by Andrew Worthington, UFT Chapter Leader at M298 Pace High School It has been 50 years since the United Federation of Teachers, representing New York City’s teachers, has had a contract that included reduced class sizes. Since then, there has been a plethora of research conducted that shows the positive impacts of class sizeContinue reading “Class Size is a Class Issue: school inequality, class size, and the next UFT contract”
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Calling All Educators! Gather Signatures on the Petition to Increase Teacher Diversity This Week!
Did you know that although more than 67.5% of our NYC students are Black and Latino/a, only 37% of teachers share their background? Did you know that since 2002 that number (based on new hires) has fallen by over half (57.4%), while the number of white teachers hired in the city has increased by 23%? It’s true.Continue reading “Calling All Educators! Gather Signatures on the Petition to Increase Teacher Diversity This Week!”
