Learning doesn’t stop when the school day ends. For more than 35 years, the UFT’s Dial-A-Teacher program has been a resource that thousands of New York City public school students turn to for help with their homework after school.

Nearly 50 certified teachers fill its bustling headquarters four days a week after school, ready to field calls — 71,380 of them this year — about reading, math, writing and science from elementary and middle school students. 

To serve a diverse population of students and parents, Dial-A-Teacher can accommodate questions in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese and Bengali. Dial-A-Teacher has also expanded its outreach into the community, offering workshops for parents and school parent coordinators on test-taking tips, home activities and more. And Dial-A-Teacher field coordinators regularly visit schools to discuss the program with teachers and support outreach to parents.

In the past few years, Dial-A-Teacher has even gone digital. Using Dial-A-Teacher online, students can upload documents for teachers to review or share an online whiteboard with teachers to see math calculations.

School may be out for the summer, but when students return in the fall, Dial-A-Teacher will be back in session, too.