Without the Proper Tools and Support, the Job Cannot Get Done! 

It is no surprise that concerned parties cannot come to agreement on a contract since only one educator, the UFT representatives, are involved in the negotiations.  The mayor and chancellor Levy are business oriented persons who will eventually have to realize that savings in the education budget will have to come from administrative waste and
purchasing problems, not from the classroom expenditures.  When I am elected at Public Advocate, I will represent the constituents of the City of New York, teachers, parents and children to make this distinction in future negotiations and get on with the process of educating the city's 1.1 million children.

Clearly, the number of students per classroom has to be reduced to a manageable number.  The drain on teachers is enormous and for many reasons: Unsafe environments; failing students; lack of supplies; over-crowded classrooms; and lack of equal pay status as compared to those teachers outside of the New York City school system.  Teachers have chosen a task that is above and beyond those of others -- in their hands alone the future well being of our society is determined.  Therefore, when I am elected as Public Advocate, the power of the office will be behind the teachers every step of the way to provide them the tools, the environment and the safety that is needed to educate the future of America!

If there are any issues that should be brought to the light of the public eye regarding issues that affect teachers, send me an email at Teachers in the Schools.  Your identity will be kept in the strictest of confidence.

The table listed directly below contains information pertinent to the three areas of concern with the education system.  

The following table lists some of the issues that I've come across in my research.  They should prove valuable to parents and teachers alike.  If there are other websites that you are aware of and should be added to the list, please contact me at Education Websites.