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The @aftunion Exec. Council has voted to endorse @KamalaHarris for president, subject to ratification by delegates at the AFT convention this week. The UFT is proud to support Harris as an ally of public education and educators, nurses and other unionized workers.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Cuomo: It’s time to close the schools. #closenycpublicschools

Opinion | We Are New York Teachers. Close the Schools. (Published 2020)

Hand washing can’t prevent our thousands of students, faculty and staff at Stuyvesant High from getting infected and infecting loved ones.

www.nytimes.com

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PS 177 in Brooklyn says #Enough to gun violence on #WearOrange day.

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PS 115M says STOP gun violence. #WearOrange #GunViolenceAwarenesssDay

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DeVos accused of illegally delaying Obama regulations that had been set to begin July 1.

18 states, consumer groups sue DeVos over delay of student loan protections

The lawsuits accuse DeVos of illegally delaying the regulations aimed at predatory colleges.

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. @UFT president Michael Mulgrew calls on parents to join teachers to demand @NYCMayor close schools now. If not, @UFT plans to go to Supreme Court tomorrow to force @NYCSchools to comply with state health mandate to close schools when there is a positive case

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Mulgrew: We will ask the Supreme Court tomorrow to order NYC to start complying with the state-mandated process for closing schools. And we will file a complaint with the Department of Labor for unsafe working conditions. #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS

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Our city, state and nation needs the financial support in the latest Covid stimulus package. This is what government is supposed to do - work on behalf of ordinary families to help us get through dark times. Thank you, @SenSchumer and all who got this vital relief through.

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Mulgrew: We must put the health and safety of our school community above everything else #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew announces that no NYC school should open unless it meets all of the criteria of the school safety report being released today.

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Mulgrew: Parents should call 311 and demand the schools be closed now. #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS #coronavirusnyc

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"We recommend that New York City follow the example of affected jurisdictions around the region, the nation and even the world in closing our public schools" --UFT President Michael Mulgrew #Coronavirusnyc

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Mulgrew: “Anyone who wants to 're-imagine' schools should go first to the people who have made the education of children their calling and their profession. Our teachers are the real experts, and they have lots of ideas about how schools could be improved.”

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Today, our union, along with teachers who work at schools in Manhattan and the Bronx as well as Staten Island Borough President @SIBPVito , filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to halt the implementation of congestion pricing in Manhattan.

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Mulgrew: I want to thank everyone who played a part during these past few days to convey the urgency of the situation to the mayor. There could be no greater expression of the power of our union.

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Mulgrew: Enough is enough! Stop the insanity, close the schools + work with city agencies to create and implement a plan that supports our neediest students +communities + 1st responders and healthcare workers. That's how we get through this crisis. #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS

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“Keeping school buildings closed is the right decision - regardless of who is responsible,” said UFT President Michael Mulgrew

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NYC teachers union prepares for strike authorization votes this week via @ChalkbeatNY

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"Mayor Bill de Blasio has offered an inept plan that relies on staff and equipment that don’t exist and that the city has no plans to pay for, all to give children in-person instruction only one to three days a week." - UFT President Michael Mulgrew

The Woeful Inadequacy of School-Reopening Plans

We wasted the summer, while President Trump sowed distrust and promoted heedlessness. What’s left now is to see what can be salvaged.

www.newyorker.com

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Supreme Court says schools must give students with disabilities a chance to make "appropriately ambitious" progress.

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"New York might have been better off doing what other big cities are doing: planning for a few ugly, unavoidable months of 100% online learning as we wait for a vaccine to free us from the scourge of the modern plague."

NYC’s school reopening experiment: Hybrid learning will be confusing and risky for all involved

Barring a timely outbreak of common sense, New York is about to embark on a perilous, ill-advised attempt to partially open the public schools in September. New York will be nearly alone among big-…

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"If you asked me if we are ready to open today, I would say we are not." -UFT President Mulgrew

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Doctors urge de Blasio to suspend school, turn buildings into aid centers via @nypmetro

Doctors urge de Blasio to suspend school, turn buildings into aid...

City doctors and public health officials wrote a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday urging him to shut down public schools and convert them into emergency aid centers amidst the coronavirus...

nypost.com

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Mulgrew: "I have met with the Mayor and outlined our reasons for urging a shutdown." #Coronavirusnyc Full statement:

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. @UFT supporting educators at IS 230 in Jackson Heights. They will work outside until they know it is safe to go back into their school after a reported positive covid case. Results reported but no same day test and trace outreach. Unacceptable.

