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School Counselors Chapter Newsletter - June 2023

Information about the tentative contract agreement, excessing, school-based options, performance reviews and the 20th annual UFT School Counselors Conference.

Fact Sheet on Tentative UFT Contract

Learn more about the tentative DOE-UFT contract.

UFT offices are open this summer

The UFT will be open to serve members on a modified schedule throughout the summer.

Summertime fun

Whether you are traveling far from home or staying nearby, there are many delights to be had and many ways to enjoy the summer season.

It's time to hold charter schools accountable

It’s time for Albany to pass a legislative package to bring real oversight to the charter sector. The charter school movement began with bold promises of remaking the educational landscape. The reality is that charters’ “success” has mostly come at...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew on the DOE's draft class size reduction plan

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement regarding the publication of the Department of Education's draft of their plan to address the class size benchmarks in New York City public schools as mandated by state law.

UFT statement on the Adams’ administration placing asylum seekers in school gymnasiums

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement regarding the city's decision to house asylum seekers in New York City public school gymnasiums.

Grow into your own

Wherever you are in your life’s journey, the present moment is the best time to reassess what you want, what’s important to you and what you hope to achieve.

Spring cleaning: physically, emotionally and mentally

As we awaken from our winter semi-hibernation, it’s a good time for a more thorough reset of your life physically, emotionally and mentally. Much like cleaning the house, it’s about organizing yourself so you can be present for the people, places and...

Parents, educators, UFT launch court action to block co-location of two Success Academy charters with Queens and Brooklyn public schools

Parents, a teacher, and the UFT filed a lawsuit in Manhattan State Supreme Court charging that the New York City Department of Education violated state education law and its own regulations when it sought to co-locate two Success Academy charter...