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An overhaul of the federal student loan system that took effect on July 1 placed stricter limits on borrowing and reduced repayment options for new and existing loan-holders.

Teachers unions across the country are renewing their calls for governors to oppose opting into the federal tax credit for individuals who donate in support of scholarships for private school tuition, calling it a thinly veiled voucher program.

The AFT and a coalition of unions is suing the US Department of Education over its policy of excluding education and nursing from the "professional" designation, making students in those advanced degree programs eligible for only up to half of what students in so-called professional programs.

For over 100 years, New York State law has required elementary schools to teach students about the humane treatment and protection of animals, but many teachers are unaware of the legislation.
The UFT Humane Education Committee is working to change that.


A record 750 members have volunteered to help negotiate the next DOE-UFT contract, which is set to expire on Nov. 28, 2027. Planning for the upcoming rounds of bargaining is already underway.

UFT members at PS 35 in Hollis, Queens, won a hard-fought arbitration decision against a principal engaging in union animus. The decision confirms members’ rights to conduct union activity without interference or retaliation.