Expecting parents in their last trimester are invited to attend a small group consultation with Queens leave specialists Greer Hansen and Anne Wine. Participants will have the opportunity to ask ...

The New York City Council unanimously passed the "Respect Check" legislation (Intro 0692-A) which will provide each NYC public school paraprofessional a $10,000 payment outside of collective ...

“This is just a small token of what my members really deserve,” School Secretaries Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender said of the UFT’s 39th annual School Secretaries Awards Soiree on June 5. Secretaries ...

Gives New York City an additional two years to reach full compliance. Sets a new timeline to reach full compliance: 70% of classrooms for 2026-27; 80% for 2027-28; 90% for 2028-29; 100% for 2029-30.

When Shaniece Weller took the stage at the UFT Paraprofessionals Awards Luncheon on March 7, the atmosphere was so electric, she said, the moment felt surreal.“It was very affirming to know that my ...

After months of organizing, documenting and union intervention, educators at Flushing HS succeeded in shutting down a principal’s initiative that isolated students from their peers. The now-defunct ...

Fixing Tier 6, increasing state funding for public schools and boosting pay for child care providers were among the top priorities as about 1,000 UFT members and parents traveled to Albany on March 16 ...

As a longtime District 75 teacher, I’ve learned useful behavior-management strategies for supporting the learning of special education students. Many of these techniques can be used to address and ...

About 1,700 UFT members and guests marked the union’s 65th anniversary at this year’s observance of Teacher Union Day on Nov. 2 by honoring union members past and present for their efforts to improve ...

UFT members at the six sites that make up District 31 Pre-K Centers on Staten Island are no longer staying silent in the face of mistreatment from their principal, thanks to Chapter Leader Amy Craine.

The city Department of Education has released this year’s allotments for the Teacher’s Choice program, which reimburses eligible UFT members for some of the supplemental instructional supplies they ...

UFT announces the citywide launch of NYC Childcare Navigator, a platform that connects New York City families to upwards of 12,000 childcare options across the five boroughs. It offers instant ...