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Secretary of Transportation @PeteButtigieg is visiting @TransitTechHS in Brooklyn today to speak to students in the school’s transit technician program!

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew on @NYGovCuomo statement on school reopening: As Governor Cuomo noted, parents and teachers must be confident that schools are safe before they can reopen. In New York City that is still an open question.

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#CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS

Brian Gibbons

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The @UFT 's Michael Mulgrew on the state of @NYCSchools & why it's important to close our doors for the time being... @NYCMayor , I hope you're listening!

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Good riddance.

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced her resignation, citing Trump’s encouragement of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised schools on Friday that closings for at least eight weeks might be the most effective way to contain the coronavirus.

Administration Offers Guidance to Schools as They Shut Down on Their Own (Published 2020)

Facing pressure from parents, conflicting messages from experts and initial silence from the federal government, superintendents began making their own decisions to close.

www.nytimes.com

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A slap in the face to people who have been working so hard throughout this pandemic. If the mayor can come up with money for unvaccinated workers, then why can't he pay us right now for the spring break he forced us to work through instead of making us go through arbitration?

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There are 46,000 public employees that the city is targeting with the new $500 dollar incentive. At $500 per person, the city is ready to spend $23 MILLION. It's "real money," @NYCMayor says but he calls it a good investment to help covid recovery

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#Election2020 🇺🇸 At long last!

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew: Keeping school buildings closed is unquestionably the right decision. Learning continues. Thanks to the efforts of our educators, remote learning is working in New York City.

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"If we feel that a school is not safe, we are prepared to go to court and take action. If a court determines we are breaking the Taylor Law, so be it." -UFT President Mulgrew

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We strongly disagree with the mayor’s plan to limit the quarantine process only to some children rather than an entire classroom. (1/3)

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The UFT reached an agreement with the DOE today: All UFT-represented employees in all job titles who have no on-site duties or responsibilities have the option to work remotely. See the FAQ:

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The UFT has lost 130 members to COVID-19, including 67 in-service members, 61 retirees and two family child care providers. ..."The city went to hell and back, and we're not going back to hell," Mulgrew said.

UFT threatens actions if unsafe school buildings open

School buildings cannot open on Sept. 10 unless they meet stringent coronavirus safety standards, UFT President Michael Mulgrew said at a press conference Aug. 19, and vowed to go to court or take a...

www.uft.org

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🚨 It's official! @UFT Delegate Assembly has just voted to endorse @scottmstringer for NYC Mayor. @UFT_action

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Except for pregnancy-related accommodations, UFT members who were granted a medical accommodation to work remotely due to increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 have had that accommodation automatically extended through the end of June.

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Tell Mayor de Blasio that any plan to reopen schools must include critical health and safety measures.

Sign the Petition

School building reopening plans must meet safety standards

www.change.org

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“The most confusing thing to my kids is, why is the N.B.A. canceling, and Disneyland, but my school is still open? It doesn’t make sense.”

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via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | We Are New York Teachers. Close the Schools. (Published 2020)

Hand washing can’t prevent our thousands of students, faculty and staff at Stuyvesant High from getting infected and infecting loved ones.

www.nytimes.com

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ICYMI Mulgrew: Schools Don’t Have All the PPE, Cleaning Equipment for a Safe Reopening

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Mayor Eric Adams today confirmed that the mask mandate in NYC public schools remains in effect. The court battle over the state’s mask mandate has no bearing on the city’s mask policy.

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You don't improve education by demoralizing the people who have to do the work -- @DianeRavitch http://t.co/Zrbdx4U8XE

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School reopening lawsuit: Judge rules in favor of Florida teachers

The Florida Department of Education quickly appealed the ruling, which called the state's actions unconstitutional.

www.tampabay.com

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While recognizing the city's dire financial straits because of the pandemic, the arbitrator's award makes clear that the city must meet its financial obligations to UFT members. We will must continue to stand united against the growing threats to our city and our profession.

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We have over 200,000 children who have not been in school for two weeks. It's time for the city to think about a remote option.

