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Making podcasts with students

Compared to a video project, producing podcasts requires less technical expertise and allows students to practice similar higher-order skills, such as research, design and revision.

When Randi met Betsy

The visit by Betsy DeVos and Randi Weingarten to public schools in rural Ohio showcased what public education is — and what we are fighting to protect.

Choosing the right pension benefit for you

TRS allows members to choose how much of their benefit to receive: Members may take the maximum retirement allowance for which they’re eligible. Or, they may take a smaller amount and, if they die first, survivors receive a benefit.

What is an American?

What is the definition of “American”? According to Merriam-Webster, an American is “a native or inhabitant of any of the United States.” Unfortunately, too many residents of this country do not define “American” this way.

Labor Seder

“May the light of these candles not only bring light to our own places of darkness, but also shed light on the darkness of economic injustice.”

Welfare Fund Medical Learning Series

More than 30 UFT members attended the March 28 UFT Welfare Fund Medical Learning Series seminar entitled “The Aging Eye” at UFT headquarters to hear doctors from the NYU Ophthalmology Center in Manhattan discuss vision ailments and their treatments.

UFT Math Teachers Committee workshop on tessellations in quilts

A creative math workshop reached back to the antebellum South to make its point about how math is related to our daily lives.

Teacher Center reopens at Transit Tech Career and Technical Education HS, Brooklyn

Transit Tech Career and Technical Education HS in East New York, Brooklyn, celebrated the official reopening of its Teacher Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Kim Hinds-Price, a Transit Tech teacher and the Teacher Center coordinator, said the...

Hackathon at Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School

“From four-year-olds to grandmothers, they learned in the morning, got into teams, decided what service could be provided or problem solved, made an app, honed their presentations and presented on stage to judges,” says Community School Director Kate...

UFT Bronx college fair

The UFT Bronx borough office welcomed nearly 1,700 students, parents, teachers and guidance counselors on March 31 to a college fair that featured admissions recruiters from more than 100 institutions.