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School Nurses End-of-Year Dinner Cruise

You're invited to a special dinner cruise for UFT school nurses. We'll sail out of the World's Fair Marina and enjoy a buffet, dessert and a live DJ! Come mingle with your fellow nurses!

 

How I found my voice in my ELL students

A Queens elementary school teacher writes of discovering their own voice along with their newcomer students' during the struggles and triumphs of their first year of teaching in this latest entry of New Teacher Diaries.

Believe and Bloom: Finding Your Purpose

Queens parents and caregivers are invited to register for a UFT and Hey There Beautiful workshop to help you reconnect with your purpose, passion and talents. As your confidence grows, your true potential will bloom. 

Queens Pension Power Hour with Tom Brown

TRS Trustees Tom Brown, Victoria Lee and Christina McGrath invite you to attend our new in‑person pension series. Get ready for a lively, no‑nonsense dive into your retirement security with UFT’s own pension expert, Tom Brown!

Freedom to explore

Educators at The Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria in Queens utilize their ability to have a flexible schoolday schedule to engage students with two weeks of intensive immersion in a single project. The Progressive Redesign Opportunity...

"Jewels” sparkle at Radio City

Middle school teacher Rachele Domond and paraprofessional Daquan Harris of the Catherine and Count Basie Magnet School for Multimedia and Performing Arts, in Jamaica, Queens, took on the roles of choreographers and proudly watched their middle school...

Turning hallways into happy places

Queens middle school teacher Laeticia Charles offers a sense of emotional connection and safety to the students she teaches in her second year at MS 137, elevating her students' academics in the process.

Queens Parent Conference 2025

Parents, caregivers, educators and community members convened at the UFT Queens borough office on Nov. 22 for the borough’s annual parent conference. The roughly 70 attendees learned about mental health, emergency preparedness, personal finances and more, while connecting with each other and taking time for themselves.

Culture and connection

More than 400 students, parents and community members filled the school yard at United Community School PS 19 in Queens on Sept. 27 for a full day of live music, food, and dance performances in a celebration of Hispanic heritage and health.

Kudos to Melissa Wall, IS 109, Queens

The efforts of Chapter Leader Melissa Wall of IS 109 in Queens Village saved five teachers from being excessed — and preserved the school's already approved plan to reduce class sizes in its 6th-grade classes.