Feature Stories
‘Go all out’ to achieve class size reduction
Teachers in Queens, the city's most crowded borough, said the benefits of lowering class size were seen almost immediately, and they encouraged their colleagues to stay the course in pressing school leadership to do the work.
Celebrating new frontiers in CTE
From dental molds and catapults to barbering and cosmetology skills, career and technical education high school projects displayed a wealth of talent in the exhibit hall at this year’s UFT Spring Education Conference.
Unafraid to speak up and speak out
UFT members share first-person accounts recounting their success resolving issues thorugh the special education complaint process. The process is a powerful tool to safeguard students' welfare as well as members' workplace rights and members should not be afraid to employ it.
SI educators save 2nd-grader’s life
School social worker Shirley Gavidia and 2nd-grade teachers Eva Cerverizzo and Carolyn Sullivan of PS 10 on Staten Island are credited for saving the life of a 2nd-grader who became unconscious earlier this school year.
Donna Menna
Middle school teacher Donna Menna of IS 5 in Elmhurst, Queens, is this year's UFT Middle Schools Division Legacy Award winner.
Making sense of money
11 New York City schools made the top 100 and a Queens teacher received the Outstanding Educator Award in a national ranking of schools that excel in teaching personal finance.