in NYC is that new opportunities are always available. This came from Jeff Kaufman th...

One of the unwritten rules in the Unity Caucus (ruling political party of the UFT) "handbook" is to never ever admit an error in p...

We not so boldly predicted yesterday that there would be a deal on mayoral control of NYC schools soon. The Assembly linking the issue to ...

The State Legislature left Albany last night "for good" for the year. Therefore, mayoral control of NYC schools is dead as of June...

My friend and fellow blogger Chaz had a piece on Monday exposing Townsend Harris High School for putting an advertisement for a new teacher ...

Mayor Bill de Blasio and other politicians yesterday held what amounted to a desperate rally with union supporters in defense of mayoral co...

Fordham University Professor Mark Naison is someone who makes people think. Here is an excerpt from something he wrote recently in History...

Quorums are defined by Robert's Rules of Order as, "The minimum number of members who must be present at the meeting of a deliberat...

I read this piece from City and State on the controversy up in Albany where the Republicans are threatening to allow mayoral control of  NY...

Once again I apologize in advance for any errors as I am writing this from my cellphone. President's Report UFT President Michael Mul...

Here is an email from a UFT District Representative to chapter leaders promoting a protest on June 15th. Update: This protest has been cal...

Francesca Gomes is a middle school teacher who is also a member of the Movement of Rank and File Educators. She was criticized by the NY Po...

New York City is not hurting for money. Mayor de Blasio and the City Council have agreed on an $85.2 billion budget for fiscal year 2018 whi...