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Real PEOPLE of ENY Features Janet Huger-Johnson An Advocate for Teachers, Students, and Families in East New York

Real PEOPLE of East New York Janet Huger-Johnson’s pre-med plans were derailed after a question from a professor at North Carolina...

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ENY City Council Candidate Nikki Lucas Picks Up Major UFT Endorsement

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) has officially endorsed Nikki Lucas, candidate for New York City Council in Brooklyn’s...

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UFT Announces NYC Council Endorsements for 2021 Giving 15 Candidates A Big Boost

Wednesday evening the UFT decided on their next round of City Council candidate endorsements for 2021. The UFT stated that all of these...

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Real PEOPLE of ENY: Mashan Bell A UFT Chapter Leader And Product Of East New York

Activist and former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to...

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UFT and NYC Teachers Score Victory With $900 million Back Pay Decision  

An almost decade-long battle has seemingly come to an end. On October 9, 2020, an independent arbitrator ruled that New York City has to...

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Rising Teacher COVID-19 Cases and School Ventilation Issues Raise Concerns About School Reopenings

by Chanell Turner / NYCTeachers.com “Let’s just get real—an open window is not gonna cut it.” Monona Rossol, an...

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16 NYC Teachers Test Positive for COVID 19 As Schools Prepare To Open To Students In Less Than 2 Weeks

UFT President, Michael Mulgrew, announced today that 16 New York City teachers have tested positive for COVID-19. These teachers were...

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NYC DOE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS: SAGE AND SAFE OR STUPID AND SKETCHY?

by Alicia Whitney The fight against the pandemic all over the world has proven to be a disruptive one. Several sectors of different...

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More Money in Contract for NYC Teachers, But Is It a Raise?

Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Philissa Cramer on October 12, 2018 The contract deal that New York City and its teachers union announced...

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Carmen Farina Introduces Updates To The NYC Teacher Evaluation System

NYC School Chancellor Carmen Farina introduced the updated teacher evaluation system, after the state removed test scores from...

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