Delissa Walker-Belfon, a kindergarten teacher at PS/IS 295 in Queens Village, remembers when the school opened its doors 10 years ago.

A school nurse and her daughter, a substitute teacher, were thrust into the scene of the deadliest terror attack in New York City since 9/11.

Herb and dietary supplement safety was the focus of the Nov. 9 UFT Welfare Fund Medical Learning Series.

Harvey Araton had never seen The New York Times until a high school English teacher had his class read it each day. Now, after more than 25 years as a sportswriter and columnist there, Araton's writing has earned him a place in the Naismith Memorial...

The UFT has your back. 
That was the common thread running through the Teacher Union Day celebration on Nov. 5 as everyone from President Michael Mulgrew to honoree Elizabeth Perez to first-year teacher Mariah Claudio shared the same sentiment.


The Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) provides benefits if you become disabled, die or leave service before retirement age. Some of the benefits depend on choices you make now.

Early in the last century, when icebergs threatened North Atlantic sea lanes, a London newspaper suggested placing two or three members of the same political party who had different points of view on the icebergs so the heat of their vicious...

This is the Dec. 6 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

The UFT will work with its national unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association (NEA), to fight against tax cuts that unfairly target those who need help the most including senior citizens, those who earn the...

Edward Skyler Deputy Mayor for Operations August 26, 2008 Ms. Randi Weingarten President United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Dear Ms. Randi Weingarten, As you know, Mayor Bloomberg announced earlier this year that the City of...