To the people who think New York State is literally the worst, well, it does have its flaws for teachers, but we don’t have nearly as many issues as our colleagues around the nation.

To become a licensed teacher, one must take a battery of tests, earn a master’s degree and demonstrate teaching proficiency. However, anyone can grow up to be president of the United States!

As educators, we are more than aware of the impact words have on how we see things and how we frame our responses to things culturally (e.g., a particular racial term).

In case anyone wondered what it’s like to rely on the promises of a corporation instead of the power of a union, consider the case of the Xerox Corporation.

Disagreements can give birth to good ideas. Here are some ways to resolve conflicts in the school community.

Members of the Retired Teachers Chapter quilting class were at it again, visiting police headquarters in Manhattan on Oct. 22 to present handmade quilts to families of members of the NYPD who lost their llives due to 9/11-related illnesses.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew met with members on Nov. 1 at the Teller Avenue Educational Campus in the Bronx, which includes the New Millennium Business Academy Middle School/MS 328, CS/MS 593 and the Urban Science Academy/MS 594.

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, UFT members across the city wore pink to their schools to pay tribute to lost loved ones, honor survivors and celebrate their commitment to fighting for a cure.

More than 500 educators attended "cELLebration," the third annual UFT Conference on Effective Instruction for English Language Learners.