Why New Action opposes the recommendations to modify mayoral control
At Monday’s Executive Board the Committee on School Governance presented a set of School Governance Recommendations. The committee worked hard on its recommendations. The individual proposals are positive. But they are framed as modifications, as checks and balances on Mayoral Control. One o
An Unfortunate Decade of Mayoral Mistakes
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the February 2013 UFT Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: NA/UFT 02/2013 leaflet Year New Action Recommends Did we listen? Result 2002 No to Mayoral Control No. First Mayoral Control bill gives Bloomberg unfettered control Countless Disrupt
New Action challenges mayoral control
On Tuesday, January 22, New Action Co-chair Jonathan Halabi presented a resolution at the UFT Executive Board meeting calling on our union to get behind a bill to take absolute control over the PEP away from the Mayor Bloomberg. The bill introduced by Velmanette Montgomery and David Weprin would
End Mayoral Control of the Schools
(from the New Action leaflet distributed at the November 2012 UFT Delegate Assembly). For a printable version click: Leaflet 2012 November It is almost ten years since State legislation gave Mayor Bloomberg control of New York City schools. Our union played a major role opening the door to making t
GOING FORWARD IN 2012-2013 … OUR PRIORITIES
(from the New Action September 2012 Chapter Leaders meeting leaflet) For a printable version click Leaflet 2012 September) GETTING RID OF MAYORAL CONTROL OF EDUCATION Mayoral Control has been an absolute disaster for educators, students, parents, and our communities. Bloomberg has literally wreck
Mayoral Control – The Verdict is in!
(from the June 2012 Delegate Assembly) Click Leaflet 2012 June for printable version The Bloomberg/Klein years have been an absolute disaster for education, our members, our students, our parents, our communities, and our schools. For New York City educators the verdict is in – we cannot suffer t
Petition to End Mayoral Control
This one needs no explanation. Mayoral Control has been a disaster for students, parents, teachers, schools – even in many cases for administrators. Download the petition to add your voice, your coworkers’ voices, your neighbors’ voices. Print as many as you like. Completed petitio
End Mayoral Control; We need a day of solidarity; Beat back Tier 6
From the February 2012 New Action Delegate Assembly Leaflet. For the original leaflet, click: Leaflet 2012 February New Action/UFT …a caucus of the United Federation of Teachers PO Box 180574 North Richmond Hill, NY 11418 http://newaction.wordpress.com/ February 2012 TIME TO CALL FOR AN END