The “Choose Kind” theme was embraced by the 5th-graders at PS 117 in Briarwood, Queens when they read the book "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio in December in anticipation of the movie’s opening.

Immigrant students at the International HS for Health Sciences in Queens can relate to visual arts teacher Gehan Habashy, who was born and raised in Egypt.

The UFT Welfare Fund, which provides an array of supplemental health benefits to eligible UFT members, provides a hearing aid benefit of $1,000.

UFT members learned about the latest findings in breast cancer research and treatment at union headquarters on Dec. 12, as part of the UFT Welfare Fund’s Medical Learning Series.

Jan. 14 is the deadline for spending Teacher’s Choice funds and submitting receipts for purchases.

Operation Agua is committed to delivering 100,000 water purifiers to Puerto Rican residents and businesses.

Excited children packed the auditorium at PS 196 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to learn about their school’s new hand-painted piano, donated by Sing for Hope, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 17. 


Administrative education officers and analysts on Dec. 7 overwhelmingly ratified their first collective-bargaining agreement with the city Department of Education.

Educators of all political persuasions are struggling to figure out how someone who is so intellectually, emotionally and morally unfit to be president of the United States could have attained such a position.

Students learned the value of cultural diversity and respect at a multicultural celebration at the District 20 Pre-K site at Bay 11th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on Oct. 26.