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  2. United Federation of Teachers - Wikipedia

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    The United Federation of Teachers ( UFT) is the labor union that represents most teachers in New York City public schools. As of 2005, there were about 118,000 in-service teachers and nearly 30,000 [2] paraprofessional educators in the union, as well as about 54,000 retired members. In October 2007, 28,280 home day care providers voted to join ...

  3. New York State United Teachers - Wikipedia

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    Website. nysut .org. New York State United Teachers ( NYSUT) is a 600,000-member New York state teachers union, affiliated since 2006 with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the AFL–CIO, and the National Education Association (NEA). NYSUT is an umbrella group which provides services to local affiliates in New York state; lobbies on ...

  4. Randi Weingarten - Wikipedia

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    Education. Cornell University ( BS) Yeshiva University ( JD) Rhonda " Randi " Weingarten (born December 18, 1957) [1] is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a member of the AFL-CIO. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers .

  5. New York City teachers' strike of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    Albert Shanker. The New York City teachers' strike of 1968 was a months-long confrontation between the new community-controlled school board in the largely black Ocean Hill – Brownsville neighborhoods of Brooklyn and New York City 's United Federation of Teachers. It began with a one day walkout in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville school district.

  6. New York City Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    The DOE considers Reduced Fat Doritos a healthy snack based on its June 2009 request for healthy snack vending machine proposals. [23] [24] However, the school lunch menu still contained numerous highly processed foods and high sugar content foods including chicken nuggets, French fries, French toast and syrup. [25]

  7. American Federation of Teachers - Wikipedia

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    American Federation of Teachers. The American Federation of Teachers ( AFT) is the second largest teacher's labor union in America (the largest being the National Education Association ). The union was founded in Chicago. John Dewey and Margaret Haley were founders.

  8. Richard A. Carranza - Wikipedia

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    Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Education. University of Arizona ( BA) Northern Arizona University ( MEd) Richard A. Carranza (born 1966) is an American educator who was the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education from 2018 to 2021. [1] [2] He was appointed by Mayor de Blasio after Alberto M. Carvalho publicly turned down the job in ...

  9. Reassignment center - Wikipedia

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    Reassignment center. A reassignment center (also known as a rubber room) is a type of holding facility administered by the New York City Department of Education for teachers accused of misconduct while awaiting resolution of their misconduct cases. [1] [2] As of 2007, the city had thirteen reassignment centers. [3]