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Activists Hand Out 'Pink Slips' In Manhattan For Super Tuesday

AP | Posted 03.06.2012

NEW YORK -- Activists holding "pink slips" have scattered across lower Manhattan to call attention to the millions of unemployed. Organizers had pred...

Myles Miller

Fewer Teachers Get Tenure In New York City Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Myles Miller | Posted 09.26.2011

New York City principals have rooted out their worst teachers as tenure numbers dipped to new lows. Only 58 percent of eligible teachers were grant...

Union And City Reach Agreement On Teacher Grading System

Posted 09.16.2011

The New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers agreed Friday on an evaluation and compensation system at 33 failing c...

The NYC DOE Needs an A-Team

Michele Somerville | Posted 08.08.2011

Michele Somerville

The way to make genuine change in a system that is failing hundreds of thousands of children is to revitalize the weakest schools.

RIP Stu Schmelz, the Last of the Great Educators

Peter Zucker | Posted 07.24.2011

Peter Zucker

I have known Stu for almost 16 years. I met him the very first day I started teaching. I took an instant liking to Stu. Even then, way back in 1995, Stu knew how to fix the schools.

Joy Resmovits

Teachers Union Sues New York City Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.18.2011

NEW YORK -- The battle between New York City's teachers union and its school officials reached its latest crescendo in the form of a lawsuit Wednesday...

Matt Sledge

PHOTOS: Thousands Of Teachers Swarm Wall Street In Protest

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.12.2011

Thousands of teachers, social workers, union members and more took part in a march Thursday against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plans for wide-ranging b...

NYC Teachers Take on the Mayor and the Banks

Alan Singer | Posted 07.09.2011

Alan Singer

New York City teachers and the United Federation of Teachers have initiated a militant and radical response to the latest budget cut proposals made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

A Primer On How To Defeat Mike Mulgrew

Peter Zucker | Posted 06.20.2011

Peter Zucker

In March of 2010 we had the elections for the United Federation of Teachers. Somehow, someway, the Unity caucus, headed by President Mike Mulgrew, received 91 percent of the vote.

Is This the Teachers Unions Alamo or a Chance for Resurgence?

Robert Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Schwartz

Whether it's under the guise of education reform or an opportunistic power grab, life as union members know it may be changing forever.

Teachers Union Spends Millions On Parties, Dinners, DVDs

Posted 05.25.2011

The Daily News today is drawing some attention the The United Federation of Teachers' spending. Namely, that they spent $1.4 million on a 50th anniver...

Cathie's UFT Snub

nypost.com | YOAV GONEN Education Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

A month into her appointment as incoming schools chancellor and more than a week after getting state approval for the role, Cathie Black has yet to me...

Educating for Democracy: What Cathie Black Would Say if She Were an Educator

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Shatzky

If Ms. Black had had any knowledge of the NYC school system, the difficulties faced by many students, teachers and parents, here's what she might have said.

Interviewing the New NYC Schools Chancellor (Animated Video)

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Brown

Mayor Michael Bloomberg set off shockwaves when he picked media executive Cathie Black to be the next chancellor of New York City's public schools. As...

Goodbye Joel Klein, You Will Not Be Missed

Peter Zucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Zucker

This is not the time for the teachers of NYC to roll out the welcome mat and bring cookies and milk. This is the time to start taking the offensive. I believe the deform movement is on the ropes.

Teacher Salaries and Shortage Areas

Christopher Reeve | Posted 05.25.2011

Christopher Reeve

While I am very disappointed that Mayor Bloomberg selected a new schools chancellor with no experience whatsoever in public education, I have to remain optimistic that our NYC kids will not be shortchanged in any way.

Father Claims The Post Fabricated His Op-Ed Piece On Teacher Ratings

The Huffington Post | Jonah Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Gothamschools reported today that the executive editor of the Queens Tribune is alleging the New York Post fabricated his recent op/ed about teachers'...

Marcus Baram

Is Teachers Union Scrubbing Al Shanker's Legacy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.25.2011

This story has been updated The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest teachers union in the country, claims to respect the legacy of lo...

Waiting for "Waiting for Superman" (VIDEO)

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Hidary

A new film -- Waiting for Superman -- will send shockwaves through the political debate on education and will force the issue for the November elections.

Yes We Need Great Teachers! But Vague, Emotional Rhetoric Can Be Counterproductive

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Brown

By making Waiting For Superman, Guggenheim should assume responsibility for the reforms he's pressing. I don't doubt his earnestness, but his recommendations are vague and can promote untested, potentially dangerous initiatives.

Charter School Controversy: A Q&A With The Lottery Director Madeleine Sackler

Thelma Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Thelma Adams

In Madeleine Sackler's affecting new documentary, The Lottery, the 27-year-old intended to create a cinema verite view of the families of four children who entered a lottery for 475 coveted spots at the Harlem Success Academy.

Closing the Rubber Rooms

Michael Mulgrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Mulgrew

In a groundbreaking agreement between the United Federation of Teachers and the Department of Education, we have agreed to shut New York city's rubber rooms down.

Virtual Education

Scott Olster | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Olster

In New York City, the computer is poised to move to the head of the class, particularly as a tool to increase graduation rates.

Joel Klein's ongoing defiance of the rule of law

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

Leonie Haimson

On Friday, Judge Joan Lobis of the New York State Supreme Court nullified Chancellor Klein's decisions to close 19 middle and high schools in New York...

Educating for Democracy: Senator Eric Adams and the Charter Schools Dilemma

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Shatzky

Until it's made clear just what the real agenda is for charter schools, I remain skeptical that they are going to do much more than accelerate the trend to a two-tier educational system.