New York City public schools will receive a historic boost in state aid in the budget passed by the state Legislature in Albany on April 7.

The state Legislature on April 7 included an early retirement incentive in the final state budget legislation, and the passage of the bill puts the UFT one step closer to securing the benefit for its members before the summer.


The UFT, drawing on City Council funding, has developed a two-hour training session that is being offered to all educators this spring and will teach simple strategies they can incorporate into their daily practice to help them assess and respond to stress in students.

Calling for more than $1 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to be dedicated to the needs of students recovering emotionally and academically from the ravages of the pandemic, the UFT laid out a five-point recovery proposal.

Delegates at a special Delegate Assembly on April 19 voted to endorse Scott Stringer in the June 22 Democratic Primary for New York City mayor.

This is the April issue of the citywide parent newsletter.

The UFT and City Hall on April 8 negotiated a new protocol for closing classrooms and schools that shifts the focus to preventing in-school outbreaks.

Every three years, UFT functional chapter members have the opportunity to elect their chapter’s leadership. You can nominate yourself or a colleague for chapter leadership positions now.

The following email was sent from Nicholas Cruz, the UFT director of community and parent outreach, to all of the UFT's parent subscribers on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

At our 2021 School Counselors Conference, Misha Thomas, a trauma expert from Cornell University, spoke about how we can support students through the trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read her speech online.