Find out about the role of a paraprofessional, our Paraprofessional Festival and Awards Luncheon, our Lead Teacher Assistant meet-and-greet, certification and more.

This is the Dec. 9 issue of the Bronx parent newsletter.

Our upcoming meet-and-greet, Teacher Union Day, phone banking, reviewing your job postings, NYSUT calendars, updating your contact information, text messaging, the new state certification requirements and more.

This is the Dec. 8 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

UFT Vice President for Education Evelyn DeJesus testfied before the New York State Assembly Education Committee regarding current and new methods to support and improve the academic success of English language learner students.

“Nothing is as exciting to kids as a new pencil,” says Karen Rost, the chapter leader at PS 59, a UFT Community Learning School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

“The goal is to help children improve by helping teachers improve,” says Tagrid Sihly, a reading coach in the DOE's University Literacy initiative.

For most public school students in New York City, the old adage holds true: There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But a coalition of labor unions including the UFT, food advocates, elected officials and educators is calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio...

In Alabama and Virginia, voters considered measures on Election Day to amend their state constitutions to bar unions from collecting fair-share fees from workers who opt not to join the union even though federal law requires unions to represent all...

The theme of this year's New York City Art Teachers Association's conference was collaboration. “It’s professional development for teachers to get new skills but they also have a chance to make new friends and work with colleagues,” said Joan...