June 6, 2011By Kismet BarksdaleMaria Neira, vice president of New York State United Teachers, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational
June 2, 2011 NAACP, Parents, Elected Officials and Community Leaders to Rally against NYC Public School Closings WHAT: Press Conference on how co-location expansion and public school closings will affect
June 1, 2011By Kismet BarksdaleAs the June 30 deadline for Mayor Bloomberg’s Executive Budget nears, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer held a town hall meeting June 25, 2011 to give New
Reprint May 23, 2011 By Scott Stevens May 12, 2011 UFT/photo by Miller Photography http://www.aft.org/newspubs/news/2011/051211newyork.cfm AFT president Randi Weingarten told a rally of more than 1,000 child care workers and parents
May 23, 2011By Stephanie WestThroughout New York State the impact of the $1.3 billion cut to public schools is devastating. Besides teacher reductions, services are being trimmed in almost every
May 19, 2011By Stephanie West New York City Council Members representing the four districts that make up Upper Manhattan will hold a unity rally on Thursday, May 19th at 6:00
May 18, 2011By Stephanie WestAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has introduced legislation (A.7802) aimed at stopping a tax reduction slated to benefit millionaires. The legislation would prevent a lowering of the existing
May 18, 2011By Stephanie West A public private partnership to help fund summer jobs for thousands of young New York City residents has been set up by the city. The
May 16, 2011By Kismet Barksdale Chanting “we are one” and “enough is enough,” thousands of child care workers rallied outside City Hall on May 11th to protest city budget cuts
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