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‘Signs’ of respect

When Rita Fattorusso invites one of her prekindergarten students to the front of the class to lead morning exercises, the other students pay strict attention. If they don’t, they’ll miss their classmate’s instructions: He uses American Sign Language...

Learning about ‘sacrifice and compromise’

Fourth-graders from Brooklyn’s PS 10 who took the “Sweatshop Workers” tour at the Tenement Museum on Manhattan’s Lower East Side were fascinated to learn about the immigrant children who had lived there.

Kudos to Emily Blatt, University Neighborhood HS, Manhattan

Emily Blatt made increasing contributions to the Committee on Political Education (COPE), the UFT’s political action arm, her first priority when she became chapter leader at University Neighborhood HS in Manhattan in September 2018.

Catering to her students

Victoria Love was the executive pastry chef at The Water Club, a world-renowned Manhattan restaurant. Now, she bakes delicacies like maple apple pandowdy and tropical coconut cheesecake with her special needs students at Manhattan School for Career...

Manhattan Parent Newsletter - December 2019

This is the Dec. 5 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

Illustrating tradition

A love of art connects the past to the present at the HS of Art and Design in midtown Manhattan, where the biannual Draw-a-Thon builds on a legacy begun in the late 1970s, when students would gather before class to practice drawing one of their...

Your passport to earning

The Teachers’ Retirement System Passport Funds are diverse investment choices carefully designed to help TRS members who participate in the Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Program save for retirement. Here is an overview of the funds that will be...

Manhattan Parent Newsletter - January 2020

This is the Jan. 16 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

Kudos to Gloria Castillo, PS 11, Manhattan

When PS 11 Chapter Leader Gloria Castillo began to think about retirement, she also began to plan for a seamless transition in union leadership at her Chelsea school.

Resolution endorsing Alvin Bragg for Manhattan district attorney

The UFT endorses Alvin Bragg for the office of Manhattan District Attorney.