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Supreme Court deals setback to transgender students’ rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has directed a lower court to reconsider its ruling allowing a transgender boy access to the boys’ bathroom at his high school, citing the Trump administration’s recent revocation of federal guidance on the matter.

Court: Schools must do more for students with disabilities

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 22 that public schools must do more to accommodate students with disabilities in one of the most significant special education cases­ to reach the high court in decades.

Mulgrew: New ‘Friedrichs’ headed for Supreme Court

UFT President Michael Mulgrew told the March 22 Delegate Assembly that a new challenge to the “fair share” fees that public-sector unions collect from workers who don’t become members could reach the Supreme Court by the fall.

Helping students overcome countless challenges

“In order to help our children overcome challenges, counselors play the most pivotal role in our school system,” said UFT President Michael Mulgrew in his welcoming remarks at the UFT’s 13th annual Guidance Counselors Conference on March 18 at union...

Protecting what we’ve worked for

When the president’s chief strategist used the phrase “deconstruction of the administrative state” in his speech at the February meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference, he was signaling what’s ahead in this administration. The phrase...

Focusing on their futures

More than 400 students from 20 high schools gathered at UFT headquarters on March 9 for a different kind of college and career fair: In addition to exploring colleges and universities, students learned about jobs with strong union representation —...

Moral Mondays leader to receive Dewey Award

Rev. William Barber, the president of the North Carolina NAACP and the architect of the Forward Together Moral Monday Movement, will receive the UFT’s most prestigious award at the union’s Spring Education Conference on May 13.

Topic of Trump

The following letter was sent to Retired Teachers Chapter Leader Tom Murphy:

Triangle fire lessons

The annual commemoration of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire every March is a teachable moment for students about the importance of labor unions. Workers were trapped on two floors when fire broke out because the company had locked doors to...

Together, but unequal

The disparity betwee the student population of public schools and the students in charters has propelled the UFT to fight for charter equity legislation in Albany that requires taxpayer-funded charters to accept and keep comparable numbers of high...