Wednesday, June 01, 2022

BANKS CALLS CLASS SIZE REDUCTION BILL UNFUNDED MANDATE

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 The backlash against lowering. Lass sizes in NYC schools has already started.  This is from Chancellor David Banks:
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

2022-2023 NYC SCHOOL CALENDAR IS OUT

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The school calendar has finally been released. This is from the  DOE website  and it is reprinted below from  Patch . Expanded Calendar with...
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AGREEMENT IN ALBANY TO EXTEND MAYORAL CONTROL IN EXCHANGE FOR LOWER CLASS SIZES

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This is from Senator on John Liu on Twitter: We understand it is a two-year extension. This is from Chalkbeat's Reema Amin and reporter ...
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Monday, May 30, 2022

PEP PARENT SAYS MAYORAL CONTROL OF CITY SCHOOLS ISN'T WORKING

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We have had 20 years of mayoral control of NYC schools. It is up for renewal with the State Legislature this week. My position is to just le...
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Thursday, May 26, 2022

TIME IS RIGHT FOR OPPOSITION TO DEMAND MORE OF A ROLE FOR ITS HIGH SCHOOL REPS

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I have read the multiple in-depth pieces analyzing the 2022 UFT election from Jonathan Halabi over at  JD2718 and Norm Scott  at EdNotes. J...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

LIVE BLOGGING FROM MAY DELEGATE ASSEMBLY (unedited with commentary from Nick Bacon)

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President Michael Mulgrew's report Rashid Mathis who does the voice for our meetings passed away suddenly at the age of 41. He helped wi...
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Monday, May 23, 2022

EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT FROM NICK BACON: APPR UPDATE & WHERE'S THE 2022-23 CALENDAR?

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The newly elected Executive Board won't take their seats until July1 but Executive Board member-elect Nick Bacon is there taking notes f...
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Saturday, May 21, 2022

UFT MEMBERSHIP SHOULD ENDORSE THIS PSC CUNY RESOLUTION OPPOSING PRIVATIZATION OF MEDICARE

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The Professional Staff Congress is the union for CUNY professors and others including me at my current job. This resolution that passed unan...
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Friday, May 20, 2022

A GRADE OF 50% ON REGENTS EXAMS MEANS STUDENTS CAN PASS AS LONG AS THEY PASSED CLASSES

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This is from the NYSUT Weekly Update. If 50 is the new 65 on Regents Exams, why require these exams at all? Do teachers get MOSL credit for ...
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Thursday, May 19, 2022

ADAMS LOBBYING IN ALBANY ON MAYORAL CONTROL LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL

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It appears right now that Albany won't be coming to the rescue of NYC public school students and their teachers Instead, expect maybe so...
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Monday, May 16, 2022

COULD MAYORAL CONTROL ACTUALLY BE IN JEOPARDY?

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The Eric Adams-David Banks regime is not off to a very good start on mayoral control of the schools that is up for renewal next month or it ...
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Saturday, May 14, 2022

UNITED FOR CHANGE HS VP CANDIDATE AND NEWLY ELECTED EXEC BD REPS ON WBAI TODAY AT 1

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If you are anywhere near a radio, smart phone, or computer today at 1:00 PM, please tune in or log on to WBAI for Talk out of School. Middle...
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Friday, May 13, 2022

HOCHUL SIGNS BILL SUSPENDING APPR FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR

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From the NYSUT Weekly Update: Union wins APPR reprieve Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday signed a bill suspending,  for an additional year , the Annu...
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Thursday, May 12, 2022

MEET THE 7 HIGH SCHOOL EXECUTIVE BOARD REPS

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This magnificent group of 7 is going to the UFT Executive Board. These reps were elected by the high school teachers. Congrats to all!
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

UNITY WINS UFT ELECTION; UNITED FOR CHANGE WINS HIGH SCHOOLS AND TALLIES OPPOSITION RECORD 34%

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This is from United for Change and Jonathan Halabi. It isn't official yet but we can pretty much figure these results won't change. ...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

TURNOUT LIGHT IN UFT ELECTION BUT UP FROM 2019

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Our reports from inside the UFT election count say that the turnout was light. There are a little less than 200,000 UFT ballots that were ma...
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Friday, May 06, 2022

STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL WAIVING APPR FOR TEACHERS FOR THIS YEAR; WILL UFT TELL THE DOE TO ABIDE BY IT?

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This is from NYSUT: APPR bill moving forward Thanks to your advocacy, the Assembly this week passed the bill to suspend, for an additional y...
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Monday, May 02, 2022

BEST HOPE FOR A BETTER UFT: VOTE UNITED FOR CHANGE

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The deadline to receive ballots is May 9 at the American ArbitrationAssociation. The time to make sure every UFTer you know voted is now. Pl...
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Sunday, May 01, 2022

VOTE AND REMIND EVERY UFTer YOU KNOW TO VOTE IN THE UFT ELECTION

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I am making yet another pitch for UFTers to vote in the UFT election. Now is the time to complete and send in the ballot. If you want to dem...
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Thursday, April 28, 2022

ADAMS ADDS $1.7 BILLION OVER 5 YEARS TO LABOR RESERVE

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This is from the NY Post on the Executive Budget Mayor Eric Adams released on Tuesday. The spending plan is just short of $100 billion. How...
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