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UFT’s Bronx borough office relocates
The UFT’s Bronx borough office relocated over the summer from Halsey Street to 2100 Bartow Ave. in Co-op City, near the Bay Plaza Shopping Center.
Nation facing school nurse shortage
More than one-third of schools across the country do not have a full-time on-site nurse as students face higher rates of chronic illness, an unprecedented youth mental health crisis and the waning COVID-19 epidemic amid a national nursing shortage.
A new labor strategy: the short strike
It’s becoming more common for U.S .unions, especially in the health care sector, to call a short, fixed-duration strike and then return to the bargaining table.
Los Angeles limits charter co-locations
The Los Angeles Board of Education has approved a resolution to limit where charter schools can rent on-campus classroom space from the district. As a result, about one-third of the district — 350 campuses — could become exempt from future space-sharing, district officials said.
Gov. Hochul signs law to spur teacher recruitment
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed state legislation at UFT headquarters on Sept. 6 to spur teacher recruitment, with a focus on increasing diversity, across the state. The state needs about 180,000 teachers in the next decade to meet workforce needs, she said.
Dial-a-Teacher ready to help
Dial-A-Teacher, the UFT’s free homework helpline, is back with a new focus for its 43rd year: helping asylum-seeking students. The helpline, which fields about 40,000 calls a year, offers K-12 students and their parents live homework support from licensed teachers in English, math, science and social studies in 10 languages.