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Supportive schools grow great teachers
After spending 12 years of my own education in conservative private schools, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I applied here. I was immediately welcomed by the warmest and most gracious staff I have ever had the pleasure of working with. One of the...
Mindfulness matters
The Day of Wellness for Educators event in Queens on Sept. 14 was a great experience. We were able to practice yoga, pickleball and aqua Zumba, to name a few of the activities. Goldie Hawn was informative about her organization, MindUP.
Keeping it real in the classroom
Members share their opinions on the union's recent wellness event for educators, sharing educators' truest selves in the classroom and how supportive schools help grow great teachers.
Plea for return to civility
A retiree takes issue with Donald Trump’s lack of a sense of personal responsibility.
Thank you, President Biden
A retiree defends Joe Biden’s record on technology and infrastructure investment.
Restore 3-K and pre-K funding
A pre-K teacher speaks out on the urgent need to restore funding for early childhood education.
Praise for a teacher and a ‘bright light’
A Brooklyn teacher gives another her well-deserved flowers in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week.
Let’s acknowledge and celebrate civil dissent
In the face of the outcry against teaching the horrors of enslavement in the U.S. and the historic fight for civil rights, it’s time the country demonstrates how much civil dissent should be valued by making Aug. 28 -- the date of the 1963 March on...
Remembering Dick Procida
Dick Procida, the retired longtime District 19 representative who died on May 12, is remembered as a friend and tireless mentor in a touching tribute.
Class size matters
The union must keep fighting the good fight for reducing class size for the good of all students’ success.