GENERAL NEWS

State DOE removes 13 city schools from failing list

On March 2, the New York State Education Department announced that 13 New York City schools were removed from the Schools Under Registration Review (SURR) list, leaving a total of 43 SURR schools statewide with 20 in the city. The department added five schools to the list, including two city schools created to replace large high schools. UFT President Randi Weingarten said, “It is encouraging to see so many of our schools improving as a result of the effort and commitment of parents, students and educators working together…. And if the city uses the federal stimulus money coming to city schools wisely, it can make sure that schools at risk of going on the list…get what they need to excel.”

Comptroller joins child care providers demanding overdue raises

New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. joined UFT President Randi Weingarten and dozens of New York City’s 28,000 home-based child care providers on the steps of City Hall on Feb. 25 to protest the city’s continued refusal to pay them overdue and state-mandated raises while planning to spend $45 million to retrain unemployed investment bankers, traders and other laid-off Wall Street workers. “The city figured out a way to use stimulus money to help Wall Street, but it isn’t willing to do the same for child care providers,” said Weingarten.

March 5 rally attracts broad coalition

Class sizes increased, despite millions in funds

Feds target $106B of total stimulus package toward schools

UFT goes to PERB for KIPP AMP teachers

Weingarten: Union’s mayoral control proposals would improve student outcomes

UFT slams mayor’s proposal to lay off educators en masse