Nick Juravich is the associate director of the Labor Resource Center at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a member of the Faculty Staff Union (FSU-MTA). He is the author of Para Power: How Paraprofessional Labor Changed Education.

05.07.2025

• Nick Juravich

New York City Paraprofessionals Need More

Half a century ago, New York City paraprofessional educators waged a campaign to win their first contract as part of the teachers union. It’s a history the union can draw on to win needed advances for paras today.