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Waitlisted and worried
The union launched a #StartStrong campaign this spring after Mayor Eric Adams failed to restore $170 million in mid-year cuts he made to 3-K and pre-K. The campaign is pushing the city to restore funding for 3-K and pre-K seats in the city budget, reassign 3-K and pre-K seats to neighborhoods where they’re needed, and invest in marketing so families know that early childhood education is available and how to apply.
Technology in Assessment WIN
Authentic assessment allows teaching teams to gather information about children's development and learning through observation notes, photos, and work samples.
School Counselors Chapter Newsletter - June 2024
Information about excessing, wage increases and bonuses, individual progress reports and school counselor evaluations.
$400 retention bonus paid on May 16
The first annual retention bonus negotiated as part of the 2023 DOE-UFT contract will be paid on May 16 to eligible full-time employees and to eligible per diem employees on June 3.
Find your tribe
UFT members have an opportunity to connect with like-minded colleagues on a deeper level, thanks to a unionwide invigoration of UFT professional committees and a new enrollment process that makes it much easier to participate.
‘Follow the law’
The UFT has accused Mayor Adams and the city Department of Education of trying to sabotage the implementation of the state law lowering class size in New York City public schools.
The state has significantly increased aid for city schools to finance the cost of lowering class sizes. But the mayor and the DOE are “inflating cost estimates, inventing excuses and gaslighting the public,” said UFT Assistant Secretary Michael Sill.