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PS 56, Staten Island, wins #PublicSchoolProud award
“Everyone here at PS 56 is really public school proud,” says Susan Pulice, a teacher and chapter leader at the Staten Island school. Susan and her fellow members explain how they took to Twitter to share their pride.‘It’s not called gym anymore’
Jerry Kane says he's had the three best jobs anyone could have. "I coached basketball, I was a sports reporter and now I'm a phys ed teacher," says Kane, a second-year educator at PS 38 on Staten Island.
Painting the bigger picture
Janet Lombardi and her son, Zach, are both Staten Island teachers, who share their passion for activism through art with their elementary school students.
A good read
Members collect free books for their classrooms and their homes at a First Book event on Feb. 1 at the UFT’s Staten Island borough office.
Fit to a T
UFT members met at the Staten Island borough office on Feb. 6 to design T-shirts celebrating the 100th day of the school year on Feb. 14.
Tore Haugeto
Tore Haugeto was a teacher of social studies at New Dorp HS on Staten Island all his life.
Doreen Maniscalco
Doreen Maniscalco was a UFT member for over 30 years, working as a teacher in various elementary schools on Staten Island.
'In the eye of the storm'
Bevin Sullivan, a nurse at Staten Island University Hospital South, has battled the coronavirus up close and seen it firsthand.
Breast cancer awareness 2020
Whether through activities associated with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer or Wear Pink days, UFT members across New York City have been front and center during October to raise awareness and funds to fight the disease.
Go Pink 2019
UFT members across New York City dressed in pink on Oct. 16 to raise awareness about breast cancer.