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
New Action statement calls for solidarity against Bloomberg’s attack on tenure
The day before Thanksgiving, to his usual list of proposals, Mayor Bloomberg added that he had instructed the Chancellor to start using test scores in tenure decisions this year. This is the time for a united fight against this corporate mayor. President Mulgrew and the union leadership must do more
Excerpts from Bloomberg’s Speech in DC
Bloomberg launched an attack on us and our union; he attacks tenure, merit pay, seniority, ATRs. Read some excerpts here. New Action will have a fuller response after the holiday.
Negotiations – what matters most
by Jonathan Halabi Halabi is a 13-year math teacher in the Bronx. He is Chapter Leader at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College and was Deputy Chapter Leader and Delegate at Columbus HS before that. He is on the executive board of New Action/UFT and on the UFT Executive Board, as well as [&he
Our latest: Health Care, post-Election, School Aides
We’ve posted our latest leaflet, from the November Delegate Assembly. Highlights: On the UFT Resolution on Health Care: We support this… particularly… calling for a national demonstration in Washington, DC… [We] attempted to include a call for a single payer plan at the l
on The Negotiating Committee and its Executive Committee
by Jonathan Halabi Halabi is a 13-year math teacher in the Bronx. He is Chapter Leader at the HS of American Studies at Lehman College and was Deputy Chapter Leader and Delegate at Columbus HS before that. He currently serves on the executive board of New Action/UFT and on the UFT Executive Board, a
New Action Statement on the Mayoral Election
New Action is proud of the fact that we endorsed William Thompson early in the mayoral race. We distributed thousands of leaflets for Thompson in the schools, leafleted at two Delegate Assemblies, and collected nearly 150 signatures for him from chapter leaders and delegates. Our work helped make th