Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: Don't Let the UFT Fleece Taxpayers via Teacher-aide Bonuses
August 23, 2026
August 23, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary by K-12 Education Policy fellow Jennifer Weber and legal policy fellow John Ketcham to the New York Post:
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Don't let the UFT fleece taxpayers via teacher-aide bonuses
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council are going to war in court over payments to Department of Education paraprofessionals -- even though they agreed on the issue not long ago.
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Don't let the UFT fleece taxpayers via teacher-aide bonuses
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council are going to war in court over payments to Department of Education paraprofessionals -- even though they agreed on the issue not long ago.
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