News Blog

Feature: ‘I want to be closing the achievement gap’

Justin Lam — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:38:38 -0400

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).

NYC mayoral candidates debate education policies at union forum

Justin Lam — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:17:48 -0400

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

Max Wagner — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:36:15 -0400

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

Justin Lam — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:01:28 -0400

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

Justin Lam — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:22:18 -0400

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

Max Wagner — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:28:35 -0400

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

Justin Lam — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:58:36 -0400

“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

Justin Lam — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:58:41 -0400

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

Max Wagner — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:20:00 -0400

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

Justin Lam — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400

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).