
Special complaints
You do not have to — nor should you — tolerate such harassment or acts of intimidation. A special complaint process was expanded in the 1990s to protect UFT members from harassment or intimidation by their supervisors.
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Bloomberg made members’ jobs ‘intolerable’
Teachers’ answers to the UFT‘s first comprehensive, random-sample survey of their work lives and professional views, conducted just before he left office, show just how grueling their working conditions became. Read more What works, what doesn’t: Teachers speak their minds
The UFT survey invited teachers to rate a slew of education reforms. We asked, on a scale of 1 to 4, how effective would each be at improving educational outcomes for New York City public school students? Read more How a random sample survey works
To collect the viewpoints of the 75,000 teachers in the UFT, we conducted our survey in much the same way Gallup Inc. conducts its national polls: We used random or probability sampling. Read more Working hard — but not on what matter…
Eva Moskowitz has some very deep pockets, thanks to her powerful friends on Wall Street. And the Success Academy Charter Schools honcho has become adept at using her multimillion-dollar war chest to buy influence and drive policy in New York State.
Puppies bring out the little kid in everyone, it seems. But one afterschool program is showing that puppies can also awaken something else: leadership and self-confidence in girls. That’s the ambitious agenda of Unleashed at the Clinton MS for Artists and Writers near Hudson Yards in Manhattan.
Janella Hinds, the UFT vice president for high schools, presented the recommendations of the UFT’s Specialized High School Task Force, which had rank-and-file representation from all eight specialized high schools.
Teachers’ answers to the UFT‘s first comprehensive, random-sample survey of their work lives and professional views, conducted just before he left office, show just how grueling their working conditions became.
To collect the viewpoints of the 75,000 teachers in the UFT, we conducted our survey in much the same way Gallup Inc. conducts its national polls: We used random or probability sampling.
Millions read Jane Brody’s Personal Health column in The New York Times for advice on healthy eating, exercise and the latest research on staying robust and fit. For more than three decades, Brody has been a trusted source for health information. In her most recent columns, you would have learned that nuts are by far the healthiest snack. Considering e-cigarettes? Brody says don’t: They’re just as bad for you as regular cigarettes. Wondering about your long commute by car every day? That’s taking a bigger toll on your body than anyone could have guessed. Brody’s column has been published in The New York Times since 1976, but she’s been a staff writer at the newspaper since 1965, when she was the only woman in the science department. “I always wanted to cover science,” she said. “I would not be a women’s writer or anything else they threw at me. I was adamant about that.” Brody grew up in the Manhattan Beach section of Brooklyn and attended PS 225 and Cunningham JHS. She graduated as valedictorian from James Madison HS in 1958. Brody’s mother, stepmother and favorite aunt all taught in Brooklyn public schools. “Teaching was definitely part of my family history,” she said.
In junior high school and high school, I always felt encouraged to take on what I was interested in. No one ever said you can’t do this be…
In Tom Sangiorgi’s chemistry class at Townsend Harris HS in Flushing, Queens, chemistry isn’t just something students learn — it’s something they experience.
We sign a check, address a letter or leave a note and never think twice about the complexity of what we have just done. Yet for some children, handwriting is a skill that may take years to master. Occupational therapists working with these children describe handwriting as one of the most challenging and complex skills to develop.
UFT members participate in a protest on March 21 in front of the Bay Ridge office of state Sen. Marty Golden, who sponsored a bill making its way through the Legislature that would grant sizable tax credits for donations to scholarship funds for religious and other private schools in New York State.
For the 150 animals sheltered at the Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue in Ozone Park, Queens, the 4th-graders of nearby PS 65 are truly the cat’s meow.
The UFT Irish American Committee honored the Lower East Side Tenement Museum at its annual celebration on March 6 at UFT headquarters, continuing a tradition of paying tribute to a person or organization that promotes deeper understanding and appreciation of Irish heritage and culture.
You do not have to — nor should you — tolerate such harassment or acts of intimidation. A special complaint process was expanded in the 1990s to protect UFT members from harassment or intimidation by their supervisors.
The Teachers’ Retirement System is in possession of many uncashed checks that have been issued since 2000.
There are an awful lot of members putting their loved ones in jeopardy of long delays and legal expenses when their needs are greatest. Are you one of them?
The Energy Environment Research Center, the brainchild of high school science teacher Nathaniel Wight and his students at the Bronx Design and Construction Academy, is just one example of the great work that CTE educators and their students do in their schools every day.
Eva's double standard: Eva Moskowitz has a double standard. She claims her schools are public charters and so deserve rent-free public space. But she refuses to allow the state comptroller to audit her schools. Hurt schools, help rich people: A proposal making its way through the state Legislature is a thinly veiled voucher program that would use taxpayer money to fund religious and other private schools.
When it comes to managing the technology-infused classroom, I’ve found that the same strategies that work in a traditional classroom environment work in classrooms using technology. But, there are some specific steps you can take to ensure students stay focused and engaged in their technology work.
New research indicates that a high school grade point average (GPA) based on class work is a strong, reliable predictor of student performance in college.
While many feel comfortable teaching historical events within a rigorous context by using primary sources and other resources, teachers may be more tentative about tackling other topics, such as the Supreme Court, that are more nuanced and harder to analyze.
As a new teacher, you may find that your supply reserve is running low as you approach the spring vacation. Fortunately, it’s possible to fill in the gaps without emptying your own wallet — as long as you know where to look.
If you received one or more of the distributions listed below during 2013, you are required to report the total gross amount of the distribution on line 16a and the taxable amount of the distribution on line 16b on your 2013 federal income tax form 1040.
Our Retired Teachers Chapter members in Florida worked incredibly hard on the special election on March 11 to determine who would represent Florida’s 13th congressional district. Unfortunately, our candidate, Democrat Alex Sink, suffered a narrow defeat to Republican David Jolly.