Six hundred educators gathered at UFT headquarters on March 17 for the 11th annual Early Childhood Conference, which offered workshops on teaching art, purposeful talk, math, science and the language of play, among other topics.

The UFT’s Italian American Heritage Committee sponsored a ravioli-making class on March 16 at the UFT’s Bronx borough office.

Leveraging the same power the union brings to the bargaining table to negotiate for its 185,000 members, the UFT has negotiated special member-only discounts with local and national merchants.

The delivery of specially designed instruction is the core job responsibility of special education teachers. IDEA regulations define “specially designed instruction” as “adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child under this part, the...

This is the March 15 issue of the Manhattan parent newsletter.

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Working together, the members of the UFT have won significant rights and benefits since the union’s founding in 1960 — and we’ll keep racking up accomplishments as long as we keep working together. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the UFT!

UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement in response to the student walkouts in many New York City public schools in response to gun violence.

This is the March 13 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

Nearly 1,000 paraprofessionals gathered with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Public Advocate Letitia James, Assembly Member Stacey Amato and Chapter Leader Shelvy Young-Abrams to celebrate the paraprofessional chapter, explore workshops and honor the Paraprofessionals of the Year.