New Action/UFT Endorses Michael Mulgrew for President
We are proud to support a real teacher for UFT President. Michael Mulgrew worked for 9 years in the classroom. He understands that even as pay has improved, working conditions have deteriorated. In his short tenure as UFT President he has: Sued Joel Klein and the DOE over their failure to reduce cla
New Action cosponsors resolution against K-12 testing
Jane Hirschmann of Time Out from Testing make a presentation at the January 25, 2010 UFT Exec Board. New Action proposed writing a resolution, and at the February 8 Exec Board a resolution was presented, signed by three supporters each of New Action and Unity. The resolution clearly opposes K-2 test
Independent, Progressive, Influential
Now is the Time to Vote New Action! New Action is the only UFT caucus that supports the leadership when they are right and opposes them when they are wrong! New Action believes that Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein are the UFT’s main enemy. We work in a bipartisan way to achieve the best f
Central Falls petition against mass firing
Go here: Central Falls Kids Deserve Better.com/petition to sign their petition. Sign Our Petition Firing Teachers instead of Helping Kids? The Students, Teachers and Community of Central Falls Deserve Better Teachers and staff at Central Falls High School are making real progress in improving acad
March 4 NY – part of the national day of action to defend education
March 4th Actions Rally at Gov. Paterson’s Office, 4 pm (633 Third Ave. @ 41st St.) Then March to the MTA Hearings at FIT (Seventh Ave. @ 27th St.) Stop the school closings and privatization of public education Stop the cuts to K-12 and higher education Restore the free student MetroCard Full fun
New Action/UFT election petitions filed
New Action filed petitions last Thursday to qualify for the ballot in the upcoming UFT elections. New Action is running a full slate. The New Action slate includes officers, and Exec Board for each division: high school, middle school, elementary school, and functional. There are also Exec Board at
JOEL KLEIN’S ORDER TO PRINCIPALS TO TIE STUDENT TEST SCORES TO TENURE DECISIONS
Last week Chancellor Klein instructed principals to use student test scores for granting tenure to teachers. This is another example of how the Mayor and Chancellor have declared war against the UFT. From the Mayor’s speech in Washington, DC last fall, attacking ATRs, against tenure, and tying
New Action Statement in Support of UFT President Michael Mulgrew
On January 12 UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement warning of the dangers of linking test scores to teacher evaluation. New Action/UFT absolutely opposes linking student test scores to teacher evaluation and tenure determinations. Mulgrew’s statement was in reaction to an intervi
New Action condemns school closings/ calls for citywide response
WE NEED A CITYWIDE RESPONSE TO SCHOOL CLOSINGS! Unprecedented NYC DOE attack on public schools in New York City The New York City Department of Education announced over the last few days plans to close twenty schools, including large or CTE (vocational) high schools, including: Norman Thomas, Alfr
Position Paper December 2009
A New Action paper briefly reviews the conditions we currently face: Educators are under attack. … decrease in the effectiveness of the UFT to counter the power of the DOE. … a young, new workforce … a lack of connection to unionism. … … corporate model… top-d