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HES Consultation Committee Meeting Minutes: October 2016

Agenda, curriculum, counseling, computers, sessions in Manhattan, audiology, preschool, space for HES Professional Development Day and protocol for leaving work early.

HES Consultation Committee Meeting Minutes: November 2016

Audiology, laptops for HES teachers, counseling for hearing-impaired students in Brooklyn East, curriculum and HES self-contained classes, interpreters in self-contained classes, SESIS, parking permits and an audiologist for CSE in upper Manhattan.

Would you want to live in a 'right-to-work' state?

It’s a no-brainer that right-to-work laws weaken unions. Check out our interactive map to see what life is like for everyone who lives in a “right-to-work” state.

Speech Improvement Chapter Newsletter - November 2016

Your go-to person is your chapter leader, contract protects you from excessive paperwork, putting pressure on the DOE over SESIS, a shout out to our colleagues, Election Day SESIS catch-up time, reminders about Special Education Providers, Encounter...

Teacher Union Day 2016

At Teacher Union Day on Sunday, Nov. 6, one day before its 56th anniversary as a union, the UFT honored both its present and future leaders and remembered the UFT's founders as Cogen Award winner Emil Pietromonaco counseled, "No matter how big you get, you should never forget where you came from."

Lead teacher assistant meet and greet

More than 30 members from the 2016 cohort of lead teacher assistants were welcomed to the union’s headquarters for a meet-and-greet event on Nov. 4 at UFT headquarters, Manhattan.

UFT School Psychologist Awareness Day 2016

The UFT held its first School Psychologist Awareness Day on Nov. 3 at union headquarters in Manhattan, featuring two workshops to help participants develop professional skills to better understand students’ learning needs and to support them when they face anxiety, stress and behavioral issues.

Chess rules at this school

For students at chess-loving IS 318 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, nothing tops a visit by World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.

How class disruptions affect achievement

Exposure to even mild classroom disruptions lowers the academic achievement for all students in a class, including those who are highly motivated or top-performing, according to new research in the AERA Open journal.

National teacher prep rules announced

The U.S. Department of Education has released new regulations requiring states to issue yearly ratings for preparation programs for new K–12 teachers, determined in part by the academic performance of the students of the programs’ graduates.