Klein broke up neighborhood schools – It’s time to fix this!
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Put them back!
Published May 15, 2015 New York CIty Department of Education 1 CommentTags: Bill Gates, Campus Schools, Joel Klein
Teacher Diversity in Our Schools
Published May 13, 2015 New Action , New York CIty Department of Education , UFT ClosedTags: Teacher Diversity
Under Bloomberg/Klein the number of teachers of color in our system fell dramatically. The UFT’s Social and Economic Justice Committee (which New Action co-chairs) played a leading role making the issue of diversity of the NYC teaching staff a UFT priority, bringing it to our Delegate Assembly in 2011.
The work of this Committee has led to meetings with Fariña’s reps. A current proposal includes selecting high schools to serve as pipelines to recruit young people of color, and publicizing it in community centers, among counselors, at college and career fairs, fraternities and sororities, etc. Discussions have taken place regarding funding. A promising effort is the possibility to partner with the Brooklyn Borough President’s office.
The UFT and DOE are meeting monthly to get these proposals going by September. New Action has been and will continue to be right there to assure these happen.
Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave– A Demand Whose Time Has Come!
Published May 10, 2015 New York CIty Department of Education 2 CommentsTags: Maternity Leave
UFT members are often shocked to learn that all they receive upon having a child is six weeks of UNPAID maternity leave. Teachers who devote their lives to fostering the growth and development of our city’s children find that they receive no real support from their employer when they have a child of their own.
Members can use days from their sick bank (CAR) for birth and child care purposes but is this adequate? It is nonsense that a progressive union and a progressive city administration did not address this in the last round of negotiations. We should not wait until 2018 before members get a chance to weigh in on this all-important issue. New Action/UFT calls for a six week, paid leave to be negotiated NOW between our union and the progressive de Blasio administration.
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