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Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies

Biden’s Education Department Will Move Fast to Reverse Betsy DeVos’s Policies (Published 2020)

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has presented an education agenda that is starkly different from the Trump era, beginning with a far more cautious approach to school reopenings.

www.nytimes.com

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Governor Cuomo just announced that schools in the 9 hotspot ZIP codes will be closed starting tomorrow--Tuesday, Oct. 6. Students and staff in those hotspots will go immediately to remote learning.

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Mulgrew: “It is our judgment at this point that if you open schools September 10, it will be one of the biggest debacles in history."

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NYC students share concerns about going back to classrooms

NEW YORK CITY — As New York City school officials continue to release reopening plans for the upcoming school year, and teachers and parents voice their concerns, students — the ones who are going …

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“If the city can’t live up to its side of this agreement then we’re going to say you can’t open,” Mulgrew told NBC.

UFT threatens to delay school opening if COVID-19 testing doesn't...

The threat came after United Federation of Teachers Michael Mulgrew revealed that 16 city teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 15,000 recently checked for the virus.

nypost.com

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Mulgrew: "I want to thank every UFT member who voted & every retiree who made phone calls to swing states. NYC & the nation are facing huge challenges to our health & economy. With Biden & Harris, we will finally have the political leadership to face these problems head-on."

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With an infusion of funding available to our city’s schools ($7.6 billion in federal stimulus funding & an $1.3 billion in school aid), why are we considering an executive budget that looks to make $375 million in cuts to school budgets?

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Big announcement: The mayor’s budget cuts to education are cruel and unnecessary. That is why we are suing the city to stop them.

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4 years

Mulgrew: I've met with the Mayor and outlined our reasons for urging a shutdown. He believes the schools should stay open, though he has agreed to a number of additional safeguards and accommodations. In the end, we have decided to respectfully disagree.

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"The teachers union won’t support reopening schools if it doesn’t feel confident in the safety plans."

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#ProtectOurChildren #EndGunViolence #WearOrange

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NYC teachers union calls on de Blasio to shut down schools as parents increasingly keep kids home

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. @NYGovCuomo executive order signed today will prevent anti-worker groups from obtaining the personal information of state workers and public school teachers. 👏👏

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Children deserve to feel safe in school. Educators deserve to feel safe in school. Everyone deserves to feel safe in school. Our hearts are with Nashville.

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Mulgrew: We must do all we can to help ensure that our students can continue to learn. But we have reached the point where continuing to keep our classrooms open poses a greater lasting threat than the disruption that will result from school closings.

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We are furious with the $500 the mayor is offering unvaccinated employees. The Municipal Labor Committee (of which the UFT is a member) has begun the impact bargaining process with the NYC Office of Labor Relations. (1/2)

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With Eric Adams taking the helm on Jan. 1, we have made clear what we expect to keep our schools safe: ❗ increase in in-school testing ❗ Situation Room that is prepared to respond in a timely fashion to outbreaks ❗ clear measure of what triggers a school building closure.

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The DOE and City Hall promised safe and clean schools. But staff have returned to unsanitary conditions and broken promises.

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Cuomo On Sending Own Kids To NYC Schools: 'Risky Proposition'

Cuomo On Sending Own Kids To NYC Schools: ‘Risky Proposition’

"I would have a lot of questions," Gov. Andrew Cuomo told the "Today Show" when asked if he'd send his children in person to city schools.

patch.com

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Imagine having a president who once drove a school bus and worked as a substitute teacher during law school. Joe Biden gets us. He understands the struggles of public school educators and working people. #Election2020

As you vote, remember: Joe Biden gets us

Looking through the lenses of education policy and labor issues, the best candidate for president is Joe Biden — someone who is focused on our dignity, pay, benefits and the workplace protections we...

www.uft.org

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"It is our judgment at this point that if you open schools September 10, it will be one of the biggest debacles in history." -UFT President Mulgrew

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THREAD: UFT President Michael Mulgrew on the city's safety plan: "The standards the city proposed — for protection, testing, and closing of schools and classrooms — are not enough." 1/3

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The MLC and constituent unions put forth a demand that all vaccinated city employees should be paid $500. (2/2)

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As of Sept. 13, UFT members are working under an expired contract for the 1st time since 2014. The UFT is prepared to negotiate, with a 500-member committee and the results of our all-member contract survey, but the Adams administration has yet to sit down with any union.

