Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), talks about education – both the practice and the politics – in New York City, New York State and the nation.
The latest episode of the UFT podcast “On the Record with Michael Mulgrew” focuses on the successful community campaign to stop the city Department of Education from shoehorning Success Academy charter schools inside two public school buildings in southeast Queens. Mulgrew and Queens parent activist Adriana Alicea discuss how educators, parents and community members banded together to block the co-locations by spotlighting the harm to public school students and what the next battle will be.
21 Dec 2022
Prodding the DOE to enact the small class-size law
The latest episode of the UFT podcast “On the Record with Michael Mulgrew” focuses on the city Department of Education’s foot-dragging on the new state law requiring New York City to lower class sizes in its public schools. Mulgrew and education activist Leonie Haimson discuss how educators, parents and community groups need to push the DOE to implement the new law. The clock is ticking for the DOE to plan for September 2023, when the first 20% of New York City public school classrooms must meet the new class-size caps.
21 Nov 2022
NYC high school admissions: We can do better
The most recent episode of the UFT’s On the Record with Michael Mulgrew delves into two thorny issues for NYC public school educators: the DOE’s high school admission process and its byzantine process for determining school budgets. Episode 3 also includes highlights from the Nov. 8 elections and some memorable moments from Teacher Union Day on Nov. 6.
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