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From the Classrooms: One Army, Union Members Prepared to Fight for Our Schools and Our Students

I was chatting with a group of elementary school teachers. “Do you know there’s an election for UFT leadership in the spring?” “No” “Do you know who leads the union now and how are they doing?” One of the teachers had been a delegate, she liked Mulgrew’s opening report, said it was thorough. “Do you knowContinue reading “From the Classrooms: One Army, Union Members Prepared to Fight for Our Schools and Our Students”

Will Public Education and Teacher Unions Survive Trump?

The pundits are suggesting names for the next Secretary of Education, that’s if the Department of Education survives. Betsy De Vos is campaigning as well as the Commissioner of Education in Oklahoma  who ordered posting the Ten Commandments in every classroom.  Do you post the Protestant or the Catholic commandments? They’re different!  Are you working onContinue reading “Will Public Education and Teacher Unions Survive Trump?”