Talk Out of School

UFT President Michael Mulgrew on Reopening NYC Schools Next Fall

Episode Summary

Leonie Haimson talks with Michael Mulgrew, UFT President, about how NYC public schools should be reopened in the fall to maximize health, safety, and learning.

Episode Notes

Letter to Gov. Cuomo on his decision to partner with the Gates Foundation to "reimagine our schools"

The letter, signed by Class Size Matters, NY State Allies for Public Education, and the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy was quoted by the AP, in US News and World Report, NY Post,and Gothamist among others.

The report from the American Federation of Teachers, A PLAN TO SAFELY REOPEN AMERICA’S SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

Michael Mulgrew's Daily News oped, The kind of testing schools really need: Better coronavirus screening is imperative if the nation’s largest public school system is to reopen in the fall