UFT members from Districts 3 and 4 in Manhattan filled a local restaurant to meet with UFT President Michael Mulgrew on Feb. 15. He called on them “to protect our profession” by spreading the word about “what we do” as part of the union’s #PublicSchoolProud campaign.

This is the Feb. 15 issue of the Brooklyn parent newsletter.

CLOSING OF ISLAND AND HORIZON ACADEMIES MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK And UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL 2, AFT, AFL-CIO This Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA")...

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...

UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York State Senate and Assembly Finance, Ways & Means and Education Committees regarding the proposed executive budget for elementary and secondary education

On Valentine’s Day, 2017, educators, students and parents across the city demonstrated why they are #PublicSchoolProud by showing love for their schools.

If charter schools are really public schools, why is so much of the information about their operations private — even secret? New York needs to do more now — especially with President Trump’s pick of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education — to make...

The 57th annual Greater Metropolitan New York Social Studies Conference, sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Social Studies, attracted 250 participants to a day of speakers, workshops and exhibits on Feb. 11 at UFT headquarters, Manhattan.

More than 40 people attended the Teachers Assigned Chapter’s meet-and-greet event on Feb. 2 at UFT headquarters. UFT Assistant Secretary LeRoy Barr, Assistant Treasurer Tom Brown, Vice President for Career and Technical Education High Schools Sterling Roberson and Manhattan Borough Representative Dwayne Clarke stopped in to chat with members, and the chapter’s new Teachers Assigned Advisory Board was introduced.

Due to severe weather conditions, New York City public schools will be closed on Thursday, February 9, 2017.