This is the November issue of the citywide parent newsletter.

High school seniors have until Dec. 31 to apply for the UFT’s $5,000 Albert Shanker college scholarships.

Five hundred public school parents across the city join the UFT’s virtual parent conference in November to discuss remote learning and parenting during the pandemic.

More than 1,000 students, parents, teachers and school counselors participate in the first virtual UFT College Fair, held via Zoom in October.

The UFT and its members step up to help communities hurt by the pandemic by helping deliver food to those in need and by donating coats to children in shelters.

The following email was sent on Sunday, Nov. 22, from UFT President Michael Mulgrew to public school parents and caregivers who receive communications from the UFT.

In a school year full of change, one thing is still the same: Dial-A-Teacher, the UFT’s free homework help line, is up and running every Monday through Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m., offering K-12 students and their parents homework support.

More than 180 city public high school seniors and graduate students were honored this year with Shanker Scholarship Awards. The union-funded awards provide almost $1 million to high-achieving students from low-income families annually.

Weekly UFT online family workshops allowed public school parents to connect with each other and get solid information.