Paraprofessionals make the case to outgoing Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to back the RESPECT check bill.

Paraprofessionals make the case to outgoing Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to allow the RESPECT check bill to get a vote.

A Queens teacher argues the Danielson teacher evaluation process needs an overhaul, with teachers being rated in part on how much they've grown as educators.

We launched our “6” days campaign on Dec. 6. On the sixth of every month, schools will participate in coordinated actions to educate members about the need to fix Tier 6 of the pension system, build visibility and show collective strength.

In a tremendous show of solidarity and the power of union organizing, hundreds of UFT members across District 21 in Brooklyn wore black in support of their colleagues at PS 99 in their struggle with their principal.


Thousands of paraprofessionals mobilized throughout 2025 to fight for the $10,000 annual "RESPECT check," only to have City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams block it. The UFT will redouble its efforts in the new year.

A retired educator warns that teachers must take pains to ensure the human student-teacher relationship remains central in schools as artificial intelligence makes inroads into the pedagogical process.

As AI penetrates public education faster than policy can keep up, educators are being asked to navigate powerful new tools with little guidance. To help fill that void, the AFT has released a framework meant to ensure AI supports teaching and...

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams blocked the “RESPECT check” bill from coming to a vote before the full City Council this year.
But the UFT plans to redouble its efforts to get the bill across the finish line in the new year.

UFT members supported the “RESPECT check” bill on Nov. 13 by holding teach-ins, wearing blue and tagging City Council members on social media in photos of themselves holding “RESPECT for Paraprofessionals” signs.