Richard Mantell

UFT Vice President Richard Mantell writes that being a middle school educator is a calling, and it’s high time we recognize our colleagues’ invaluable contributions.
To that end, the union is planning its the first-ever Middle School Awards Night.


UFT Vice President Richard Mantell writes that the holidays may be long over, but the giving is not. It’s what we educators do. We provide our students with the resources they need to succeed in life, whether it’s educating them in the classroom, giving them extra support or that nudge, or acting as a cheerleader or a coach.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell writes that after holding his annual Middle School Anti-Bullying Conference in October, he learned his 28-year-old daughter had been bullied when she was in middle school. While he was shocked, he was not surprised.