Teacher Unions and the Battle for Racial Justice, Academic Freedom, and Progressive Education in K–12 Classrooms

Radical History Review 2
Friday, January 3, 2025: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Concourse B (New York Hilton, Concourse Level)
Chair:
John Staudt, Hofstra University
Papers:
Activists Pushing the Union from the Left
Claire Skotnes, Bushwick Leadership High School for Academic Excellence and United Federation of Teachers
History of the Opposition in the UFT
Norman Scott, Ed Notes Online
The Role of Local Union Chapter Leadership in Today’s Teacher Union
Pablo Muriel, Alfred E. Smith High School; Dean Bacigalupo, Lincoln Orens Middle School
Comment:
Ryan Bruckenthal, Beacon School