The DOE needs to take note that it can no longer turn a blind eye to a problematic administrator. In a tremendous show of solidarity and the power of union organizing, hundreds of UFT members across District 21 wore black in support of their colleagues at PS 99 in their struggle with their principal.


The UFT's paraprofessional RESPECT campaign is far from over. The union is optimistic that the "RESPECT check" legislation calling for a $10,000 annual check to paraprofessionals will prevail in 2026 despite outgoing Council Speaker Adrienne Adams' opposition as she prepared to leave office in 2025.

Our paraprofessionals have waited long enough. It’s time for the New York City Council to pass the bill providing a $10,000 annual “RESPECT check” for all New York City public school paraprofessionals.

The Trump administration is exploiting federal workers as bargaining chips and imposing unfair burdens on them during the government shutdown.


Artificial intelligence is a rapidly evolving field that is affecting every aspect of our lives, including education. It is incumbent on us to add our voices to help shape and develop AI to ensure it is used to support teaching and learning, not to hurt us and our profession.

With the new ban on internet-enabled personal electronic devices in New York public schools, we are not taking anything away from our students — instead, we are giving something back. We are giving them back their ability to focus, and we are giving them back the chance to have meaningful face-to-face conversations with their friends.