In a sign that the pandemic has drawn to a close, the city Department of Education’s special COVID-19 leave policy has ended. Over the DOE’s initial objections, the UFT was able to squeeze out one ...

James J. McBratney was just 12 when a family tragedy could have derailed his life. But today, McBratney, a product of Staten Island public schools, is a successful business owner and financial adviser ...

Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment opened as usual this school year. But if not for a campaign led by UFT Chapter Leader Kesha Hopkins, the small high school, which is part of the New ...

The Teacher’s Choice program will again reimburse UFT-represented educators for some of their out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental instructional supplies and materials of their choice. The exact ...

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WHEREAS, mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani committed to spending a day alongside our members in a public school and participated in the Spring Education Conference, where he demonstrated his full ...

The UFT gave out $5,000 college scholarships to 200 high school seniors and nine graduate students at the 56th annual Albert Shanker College Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 3 at UFT headquarters. ...

UFT members who are currently enrolled in the Board of Education Retirement System have the option to transfer into the Teachers’ Retirement System, under a new state law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

If someone possesses “information literacy,” they can find, evaluate and effectively use sources of information. The term first applied to print materials, but as technology has developed, it has ...

"The union listens to the voices of its members. There is no clear consensus among our members in this year’s mayoral primary. It is one of the most polarizing races we have seen from a union ...

About 250 UFT members from academic high schools across the city gathered at union headquarters on April 25 to recognize the achievements of their colleagues and school communities. The celebration ...

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew today announced that the union is establishing a new prerequisite for mayoral candidates who want to be considered for the UFT endorsement: ...