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• Back-to-school tour: A chance to listen and to learn 

  AS PRESIDENT OF THE AFT'S New York City affiliate, I visited schools and other worksites several times a week. I loved these visits. They were both...

  10/01/09 by Weingarten, Randi · More from publication

• AFT urges putting health first in case of flu outbreak 

  Members advised to get both regular and H1N1 flu shots this fall THE AFT HAS JOINED other leading education and health organizations in working...

  10/01/09 · More from publication

• O'Connor 'raises the bar' in middle schools 

  Former justice launches Web site exploring legal system MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS who are exploring our legal system can get a new take from an old...

  10/01/09 · More from publication

• Does social networking hurt student grades? 

  YES The explosion is stunting students' language skills BY KATE CONRATH I WON'T BE a hypocrite: I'm part of "the Facebook generation." I started...

  10/01/09 by Conrath, Kate; Zeccola, Joseph · More from publication

• Say what? Let parents hear you calling 

  GOOD TWO-WAY communication between teachers and families is more than just the cherry on top. It's a necessary ingrethent for student success....

  10/01/09 · More from publication

• trickle-down effects of economic stress, The 

  School staff help families and students cope PAULINE WILLIAMS, a high school chologist, knows firsthand the fallout the bad economy. Williams...

  10/01/09 by Licitra, Annette · More from publication

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