Feature: ‘I want to be closing the achievement gap’
May 16, 2013 – E4E-New York teacher and union chapter chair Patrick Sprinkle says caring is the key to his success with students (UFT's New York Teacher). »
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NYC mayoral candidates debate education policies at union forum
May 15, 2013 – On Saturday, NYC mayoral candidates expressed a variety of opinions on what education policies they would adopt if elected (The New York Times, Associated Press). »
E4E Teachers Talk Back: Christian Ledesma
May 14, 2013 – Christian describes how a schools focus on health and nutrition empowered students and led to the first vegetarian cafeteria in New York City. »
State ed chief John King must impose a fair, smart plan for evaluating teachers
May 10, 2013 – An editorial points out the role New York's state education commissioner has in creating a fair and meaningful evaluation system for New York City teachers, and calls on him to rise above arguments between the city and the UFT (NY Daily News). »
Nominate your school for a Teacher Appreciation Celebration
May 8, 2013 – Celebrate the work that you and your staff do everyday by bringing an E4E breakfast or lunch celebration to your school. »
E4E Teachers Talk Back: Chris Akel
May 1, 2013 – Chris Akel describes how his family instilled in him an appreciation for education at a young age, and how his experience outside the classroom as an advocate emphasized the importance of teacher voice in education policy-making. »
In UFT presidential election, retirees cast more than half of votes
April 29, 2013 – “The union should study these results and find out why so many active classroom teachers aren’t participating in the process,” said Jonathan Schleifer, executive director of E4E-New York (GothamSchools). »
Statement from Jonathan Schleifer, executive director of Educators 4 Excellence-New York, on the UFT’s election results
April 26, 2013 – E4E-New York members look forward to sharing ideas on several issues raised by classroom educators during the election with new UFT President Michael Mulgrew. »
Extra Help for Middle Schools Gains Traction
April 24, 2013 – E4E school captain and board member Mike Loeb is featured in a piece about the effort the city is making to better support middle school students (School Book). »
Moving ahead with Common Core
April 20, 2013 – The Common Core is the "most important education reform in the country’s history," and critical to the U.S.'s future competitiveness, argues an editorial (The New York Times). »
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