Press Releases
Hundreds call on Gov. Hochul to reject Trump voucher scheme
Hundreds of New Yorkers from labor, parent, education and civil rights groups urged Gov. Hochul to reject President Trump's taxpayer-funded private school voucher program.
UFT on New York City's new public-school screens and AI policy
UFT President Michael Mulgrew released a statement regarding New York City's new public-school screens and AI policy.
UFT on agreement reached between NewYork-Presbyterian and EmblemHealth
UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement on the agreement reached between EmblemHealth and NewYork-Presbyterian, allowing the hospital to remain in network.
City Council passes historic paraprofessional "Respect Check" legislation 49-0
The New York City Council unanimously passed the "Respect Check" legislation which will provide each NYC public school paraprofessional a $10,000 payment outside of collective bargaining in the coming school year.
NYC Childcare Navigator can now help families find free 2K seats
The free NYC Childcare Navigator can now help city families find childcare providers who offer New York City's 2,000 free 2K seats. With the June 26 deadline to apply for 2K rapidly approaching, this new feature comes at a crucial time for families.
UFT/NYSUT sue State University of New York for violating the state charter cap
The United Federation of Teachers and its state affiliate, New York State United Teachers, sued the New York State University (SUNY) for violating the state charter school cap by permitting Success Academy to transfer a charter from one of its academies to a new charter school.