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#CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🌴🥥

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DeBlasio’ s decision is reckless.. people are scared... as @uft has said The “mayor’s reckless refusal to close the schools has created a climate of fear. Public health demands the closure of our schools now.” via @nypmetro

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Mulgrew: "The UFT has said repeatedly that we cannot re-open schools unless they are safe for students and staff." 1/3

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UFT President Mulgrew makes it clear the UFT will oppose any attempt to keep schools open if the city infection rate hits 9%.

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We have reached an agreement with City Hall and the Department of Education that meets our demand that the safety of our school communities must come first. Our schools will now reopen in a much better place because of all our work together.

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Why is Mayor Adams claiming we don’t have the money to lower class sizes? Why has he not cut a penny from central DOE bureaucracy? Why is he threatening to cut school budgets? The city has the money.

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John Dewey, philosopher and educator, born this day in 1859.

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Mulgrew: "In order to implement an instructional plan, you need to have the correct number of staff. We do not have that; we are having a major staffing problem."

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Mulgrew added the onus is on City Hall to provide for child care for parents whose kids will be at home while they work. “We are not child care, we are educators."

Teachers union prepared to fight if NYC forces schools to reopen

Union officials are prepared to fight back if they think the reopening of Big Apple schools is being done unsafely, union boss Michael Mulgrew said Tuesday. “All I am going to say on this call is...

nypost.com

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Clearly the chancellor has been misinformed about the UFT’s position. We have long called for an instructionally sound remote option and have been speaking directly to the mayor about creating one, a program that will work for students.

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#BREAKING : New York City is in talks to create a remote option this school year and is working to iron out the specifics with the city’s teachers union, schools Chancellor David Banks said today.

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Educators are doing their jobs in New York City right now, but the COVID-19 testing system in schools is broken.

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Kamala Harris fires up labor unions in Sacramento speech: 'Unions built the middle class'

Kamala Harris fires up labor unions in Sacramento speech: ‘Unions built the middle class’

Sen. Kamala Harris rallied California union leaders at a labor dinner in Sacramento...

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"We will not be silenced. Everything we have been able to accomplish for our members and our students has come from our ability to work together, and we will continue to fight for the rights of workers, their families and for public education." #UnionStrong #SCOTUS #JANUS

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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.

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New DOE-UFT Agreement: All paraprofessionals will be allowed to leave school at the same time as teachers. While schools are operating in the blended learning model, paraprofessionals will not be required to stay in the building longer than six hours and 20 minutes. @UFTParas

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Finally, after all of the frustration we ALL felt, we will be working the same time as teachers. #UnionStrong @UFTParas

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Even during the pandemic, the DOE has failed to tackle overcrowding in schools. It’s long past time for the DOE to address this issue.

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Coronavirus in NY: Attendance plummets as pressure mounts on de Blasio to close schools via @nypmetro

Coronavirus in NY: Attendance plummets as pressure mounts on de...

New York’s powerful teachers union and top city lawmakers demanded on Friday that Mayor Bill de Blasio close the city’s massive public-school system, saying the coronavirus crisis has made...

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NYC public schools need smaller classes and intervention teams in schools, not 300 students per teacher learning remotely. Candidate for mayor, BP Eric Adams, demonstrates how out of touch he is with what #OurKidsNeed . #ClassSizeMatters

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NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Eric Adams: “With new technology you don’t need school children to be in a school building with a number of teachers. It’s just the opposite. You could have one teacher teach 300-400 students.”

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Kamala Harris: you may not be a union member, but thank unions for the 5 day workweek. Thank unions for the 8 hour workday. Unions helped build America’s middle class and when unions are strong, Americans are strong. #AFT2024 #Kamala2024

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The city previously agreed to allow adults to be included in testing on a voluntary basis after student testing is completed. We will hold it to its word. Please fill out the consent portion of the daily health screener to be eligible to participate:

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When community advocates demanded answers from @NYCMayor about slashing school budgets, he called them "clowns." But we won't stop speaking out about how these cuts will hurt our children. Here's how you can join the fight 🧵

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"The minute we feel the mayor is trying to force people into a situation that is unsafe, we go to court; we go to job actions." -UFT President Mulgrew

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. @UFT giving out 30K free books to new teachers today to help them build their classroom libraries. Thanks ⁦ @AFTunion ⁩ ⁦ @FirstBook ⁩!

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🧵 The $215 million budget cut to school funding, if not reversed by September, will drive class sizes back up to pre-pandemic levels. The mayor’s decision to cut school funding will weaken our school system at the very moment when it has been tested to its limits by COVID-19.

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