Help take the chill out of winter for homeless children in New York City’s schools by donating new winter gear in the fourth annual clothing drive organized by the UFT Middle School Division.

Chapter leaders at the Sept. 27 citywide meeting contributed more than $5,500 to the UFT Disaster Relief Fund to help hurricane victims.

For the second year in a row, newly tenured teachers in District 29 gathered for a celebration of their accomplishments. This year, 60 teachers were honored in a ceremony at PS/IS 208 in Bellerose, Queens on Oct. 11.

More than 700 parents, teachers and children took advantage of the First Book giveaway at PS 323 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on Oct. 7.

The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a case that seeks to starve public-sector unions of the funding they need to provide services to members. 


At least 3 million people are still without electricity, at least a million are still without drinking water and at least 49 are dead.

In the Member Update, members will find professional learning opportunities; up-to-date information about salary, evaluation, school safety, health benefits and other relevant topics; and more.

“This is not a singular award but an award that belongs to the whole school,” said Wilson Mohr, who teaches at Pathways to Graduation's St. George's Hub on Staten Island, insisted after receiving the Patrick F. Daly Award, an education leadership...

Sparrows nesting above my school's front entrance listened exceptionally well and requested nothing in return. In their own small way, they kept me going long enough until I found what I needed within myself to do the job well.


UFT Director of Parent and Community Affairs Anthony Harmon testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Department of Education's response to incidents of bullying, harassment and discrimination in NYC schools and...