Falsely pleading poverty, the NYC DOE released school budgets that needlessly cut school funding & rolled back the progress made in creating small class sizes this school year. See how much money your school could lose if we don't fight these cuts: uft.org/budget

#MarchForOurLives

Gun violence has become the #1 cause of injury-related death for U.S. kids and is, without a doubt, a public health crisis. This past Saturday, CIR peds residents at UC San Diego joined their community at the March for Our Lives calling for gun reform.

Declining student enrollment actually gives NYC Public Schools a “golden opportunity” to tackle large class sizes, says John C. Liu at City & State NY panel. “It’s much easier to phase in a plan when class sizes are down. Let’s keep them down and build capacity as students return.”

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Welcome to our educators reporting to schools across the city today!

#BackToSchool2022 #BackToSchoolNYC Excitement in the air as friends greet each other for the first day of school for NYC public school students.

Parents and educators have been advocating for smaller class sizes for decades. We’re grateful to the UFT members, parent activists and community advocates who were instrumental in raising their voices to get this bill passed.

.Governor Kathy Hochul stopped by the UFT Delegate Assembly this afternoon to discuss the successful passage of the bill that will lower NYC class sizes, recruiting more teachers and funding public schools.

Lee Zeldin voted against bills to lower prescription drug prices, bring down energy costs, and create good-paying manufacturing jobs in New York. He cannot be trusted to build an economy that works for every New Yorker.

Marjorie Taylor Greene got $180,000 in business loans forgiven from the PPP program but said it's "completely unfair" for us to forgive student loans for working- and middle-class Americans. You can’t make this stuff up.

Breaking--Cortez Masto forges ahead of Laxalt by 5,000 votes in the vote count, with more votes from heavily Democratic counties yet to be counted Cortez Masto's likely victory will assure Democrats control of the Senate The Culinary Union was crucial to Cortez Masto's win

I know that Mike Pompeo is running for president, and frankly I don’t know whether to characterize his characterization of me in the David Weigel interview as ridiculous or dangerous. x.com/semafor/status…

The Ethnobotany & Gardening Club planting daffodils around Dewey. The Daffodil Project donated 1,000 bulbs to plant as a living memorial to those lost in 9/11 & COVID-19. Their lives will be remembered as the daffodils bloom each year adding some beauty to Dewey's campus.

We like our coffee union strong! ☕️✊ UFT members are standing with Starbucks Workers United this afternoon.

“The work day doesn’t end when the school day ends,” says a 4th-grade teacher at PS 112Q. “We want to go home to our families but we go above and beyond even after school hours.” #UFTGradeIn #UFTFairContractNow

The AR-15 is a killing machine. It can’t be used for hunting because it tears the animal to shreds. It does the same to a child’s body. BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS! Protect our children and teachers!

Fighting for competitive salaries for teachers = fighting for our students, our schools, and our communities.

Uber & Lyft have been raking in billions, but many MA rideshare drivers often earn less than $15/hour. MA lawmakers can side with drivers by saying yes to workers unionizing for higher pay & job protections. Pass the Rideshare Drivers Justice Bill! #mapoli seiu.co/3rxKYI8

Whatever your age, whatever your life stage, it’s never too late to take stock of your life, identify what you would like to be different and work toward making those changes, one day at a time. uft.org/news/you-shoul…